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December 2019 North America Newsletter

J-PAL North America's December newsletter celebrates the accomplishments of 2019, reflects on the importance of partnerships in our work, and discusses the impact of Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer's work on policymaking in the United States.

A Nobel-Winning Way to Make Effective Policy

Governing
Executive Director of J-PAL North America, Mary Ann Bates, discusses how randomized evaluations can support evidence-based decision-making among governments in the United States

New health insurance insights: Economists analyze how patients and health care providers value Medicaid

MIT News
J-PAL affiliate, Amy Finkelstein, and co-authors analyze how patients and health care providers value Medicaid in a new analysis of a randomized health insurance program in Oregon

Electrifying India May Require Convincing People Power Is Something Worth Paying For

Forbes

How the economics Nobel laureates’ methods could help fight poverty in the U.S.

PBS NewsHour
Vincent Quan, Associate Director of Policy at J-PAL North America, reflects on what we've learned from randomized evaluations in the U.S.

Glimpses of Pratham's 20-year partnership with Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo

The Indian Express
Rukmini Banerji of J-PAL partner, Pratham, says, "little did we know when we embarked together on a journey 20 years ago, that the path from Mumbai’s municipal schools would eventually lead to Stockholm and a Nobel prize".

Pilot program to test free and discounted Metro fare cards for low-income D.C. residents

The Washington Post
A pilot program funded by J-PAL North America's State and Local Innovation Initiative aims to elimate costs of transportation for more than 1,000 low-income residents in Washington D.C.

2019 Nobel Prize Recipient, Abhijit Banerjee, Reflects On Leadership In The Social Sector

Forbes
In an interview with Forbes, Abhijit Banerjee, discusses how the three Nobel laureates have effectively encouraged the entire social sector to “grab their goggles”.