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Can the global air pollution crisis lead to effective climate action?

Is it safe to take a jog outside today? Should schools stay open? How do I protect myself and my family from extreme levels of air pollution affecting our health?

Opinion: Want to fix America’s maternal health crisis? Here’s where to start.

The Editorial Board writes calls for federal, state, and local institutions to start thinking creatively about how to better serve mothers. Features J-PAL affiliated researcher Jessica Cohen (Harvard University) and J-PAL supported research from affiliated researcher Margaret McConnell (Harvard...

Michigan school tutoring funds not likely until spring state officials say

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed off in July on a record public education budget that included $150 million for individualized tutoring and academic support to help the state’s struggling students recover from pandemic learning loss. But a state education official told Bridge Michigan it could...

Facilitating risk-sharing through self-help groups in Bihar

While the self-help group (SHG) programme in Bihar has improved access to low-cost credit for women, this article evaluates whether it improves risk-sharing by examining differences in village-level variance of consumption growth. It finds that improvements in risk-sharing occurred only in blocks...

It’s time for corporates to move from additive to strategic philanthropy, says Karthik Muralidharan

Muralidharan spoke about educational policies and utilizing empirical methods to assess the efficacy of interventions.

August 2023 Newsletter

J-PAL Africa reflects on how Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) can be used to reduced crime and violence in schools, while J-PAL North America looks at low cost options to increase court appearances in the US. Read these stories and more through our August 2023 newsletter.

Julho 2023 Newsletter Trimestral J-PAL LAC

A segunda edição do boletim trimestral do J-PAL LAC destaca nosso trabalho promovendo parcerias governamentais para mudanças significativas no Brasil e no México. Descubra as atualizações sobre pesquisas relevantes para políticas, iniciativas, cursos, eventos, recursos e muito mais—coisas que só são...

July 2023 North America Newsletter

J-PAL North America's July newsletter features a new policy brief on court nonappearance; new research results on effective legal representation; and an op-ed on summer jobs programs.