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July 2021 North America Newsletter

J-PAL North America's July Newsletter features a new article & blog post from US Health Care Delivery co-chairs on the benefits of randomized evaluations; new research results finding that physicians are effective messengers of Covid-19 information; and an op-ed from J-PAL affiliate Alicia Sasser...

Job Applicants With ‘Black Names’ Still Less Likely to Get Interviews

Bloomberg
Bloomberg highlights a study by J-PAL affiliates about named-based racial discrimination in hiring practices.

A sleep study’s eye-opening findings

MIT News
A study by J-PAL affiliates find that sleep quality may be more important than quantity for the working poor in India.

Rich world’s pandemic selfishness won't be forgotten

Axios
J-PAL co-founders and Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee reflect on the failures of rich countries in assisting developing countries amidst the pandemic, especially with access to vaccines.

Covid-19 lockdown and migrant workers: Survey of vocational trainees from Bihar and Jharkhand - II

Ideas for India
J-PAL affiliates discuss findings from a survey experiment, highlighting the impacts of Covid-19 lockdowns on young vocational trainees from rural Bihar and Jharkhan.

Study finds physicians are effective messengers of Covid-19 information regardless of recipients’ race or political beliefs

A new large-scale randomized evaluation has found that messages delivered by physicians increased knowledge about Covid-19 and use of preventative health measures, like mask-wearing and social distancing, regardless of recipients’ race or political beliefs. This research shows that information...

Study finds physicians are widely effective messengers of Covid-19 information

MIT News
A recent study by J-PAL affiliates explores how people's behavior in the light of Covid-19 can be influenced with accurate and clear information conveyed by trusted experts, such as physicians.

Sleep deprivation rampant among Chennai’s poor: study

The Hindu
A study by J-PAL affiliates reveals findings about the pervasiveness of sleep deprivation and its effects on health and well-being among low-income communities in Chennai, India.