Events

We host events around the world and online to share results and policy lessons from randomized evaluations, build new partnerships between researchers and practitioners, and train organizations on how to design and conduct randomized evaluations.

Upcoming Events

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Webinar

Webinar series: Preparing for graduate study abroad for African students

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Virtual
J-PAL Africa holds a webinar series each year for African students who would like to pursue graduate study in Economics, Public Policy, or related fields in North America or Europe. The webinars are spread throughout the year and aim to provide comprehensive information to African students on what...
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Workshop or Training

Humanitarian Action and Displacement Response Research Incubator in Manila, Philippines

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Manila, Philippines
Applications are now open for a four-day randomized evaluation design workshop as part of the Displaced Livelihoods Initiative (DLI) and the Humanitarian Protection Initiative (HPI) to develop projects in the Sub-Saharan Africa organised by J-PAL and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA).
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Building Evidence Ecosystems in Employment, Education, and Training: Learning Event

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A peer-to-peer learning event (co-hosted by EIL and ETF) that combines high-level policy dialogue with practical technical training to build sustainable evidence ecosystems in education and employment.
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Webinar

DEDP Webinar: Pursue a Credential in the MITx MicroMasters® Program

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Live via Zoom
Join the course team for a live webinar to explore the Data, Economics, and Design of Policy MicroMasters program, gain insights into the upcoming term, and have your questions answered in real time.
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Roundtable

Policy Roundtable: Harnessing Rigorous Research to Shape Climate Policy

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Bonn, Germany
The IZA Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) are pleased to invite you to a policy roundtable on “Harnessing Rigorous Research to Shape Climate Policy and Inform the Public Debate” , taking place on the evening of Wednesday, 14 May 2025 , in Bonn...
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Conference

Initiative for Effective US Crime Policy Launch Convening

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MIT
This June, we are hosting a convening for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to celebrate the launch of J-PAL North America’s new Initiative for Effective US Crime Policy (IECP).
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Summer School 2025: Development Methodologies

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Dakar, Senegal
As part of the "Development Methodologies" Chair held by Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo, a summer school for African researchers, project leaders and other partners will be organised from July 7 to 11, 2025 in Dakar, on the campus of the African Center for Higher Studies in Management (CESAG).
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Course

J-PAL Africa Evaluating Social Programs Course

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Cape Town, South Africa
The J-PAL Africa Evaluating Social Programs Course will provide a thorough understanding of randomized evaluations and pragmatic step-by-step training for conducting one’s own evaluation.

Past Events

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Workshop or Training

Advanced Workshop: Designing, Conducting, and Analyzing Field Experiments

MIT, Cambridge, MA, US
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Workshop or Training

Impact Evaluations Training: Finding Strategies for Poverty Alleviation

Sintesa Peninsula Hotel, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
J-PAL Southeast Asia is co-hosting an impact evaluations training with the International Regional Science Association (IRSA) in North Sulawesi, Indonesia this July. Register to attend this two-day workshop, delivered in Indonesian by experienced lecturers and training associates.
Workshop or Training

IPA/J-PAL Africa Executive Education Course, 2017

Nairobi, Kenya
This five-day program on evaluating social programs will provide a thorough understanding of randomized evaluations and pragmatic step-by-step training for conducting one’s own evaluation.The course is designed for managers and researchers from NGOs, governments, international development...
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Workshop or Training

J-PAL/ CLEAR South Asia Executive Education 2017

New Delhi, India
Apply by May 12 for J-PAL/ CLEAR South Asia's five-day course on impact evaluation. The course provides pragmatic step-by-step guidance on conducting one’s own evaluation and covers topics including M&E theory and practices, evaluation design and sampling techniques.
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Workshop or Training

J-PAL Global Executive Education 2017

Cambridge, MA
J-PAL Global and J-PAL North America are coming up with their Annual Executive Education Course taking place at MIT Cambridge. This five-day course provides participants a thorough understanding of randomized evaluations and a pragmatic step-by-step guidance on conducting one’s own evaluation
Workshop or Training

IPA J-PAL Measuring Women’s Empowerment Researcher Gathering

Cambridge, Massachussetts
This one-day gathering brought together a small group of researchers and donors to discuss several current debates and challenges in measuring women’s empowerment and to generate a practical set of recommendations on how researchers, practitioners, and donors can improve the ways we measure...
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Dissemination

ATAI co-hosts Evidence to Action summit with ICED and BASIS

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Nairobi, Kenya
Dissemination

The China Shock: Economic and Political Consequences of China’s Rise for the United States

MIT's campus in Cambridge, MA and webcast
China’s rise as an economic power has significantly shifted the patterns of world trade and challenged existing empirical research about how labor markets react to trade shocks. Join us today at 4pm Eastern to learn about the impacts of Chinese growth on US consumers, labor markets, and inequality.