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Prashansa Srivastava
Prashansa Srivastava is a Senior Research Associate at J-PAL South Asia, where she is currently working on interventions in child and maternal health in Jharkhand as a part of the Payments and Governance Research Program.
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Nidhi Parekh
Nidhi Parekh is the Project Director for the Digital Identification and Finance Initiative in Africa (DigiFI) - J-PAL Africa’s first research initiative. In this role, Nidhi helps governments, academics, NGOs and private companies use rigorous research to understand how innovations in digital ID and...
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Nada Shalash
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Gulshan Banas
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Can information lead to better voting decisions? Evidence from information campaigns in India
Out of 539 winners in India’s 2019 general election for the lower house of Parliament, 29 percent have, at some point, been charged with serious criminal cases, including cases related to rape, murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping, and crimes against women. Why do voters elect criminal politicians...
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Prachi Shukla
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The Roles of Water Treatment Subsidies and Community Health Workers in Improving Child Health and Chlorine Usage in Malawi
Researchers partnered with Partners in Health (PIH) to conduct a randomized evaluation to test the impact of monthly coupons and different CHW delivery methods on chlorine usage and child health outcomes in Southern Malawi. They find that the coupon program had stronger impacts on both outcomes and was more cost-effective than having CHWs distribute free chlorine to households during routine monthly visits.
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Divya Jagota
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Anna Rego
Anna Rego is a Senior Policy Manager at J-PAL South Asia at IFMR, where she leads the gender sector. She works with governments, foundations and NGOs to apply scientific evidence to policies and programs to improve gender outcomes.
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Adrien Bouguen, J-PAL ‘12, on his path from research assistant to assistant professor
Adrien Bouguen joined J-PAL Europe as a research assistant in 2009, where he played a central role in establishing our then-fledgling European office. Now an assistant professor of economics at Santa Clara University, his research focuses on the economics of education and child development.
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Simranjeet Kaur Dhir
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Shreya Chaturvedi
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Prajval Jhunjhunwala
Prajval Jhunjhunwala is a Research Manager at J-PAL South Asia, where he works on the Energy, Environment and Climate Change portfolio.
Evidence to Policy Case Study
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Teaching at the Right Level to improve learning
Reorienting instruction has improved learning opportunities for over 60 million students in India and Africa.
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Deworming to increase school attendance
After research found that school-based distribution of deworming pills in areas with high infection rates boosted health and school attendance, the approach has been scaled to reach over 280 million children in 2019.