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Webinar: MIT DEDP Master's Program Admissions Info Session
The next application cycle for the MIT master’s degree in Data, Economics, and Development Policy is fast approaching! Join us for a webinar on Friday, November 4 at 11:00 AM EST to to learn more about the program.
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How can we best conserve the Amazon? Open policy questions for randomized evaluations
The Amazon Forest–covering over nine countries in Latin America–has an essential role in the environment and climate. Which policies are the most effective in protecting it and reducing its deforestation? The blog post outlines some open policy questions for randomized evaluations to conserve the...
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Nicolás Ajzenman
Nicolás Ajzenman is an assistant professor of economics at McGill University.
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Webinar sobre Políticas do Mercado de Trabalho: Qualificação Profissional
Você gostaria de conhecer o que dizem as evidências científicas mais recentes sobre programas de Qualificação de Profissional na América Latina? Gostaria de entender quais são os mecanismos apontados pela literatura que impulsionam a renda e a empregabilidade? Inscreva-se no “Webinar sobre Políticas...
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Announcing J-PAL’s Science for Progress Initiative
SfPI is part of a broader effort to equip the scientific ecosystem with the capabilities needed to apply the scientific method to itself—to create, in other words, a practice of “metascience.” Under SfPI, J-PAL will apply the methodological approach of randomized evaluation to the practice of...
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J-PAL’s MENA Scholars Fellowship
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J-PAL updates
Government of Andhra Pradesh partners with J-PAL South Asia to enhance evidence-based policymaking in the state
The Government of Andhra Pradesh today announced its partnership with the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) South Asia to maximise the impact of its anti-poverty programs through the use of a strategic, evidence-based approach to policymaking.
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Monica Martinez-Bravo
Monica is an associate professor at CEMFI, ERC Consolidator Grantee, and member of the director board of the Review of Economic Studies.
Evaluation
The Impact of Employment and Cash Transfers on Psychosocial Wellbeing in Bangladesh
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of employment on refugee psychosocial well-being in Bangladesh. The study found that employment generated significant psychosocial value beyond that from cash transfers alone.
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