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November 2020 North America Newsletter
The November issue of J-PAL North America's monthly newsletter highlights J-PAL affiliate Chris Knittel's research on climate change policies, our new podcast on summer jobs programs, and four new partners selected through the Housing Stability Evaluation Incubator.
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December 2020 North America Newsletter
J-PAL North America's December newsletter features research on tutoring as a strategy to combat Covid-19 learning loss, a recent webinar series on the use of administrative data in policy research, and a new learning agenda for state and local policymakers.
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DigiFI blog series: Deepening our understanding of the digital ID and payment research agenda
Governments across sub-Saharan Africa have been investing in new ways of digitizing financial services and identification systems to improve service delivery and governance and reduce leakages in public programs. Yet, we have limited rigorous evidence on the impacts of these reforms. To fill this...
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Education Research for Covid-19 Response & Recovery Request for Proposals
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The Impact of Candidates’ Political Connections on Voters' Expressed Support in Pakistan
Researchers evaluated the impact of randomly varied information about candidates’ political connections on voter’s beliefs and self-expressed support in the context of a 2015 local election in Sargodha, a district in rural Pakistan. Providing information on candidates’ connectedness increased voter’s expressed support for more well-connected politicians.
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Covid Dialogues: Labor Markets and Covid-19 Recovery Brown Bag
Over a hundred million people lost employment in 2020 and many more worked reduced hours. The economic repercussions of Covid-19 will likely be felt well into 2030. What policies might speed the path toward recovery? Please join J-PAL's Labor Markets and Firms teams for an informal discussion of...
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Mohamed Murthala
Mohamed Murthala joined J-PAL South Asia in September 2013 as a Senior Administrative Associate. He has six years of experience in the areas of administration and accounts in India and Saudi Arabia.
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October 2020 North America Newsletter
In J-PAL North America's October 2020 newsletter, we explore the research behind get-out-the-vote tactics with Don Green, share a new Covid-19 response learning agenda, and spotlight Alicia Sasser Modestino's research on combating the opioid crisis.
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Opportunities for state and local policy responses to climate change: A recap from the State and Local Webinar Series
In this post, J-PAL America highlights key takeaways from the “State and Local Policy Responses to Climate Change” webinar held on October 7, 2020, including the momentum of efforts around climate change and pollution mitigation, examples of current state and local interventions, and opportunities...
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Young Leaders Fellowship Program 2022
The Young Leaders Fellowship Program (YLP) serves as a catalyst for training and developing leadership talent in the evidence to policy space. Young professionals with a strong interest in managerial career trajectories will be provided an accelerated pathway to leadership and managerial portfolios...
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A well CAL-ibrated approach to addressing learning losses in a post-Covid classroom
When schools in India reopen after the pandemic, the learning gap may further widen for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Research suggests personalizing instruction can be one of the most effective ways of improving learning while making judicious use of existing educational resources.
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Niraja Pamulapati
Niraja Pamulapati is a Software Tester at J-PAL where she works for the data team and supports in creating software. Prior to officially joining J-PAL in 2013, she worked as a consultant with J-PAL as an Office Manager.
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