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Tanguy Bernard
Tanguy Bernard is a professor at the University of Bordeaux. His research interests include development economics, agricultural economics, and African studies.
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Daniela Muhaj
Daniela Muhaj is a Policy and Research Manager at J-PAL Global, where she manages the Firms sector.
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Summer school with J-PAL Europe: Developing skills for building, testing and scaling innovations for development
In July 2021, J-PAL Europe, in partnership with the French Development Agency (AFD), hosted a seven-day summer school under the theme of “Innovations for Development,'' designed around the recent launch of France’s Fund for Innovation in Development (FID).
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The Right Place, at the Right Time: Perspectives on Evidence-to-Policy Pathways
While there exists a growing body of rigorous research that aims to understand the impact of development programs, it often takes a long time for evidence to inform policy and improve the lives of vulnerable populations at scale. This webinar, organized as a part of Campbell South Asia's Evidence...
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Horacio Larreguy
Horacio Larreguy is an associate professor of economics and political science at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) in Mexico City.
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Towards more effective microfinance programs: Findings and policy lessons from an impact evaluation in Egypt
The event, co-hosted with the Sawiris Foundation for Social Development, will focus on what can be learned from a randomized evaluation conducted in Qena, Egypt about the impact of types of capital assistance on business and economic outcomes in Egypt.
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How can insights from rigorous evidence inform policymaking in the Western Balkans?
This post highlights how rigorous impact evaluations can contribute to this broader reflection, including by examining interventions from neighboring countries outside the region facing similar challenges, such as migrant and refugee inclusion in Bulgaria and Turkey.
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Laura Torres
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Documenting systemic patterns of employment discrimination in the United States
Researchers recently released results from a J-PAL North America funded study that documents systemic patterns of employment discrimination within large companies in the United States. In an interview with J-PAL staff, the research team shares reflections on their study, including how the randomized...
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Foundations of Randomized Evaluations: For the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency II
Tailored to the needs of MSMEDA project staff, this three-day, in-person training will provide an in-depth look at why and when randomized evaluations can be used to rigorously measure social impact, methods and considerations for their design and implementation, and how findings can inform evidence...
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Two lessons from the landmark IPCC report on climate change
IPCC’s recent climate report urges rapid action to produce deep reductions in emissions and adapt to climate change in the coming decades. We highlight key takeaways for poverty alleviation efforts.
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Incentivizing higher-quality agricultural outputs
Despite making investments in technologies and practices to improve the quality of their products, smallholder farmers in low- and middle-income countries do not often receive higher prices for their higher-quality agricultural goods. Disorganized markets with many intermediaries may make quality...
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Suresh de Mel
Suresh de Mel is a professor in economics at the University of Peradeniya. His research focuses on small-scale enterprises in Sri Lanka.