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Camille Khong

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Sofia Malika Djojonegoro

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J-PAL announces new, multi-year training partnership in Cote d’Ivoire to increase use of rigorous evidence in national policies and programs

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) Europe office, based at the Paris School of Economics (PSE), announced its plans to collaborate with the National School of Statistics and Applied Economics of Abidjan (ENSEA) on an ambitious capacity building effort in Côte d’Ivoire.
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Blog

Rigorously evaluating cash transfer programs in the United States: Perspectives from other contexts

J-PAL affiliated researcher Paul Niehaus (UC San Diego) shares his perspective on studies of cash transfers in low- and middle-income countries and on how the United States can learn from other contexts.
The J-PAL Middle East and North Africa team in August 2023. Photo credit: Ahmed Nagy Draz, J-PAL
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January 2024 J-PAL MENA Newsletter

The J-PAL Middle East and North Africa (MENA) January 2024 newsletter features updates and exciting news on expanding efforts under Egypt Impact Lab, the renewal of the Global Evidence for Egypt Spotlight Seminar Series Partnership, our conference on Partnership Development for Climate Adaptation in...
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Improving Lives Through Evidence 2023: Letter from the Global Executive Director

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Improving Lives Through Evidence 2023: The Year Ahead

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Improving Lives Through Evidence 2023: Home

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Jappanjot Singh

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Research Fellow - London School of Economics

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Blog

J-PAL North America joins the Learning Engineering Virtual Institute to improve math outcomes for middle school students

In October 2023, J-PAL North America joined the Learning Engineering Virtual Institute to support organizations evaluating learning products that harness AI and machine learning to improve middle school math achievement.
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LEVER Virtual Convening: Pathways to Implementing Evaluations

As governments across the nation lead the work of advancing economic mobility in their communities, there’s much to be learned from one another on assessing the effectiveness of their interventions. This convening will connect government leaders and decision makers facing similar policy issues to...
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Afghanistan Targeting the Ultra-Poor Impact Evaluation

In Afghanistan, researchers evaluated the impact of a Targeting the Ultra Poor program on poverty reduction. The cost-effective program generated large positive impacts for women participants across key outcomes: consumption, assets, psychological well-being, total time spent working, financial inclusion, and women’s empowerment.
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Evaluating effectiveness and equity in climate mitigation and transportation policy: A webinar recap

In December 2023, J-PAL North America’s Leveraging Evaluation and Evidence for Equitable Recovery (LEVER) program hosted a webinar in collaboration with Results for America highlighting how state and local jurisdictions can use randomized evaluation to accelerate climate action and tap into federal...
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January 2024 Newsletter

Our January 2024 newsletter highlights evidence on empowering women in STEM, stories of scaling climate policy, and partnerships to drive change in Egypt.