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Creating Coexistence: Intergroup Contact and Soccer in Post-ISIS Iraq
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Creating Coexistence: Intergroup Contact and Soccer in Post-ISIS Iraq
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"Do Ex Ante Incentives Generate Endowment Effects or Trust? Evidence from a Randomised Field Experiment Promoting Preventive Health Care
Blog
African Scholar Spotlight: Dr. Toyin Samuel Olowogbon
This post is part of our ongoing series showcasing the work and perspectives of economists from the African continent who are leading randomized evaluations. This post features Toyin Samuel Olowogbon, an agricultural economist at the Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Empowerment and a postdoctoral...
Evaluation
Empowering Female Leaders and Voters in Rajasthan, India
Researchers evaluated a voter information campaign and exploited the random assignment of reservations for women in village councils to measure the impact of information and reduced incumbent advantage on village council elections. Both interventions increased the number of candidates and drove the worst performers out of the race, though in the case of the voter campaign they had short-term costs in terms of officials’ performance post-election.
Update
J-PAL updates
November 2021 North America Newsletter
J-PAL North America's November newsletter features the office's GivingTuesday campaign to alleviate poverty through an evidence-based approach to the American Rescue Plan; a new blog post featuring RIP Medical Debt's ongoing evaluation to assess its model for buying and relieving medical debt; and a...
Blog
Sharing evidence to inform the future of health care delivery and complex care: Lessons from the Camden Coalition and J-PAL North America partnership
In this second post of a two-part blog series on the Camden Core Model intervention, Aaron, Amy and Kathleen reflect on their key learnings from the evaluation and how study results will inform the future of the Camden Coalition’s work and the broader field of health care delivery and complex care...
Blog
Adapting to learning needs in the wake of COVID-19 using data and evidence
A conversation with TaRL Africa, J-PAL, and the Ministry of National Education of Côte d’Ivoire. Originally posted by the Brookings Institute.
Project
The Doctors for Coronavirus Prevention Project
As the US experiences an uptick in COVID-19 cases during the holiday season, can widespread public health messaging via social media make an impact on reported post-holiday cases?
Evaluation
Teacher Rotation and Student Outcomes: Experimental Evidence from Uganda
In partnership with a rural district in Eastern Uganda, researchers are conducting a randomized evaluation to study whether rewarding top-performing teachers with a future posting of their choice incentivizes teachers to improve their attendance and the quality of their teaching.
Evaluation
Designing Contracts for Healthcare Providers in India
Researchers evaluated two types of reward contracts—one that rewarded providers for increased use of inputs and one that rewarded providers for improved health outputs—among rural obstetric care providers in India. They found that both contracts reduced post-partum hemorrhage by 20-23 percent.
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Gabriel Tourek
Blog
African Scholar Spotlight: Dr. Nkechi Owoo
In this post we speak with Dr. Nkechi Owoo, a senior lecturer in the Department of Economics at the University of Ghana. Nkechi’s primary research interests relate to gender, health, demography, and poverty alleviation.
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J-PAL updates
October 2022 Newsletter
The October 2022 Newsletter features a policy insight on increasing child immunization, a blog post on reducing energy poverty in Europe, and a new affiliate spotlight on Enrique Seira.