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Blog

Using evidence to shape climate policy: Five takeaways from J-PAL Europe’s policy roundtable in Bonn

How can we make climate policy more effective, equitable, and evidence-driven? That was the guiding question of J-PAL Europe’s recent policy roundtable in Bonn, Germany. The roundtable was hosted alongside the Institute of Labour Economics’ (IZA) Climate and Environmental Economics workshop and...
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Blog

The Evidence Effect: Evidence for more effective social policy in Europe and North America

Generating rigorous evidence on the effectiveness of programs designed to reduce poverty is not just the work of lower and middle-income countries. Countries across Europe and North America are also grappling with how to best tackle deep-rooted and pressing social challenges. These include...
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Evaluation

A Safer Monitoring Tool to Help Workers Report Harassment in Bangladesh

Researchers evaluated how different ways of asking questions in surveys affect workers’ likelihood of reporting harassment at a firm in Bangladesh. A survey technique that gave people plausible deniability led to workers reporting more abuses, allowing the firm to access more accurate data on the extent of harassment at its workplace.
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Rhea Daima

Rhea Daima is a Research Associate at J-PAL South Asia, where she works on the Frontiers of Graduation: Building Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods in Urban India (SJY Urban) project based in Patna, Bihar.
JPAL Europe Team at College de France, Paris in 2025
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J-PAL Europe - Work with Us

The J-PAL Europe office is based in Paris at the Paris School of Economics. We recruit new staff members to work with us on one or more of our four teams: the Policy and Communications team, the Research team, the Training team and the Finance and Operations team. We also run an internship programme...
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Krishnendu Jayakrishnan

Krishnendu Jayakrishnan is a Research Associate at J-PAL South Asia, where she works on the Effluent Trading project in Gujarat, one of the world’s first market-based mechanisms for industrial water pollution regulation.
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Mansi Chawla

Mansi Chawla is a Senior Administration Associate at J-PAL South Asia’s Delhi office, where she reports to the Director of Finance and Administration.
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Event

India Scale-Up Summit 2025: An ASPIRE Convening

The India Scale-Up Summit 2025: An ASPIRE Convening brings together some of the finest minds in India to chart the next phase of scaling up evidence-based programs in India.
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Evaluation

Providing Therapy and Cash Transfers to Improve Older Adult Mental Health in India

Researchers evaluated the impact of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and cash transfers on functional impairment (or difficulty performing daily tasks), depression, and food security among adults 55 and older living alone in Tamil Nadu, India. At a three-week follow-up, cash transfers improved participants’ reported ability to perform daily tasks and led to a small decline in depression, while neither CBT nor the combination of the two impacted these outcomes.
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Update

September 2025 Global Monthly Newsletter

In the September edition of our newsletter, we highlight new evidence on crime and safety in the United States, examine India’s use of emissions trading to reduce industrial pollution, and explore barriers that continue to limit women’s participation in Egypt’s workforce.
Initiative Resource

Social Policy Research Initiative Request for Proposals

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Nikilesh Anusha Natesan

Nikilesh Anusha is a Research Associate with the Social Networks Lab at J-PAL South Asia.
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Morocco Innovation and Evaluation Lab (MEL) Request For Proposals

MEL's research seed fund is a funding opportunity designed to support early-stage randomized impact evaluations that generate rigorous evidence. This initiative is dedicated to advance evidence-based decision-making by supporting researchers, in collaboration with Moroccan decision-makers, to...
J-PAL South Asia and The/Nudge Institute MoU
Update

J-PAL South Asia and The/Nudge Institute bring poverty reduction plan to states with the Graduation Approach

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) South Asia at IFMR and The/Nudge Institute have entered into a partnership to accelerate the nation-wide scale-up of the Graduation Approach — a globally successful model that has helped families lift themselves out of extreme poverty.