What role do policies that affect private sector firms play in closing the productivity gap between higher-income and lower-income countries, and what are the implications of firms’ policies on economic growth and worker welfare?

J-PAL LAC and Proyecto Educar 2050 organized a regional conference on education technology and its impacts on student learning.

J-PAL affiliate Amy Finkelstein discusses how her recent MacArthur Fellow award opens up new possibilities in innovative research.

A two-day conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, brought together more than 70 participants to learn about the Teaching at the Right Level approach.

If many more women are elected to office, we don’t yet know what impacts such an influx might have on policy decisions and gender norms in US society. However, many J-PAL affiliated researchers have explored this question in India by taking advantage of a naturally occurring experimental design.

Evidence to Policy pathways and case studies explore how J-PAL affiliated researchers and staff, along with government and NGO partners, have drawn on evidence produced by randomized evaluations to inform policy changes around the world.