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Alok Arunam
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The State and Local Learning Agenda: A Blueprint for Future Evaluations
State and local governments are critical stakeholders in building rigorous evidence on strategies for reducing poverty and promoting upward mobility. J-PAL North America has worked with both researchers and state and local governments to create a synergistic blueprint for future evaluations of...
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Alumni working together: Abhilasha Purwar ‘15 and Amber Luong ‘15 on the need for disruptive innovation to fight climate change
Amber Luong and Abhilasha Purwar first met on a J-PAL South Asia research team. Abhilasha has since co-founded Blue Sky Analytics, a climate tech startup, and Amber is now head of partnerships at Blue Sky. Read their story in our latest alumni interview.
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Leveraging learning agendas to catalyze policy relevant research: Three takeaways from federal and local approaches
This August, the White House Office of Management and Budget previewed the roll out of a government-wide learning agenda to bring together vital questions raised across government agencies. On the precipice of this exciting initiative, we reflect on the critical role that learning agendas can play...
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Towards an evidence-informed development agenda for Egypt: Fostering government-research partnerships
J-PAL MENA at AUC and UNICEF Egypt will co-host a roundtable discussion on Monday, November 15, titled “Towards an evidence-informed development agenda for Egypt: Fostering government-research partnerships.” The roundtable will aim to identify top development priorities in Egypt where evidence is...
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Evidências consistentes e melhores práticas em avaliação: Conheça a JOI Brasil e faça parte do processo de avaliação de impacto do J-PAL
O webinar vai reunir a Chefe Executiva do J-PAL LAC, os três líderes acadêmicos da JOI Brasil, o Gerente da JOI Brasil e gestores de projetos que já foram apoiados pelo J-PAL para discutir: “Como projetos podem se beneficiar de avaliações de impacto rigorosas?”. O evento busca atrair potenciais...
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Affiliate Spotlight: Esther Duflo on deciding how to share
Esther Duflo on the Nobel Prize, effective program interventions, and diversity in economics.
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Countering Discrimination: Generating Evidence and Policy Lessons from Across Disciplines
Despite widespread support for policies and programs aimed at tackling discrimination, more research is needed to identify which strategies are effective and in which contexts. In this webinar, panelists will discuss the value of rigorous, interdisciplinary research to identify strategies for...
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Register for Countering Discrimination: Generating Evidence and Policy Lessons from Across Disciplines
Register for the Countering Discrimination: Generating Evidence and Policy Lessons from Across Disciplines webinar on October 25, 2021.
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J-PAL Global’s community reunites after 18 months of remote work
This September we reopened our doors to staff, bringing masked and vaccinated teams into the office on a rotating basis to ease social distancing. For the first time since March 2020, we also welcomed government officials to campus to discuss plans for establishing a human capital development hub in...
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Recognition: J-Stars
The J-Stars award acknowledges the extraordinary efforts made by our staff worldwide who work toward fulfilling the mission of J-PAL.
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Meghna Sinha Ray
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Manisha Jha
Manisha Jha is a Research Associate at J-PAL South Asia where she aids Government of Bihar on their graduation approach to poverty alleviation program, Satat Jeevikoparjan Yojana.
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Lakshmi Aishwarya Atluri
Aishwarya Atluri is a Research Associate at J-PAL South Asia, where she works on the Telangana School Leadership Training Project.
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Luiz Felipe Fontes
Luiz Felipe Fontes is a Research Postdoctoral Fellow at J-PAL LAC, where he leads the academic work of Jobs and Opportunity Initiative Brazil (JOI Brazil).