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Heather McCurdy

Heather McCurdy joined J-PAL in 2011 to provide human subjects administration and support for Esther Duflo and the Global office. Heather spent five years in economic consulting support in Boston but previously spent two years in Mali with the Peace Corps.
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Resource

J-PAL North America

J-PAL North America, based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, catalyzes randomized evaluations, builds partnerships for evidence-informed policymaking, and helps partners scale up effective programs in the North America region
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Harufumi Nakazawa

Haru Nakazawa is a Research Associate at J-PAL Global, working with Professors Ben Olken (MIT) and Rema Hanna (Harvard Kennedy School).
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Gabrielle Robertson

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Jack Ellington

Jack Ellington is a Policy Associate at J-PAL Global, where he works with the Environment, Energy, and Climate Change (E2C2) sector.
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Jack Cavanagh

Jack Cavanagh is a Senior Research, Education, and Training Associate at J-PAL Global, where he works on research methods and transparency, including projects on research resources, data publication, and an RCT metadata catalogue.
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Evaluation

Contesting Criminal Gang Governance in Medellin: The Impacts of Intensive Municipal Governance and Community Organization on Gang Control and Governing of Neighborhoods

In partnership with the City of Medellín, researchers randomly introduced a program that intensified government outreach to gang-controlled neighborhoods. The study found no evidence that the city’s intervention reduced gang rule.
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Evaluation

The Impact of Targeted Teaching on Secondary School Learning Outcomes in India

Researchers evaluated a secondary school readiness program, Utkarsh, that provided targeted instruction to students in Odisha, India.
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Event

Knowledge Exchange Webinar Series – Bridging Health Systems

The Egypt Impact Lab, in collaboration with the Universal Health Insurance Authority (UHIA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in Egypt, is hosting the first session of the Knowledge Exchange Webinar Series – Bridging Health Systems . This session will focus on benefit package design, drawing...
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Audrey Lorvo

Audrey Lorvo is an AI Policy Associate at J-PAL Global, where she supports the Partnership for AI Evidence (PAIE). PAIE evaluates and scales transformative applications of AI in development programs, with the goal of maximizing the social benefits of AI and supporting poverty alleviation policies...
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Iqbal Dhaliwal

Iqbal Singh Dhaliwal is the Global Executive Director of J-PAL since January 2018. He works with the Board of Directors to develop the organization’s strategic vision, and with the leadership of the seven regional offices to coordinate J-PAL’s worldwide research, policy outreach, capacity building...
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David Yanagizawa-Drott

David Yanagizawa-Drott is Professor of Development and Emerging Markets at the University of Zurich. His research interests include economic development and political economy, with a special focus on civil conflict, health, information, and mass media. He has explored issues such as the impact of...
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Joshua Blumenstock

Joshua Blumenstock is an Associate Professor at the UC Berkeley School of Information and the Goldman School of Public Policy. He is a Co-Director of the Global Policy Lab and the Co-Director of the Center for Effective Global Action.
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Jeffrey Rodrigo Flores García

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Sachit Manoj Deshmukh