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Initiative

King Climate Action Initiative (K-CAI)

The King Climate Action Initiative (K-CAI) at J-PAL generates evidence and catalyzes the scale-up of high-impact policy solutions at the nexus of climate change and poverty alleviation in partnership with governments, NGOs, donors, and companies worldwide. K-CAI strives to build a movement of...

Update

Nobel Laureate and J-PAL Co-Founder Abhijit Banerjee Visits UAE and Qatar to Advance Evidence-Informed Policymaking

J-PAL at MIT announced today that Professor Abhijit Banerjee, Nobel laureate and J-PAL co-founder, visited the United Arab Emirates and Qatar for a series of high-level engagements with government leaders, philanthropists, academic institutions, and civil society organizations.

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J-PAL Southeast Asia

Research Paper

Towards win-win: Evidence from commercial dispute resolution in India

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Resource

J-PAL Southeast Asia - Our Work

At J-PAL Southeast Asia, J-PAL affiliated researchers collaborate with government agencies, private firms, NGOs, and other development partners to answer pressing policy questions in various sectors.

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J-PAL Southeast Asia: About us

J-PAL Southeast Asia (SEA) is a regional office of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), a global network of researchers who use randomized evaluations to answer critical policy questions in the fight against poverty.

Evaluation

Estimating the Human Costs of Debtor Prisons

In Egypt, a sizable portion of the prison population is incarcerated solely for failing to repay private debts, highlighting serious concerns about the social, economic, and legal consequences of debtor imprisonment. Researchers are conducting two randomized evaluations, the first tests the impact of paying off the debts of incarcerated individuals on their post-release outcomes. The second study examines how the threat of imprisonment affects moral hazards and adverse selection in credit markets.

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Blog

Moving from convenings to classroom change in partner preschool networks

High-quality early childhood education is essential. Randomized evaluations show that simple, low-cost activities, like reading, singing, and playing, can boost children’s cognitive, language, social, and motor skills. How can we deliver high-quality preschool education at scale?

Research Paper

Dynamic Complementarity in Elementary Schools: Experimental Estimates from Ecuador

The Evidence Effect

Paying people to protect forests

Payments for ecosystem services (PES)—conditional cash to protect forests and curb pollution—reduce deforestation and cut emissions at strikingly low cost when well designed. Smart tweaks like full‑parcel enrollment, satellite verification, and liquidity‑building upfront payments dramatically boost...

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K-CAI at COP30: How evidence is powering climate solutions

In Belém, Brazil, where the Amazon rivers converge and forests help regulate the earth’s temperature, COP30 last month was a unique summit and call to action. Climate change is not just an environmental crisis—it is a development crisis. Low-income people in low- and middle-income countries are...

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