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Building research partnerships to address failures to appear for court in Shasta County, part two
Emily Owens (University of California, Irvine) and Shawn Watts (Shasta County Superior Court) discuss their evaluation on strategies to reduce failure to appear rates and their researcher-practitioner partnership.
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Increasing your visibility as a researcher
A strong online presence can be an important tool for building a network. It has the potential to increase your credibility, visibility, and enhance your reputation as a knowledgeable researcher in an international setting. This is the first post in a two-part series compiling resources for early...
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Susanna Berkouwer
Susanna Berkouwer is an assistant professor of business economics & public policy and the Robert J. Aresty, W’63 Faculty Scholar at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. They conduct microeconomic research on issues related to the environment, energy, and climate in low-income...
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Daniel Björkegren
Daniel Björkegren is an assistant professor of economics at Brown University. He uses new sources of data to study the process of economic development, and his research interests include industrial organization, information technology, and methods for digital data.
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BAE Incubator partner series, part four: Hamilton Families on giving families agency
In part four of our Bay Area Evaluation Incubator partner series, Chris Constantine, Director of Data & Evaluation of Hamilton Families reflects on their experiences as an Incubator partner.
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The Road to COP27: Shifting Behaviors to Address Climate Change in Egypt
Please join us for the upcoming Global Evidence for Egypt spotlight seminar on climate change, which will focus on how evidence from randomized evaluations conducted globally can inform efforts to tackle climate change in Egypt. This seminar is co-hosted by J-PAL Middle East and North Africa at the...
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Timothy Layton
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Energy poverty in Europe: Using evidence to address an urgent challenge
The impacts of Covid-19, coupled with the war in Ukraine, have made households in Europe more susceptible to energy poverty, particularly as people are bracing themselves for the cold winter months to come. Yet, income losses during the pandemic and rising energy prices in response to European...
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The Impact of Secondary School Exam Preparatory Courses on Student Education and Labor in Tanzania Among Out-of-School Youth
In many countries, national exit exams can allow youth who are not in school to achieve secondary school equivalency, potentially impacting their ultimate educational attainment and labor market outcomes. Researchers are conducting a randomized evaluation to test the impact of offering stipends for exit exam preparatory courses on students’ exam completion and subsequent education, labor market, and marital outcomes.
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Joshua Dean
Joshua Dean is an assistant professor of Behavioral Science and Economics at the Booth School of Business at The University of Chicago.