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Get to know J-PAL North America’s associate directors of policy and research
Kim Dadisman and Cat Darrow, the associate directors of J-PAL North America’s policy & communications and research & training teams, discuss their backgrounds before coming to J-PAL North America, highlights from their work at J-PAL so far, and their top priorities for the year ahead.
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J-PAL updates
October 2022 North America Newsletter
J-PAL North America's October 2022 newsletter features blog posts on inclusive language at J-PAL; rigorous research in maternal health; and our Associate Directors of Policy and Research
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Webinar: MIT DEDP Master's Program Admissions Info Session
The next application cycle for the MIT master’s degree in Data, Economics, and Development Policy is fast approaching! Join us for a webinar on Friday, November 4 at 11:00 AM EST to to learn more about the program.
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How can we best conserve the Amazon? Open policy questions for randomized evaluations
The Amazon Forest–covering over nine countries in Latin America–has an essential role in the environment and climate. Which policies are the most effective in protecting it and reducing its deforestation? The blog post outlines some open policy questions for randomized evaluations to conserve the...
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Government Partnerships in LAC
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Nicolás Ajzenman
Nicolás Ajzenman is an assistant professor of economics at McGill University.
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The Effect of Text Message Reminders on Failure to Appear in Court in the Rural United States
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of text message reminders on rates of failure to appear in court (FTA) among people who are unhoused and housed in rural Shasta County, California. The reminders reduced FTA rates for the housed population, but did not impact FTA rates for people experiencing homelessness.
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Gustave Robinson
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New tutoring resource: A learning path for evidence-based tutoring implementation
J-PAL North America and the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE) created the Implementing Evidence-Based Tutoring for High Impact learning path to give local education agencies and tutoring providers easily accessible information about effective program components and how to...
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Initiative projects and documents
Learn more about the Science for Progress Initiative
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Webinar sobre Políticas do Mercado de Trabalho: Qualificação Profissional
Você gostaria de conhecer o que dizem as evidências científicas mais recentes sobre programas de Qualificação de Profissional na América Latina? Gostaria de entender quais são os mecanismos apontados pela literatura que impulsionam a renda e a empregabilidade? Inscreva-se no “Webinar sobre Políticas...
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Announcing J-PAL’s Science for Progress Initiative
SfPI is part of a broader effort to equip the scientific ecosystem with the capabilities needed to apply the scientific method to itself—to create, in other words, a practice of “metascience.” Under SfPI, J-PAL will apply the methodological approach of randomized evaluation to the practice of...
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J-PAL’s MENA Scholars Fellowship
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J-PAL updates
New J-PAL initiative to apply the scientific method to improve science funding and policy
Cambridge, MA—The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT today announced the new Science for Progress Initiative (SfPI), designed to catalyze scientific research on the scientific process. Its purpose is to produce rigorous, quantitative evidence from randomized evaluations on the most...
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Government of Andhra Pradesh partners with J-PAL South Asia to enhance evidence-based policymaking in the state
The Government of Andhra Pradesh today announced its partnership with the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) South Asia to maximise the impact of its anti-poverty programs through the use of a strategic, evidence-based approach to policymaking.