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Dayanand Manoli
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Reflecting back and looking forward: A decade of generating evidence with J-PAL North America
Lawrence Katz, former co-scientific director of J-PAL North America, reflects on nearly ten years advising the regional office and provides key insights for the future of evidence-based policymaking in the region.
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Introducing Matthew Notowidigdo, new co-scientific director of J-PAL North America
In this interview, the new Co-Scientific Director of J-PAL North America, Matthew Notowidigdo discusses his background and previous work with J-PAL North America, and he and Amy Finkelstein outline their priorities and goals for their work together as co-scientific directors.
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J-PAL updates
January 2023 North America Newsletter
J-PAL North America's January newsletter features the scientific director transition and a new partner blog with Bridget Mercier, J-PAL North America Policy and Training Manager.
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Jenny Aker
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The next generation of rigorous education research: J-PAL launches the Learning for All Initiative
In response to the current crisis in education and the increasing demand for actionable evidence, and with the generous support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Douglas B. Marshall Jr. Family Foundation, and Echidna Giving, J-PAL is launching the Learning For All Initiative to identify...
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Gender Differences in the Workplace: Evidence from a Tanzanian Factory
In Tanzania, researchers are conducting a randomized evaluation to test the impact of factory employment and different compensation schemes on gender differences in labor market outcomes, taste for competition, and views on social and gender norms.
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Meet Your Future – The Effect of Mentoring Ugandan Vocational Students on Employment and Earnings
In Uganda, researchers introduced a mentoring program to evaluate the impact of interactions between young, successful vocational training graduates and current vocational training students on their employment status and earnings. Students who received mentoring were more likely to be working three months after graduating, and had higher earnings a year after graduating.
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Philippe Zamora
Philippe Zamora is on leave as a J-PAL affiliate. He is currently serving as Advisor to the Minister of Labour (Conseiller Marché du Travail).
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J-PAL at 20: Reflecting on two decades of promoting evidence for impact in Europe
To mark J-PAL’s 20th anniversary, J-PAL Europe’s Executive Director, Anna Schrimpf, reflects on the history of J-PAL’s work in Europe and what our Europe office hopes to accomplish in 2023 and beyond.
Evaluation
The Impact of Mobile-Based Market Information on Informal Cross-Border Trading in Kenya and Uganda
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test whether reducing information disparities by giving access to critical market information through a mobile phone platform would improve traders’ profits and decrease incidences of corruption and bribery. Access to the mobile phone platform resulted in an increase in the likelihood of trading and trading being the primary source of income, profits, variety of goods sold, the number of viable buying and selling markets, official cross-border trade flows, as well as a reduction in consumer prices in selling markets.
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Gender Violence and School Achievement in Mozambique
In Mozambique, researchers are evaluating the GBV and schooling impacts of implementing a GBV curriculum targeted at students.
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Affiliate Spotlight: Monica Martinez-Bravo on advancing evidence use in Spanish policymaking
Monica Martinez-Bravo is an associate professor at the Center for Monetary and Financial Studies (CEMFI) in Madrid, Spain. Monica’s research interests lie at the intersection of political economy and economic development.