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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.
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Building research partnerships to address the opioid crisis in Minnesota, part two
Mireille Jacobson (University of Southern California), Weston Merrick (Minnesota Management and Budget or MMB), and Adam Sacarny (Columbia University) sit down with J-PAL staff to discuss the results of their randomized evaluation assessing how various letters affected physicians’ use of Minnesota’s...
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Developing capacities for the generation and use of evidence in the promotion of women's agency in Central America
Organizations in Central America increasingly recognize the importance of improving women’s agency by implementing programs and initiatives to support this goal. As part of J-PAL Latin America and the Caribbean’s (LAC) efforts to strengthen capacities and share evidence, in January 2023, we started...
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Science and the Fight against Poverty: How Far Have We Come in 20 Years and What's Next?
This two-day colloquium will focus on how innovation and scientific evidence are driving advances in the fight against poverty.
Evaluation
The Impact of Online Lesson Plans on Student Learning in the United States
Researchers evaluated the impact of providing teachers with access to high-quality online lessons and implementation support on student achievement in mathematics. Providing teachers with access to the lessons, reminders, and implementation support significantly increased student achievement.
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Using evidence to inform decision-making: a recap from the Global Evidence for Egypt conference
A recap of the January 15, 2023 Global Evidence for Egypt conference co-hosted by J-PAL MENA at AUC and UNICEF Egypt that sought to identify opportunities for evidence to inform poverty reduction efforts in Egypt.
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Primeiro ciclo de parcerias com governos no Brasil: Como participar?
Apesar do aumento de evidências e dados disponíveis para apoiar as decisões de políticas públicas, ainda há muito o que fazer para apoiar os governos para melhorar o desenho e a implementação de programas sociais. É por isso que construir uma cultura de tomada de decisão baseada em evidências é...
Evaluation
Assessing Female Labor Market Discrimination through Randomized Job Applications in Egypt
Researchers are conducting a randomized evaluation to assess employer discrimination by randomizing applicants' self-described gender and marital status on resumes submitted to prospective employers.
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Abhishek Yadav
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Amira El-Mashad
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Hanna Dworkin
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