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Government of Odisha partners with J-PAL South Asia to maximize the impact of anti-poverty programs
The Government of Odisha signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today with the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) South Asia to engage in a strategic evidence-based approach to policymaking.
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November 2019 Newsletter - Nobel Edition
On October 14, J-PAL co-founders and Directors Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo, jointly with longtime J-PAL affiliated professor Michael Kremer, were awarded the 2019 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.” This special edition of our...
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Using Text Messages to Prevent the Spread of Covid-19 in India
Researchers tested whether reminders delivered via text message improved knowledge and adoption of social distancing and handwashing. They found no evidence that individuals changed their self-reported behaviors; this finding may highlight limited effectiveness of SMS-based information campaigns after the initial phase of the pandemic.
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Mitigating the Economic and Mental Health Impacts of Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected health systems and economies across the world. Low-income communities have experienced particularly detrimental impacts, as a lack of financial stability further exacerbated augment the crisis. In partnership with the mental health care center SCARF, researchers are conducting a randomized evaluation among low-income adults in Tamil Nadu, India. Can phone-based psychological first aid and temporary cash transfers boost mental health and resilience among low-income households? Do these interventions also improve people’s capacity to engage in preventive health behaviors in the face of Covid-19?
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Announcing new research partnerships to promote social inclusion for migrants in Europe
J-PAL Europe, together with Community Jameel and Porticus, announce new research partnerships to promote social inclusion for migrants and refugees in Europe
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Rachel Glennerster: Papers and Publications
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Social Experimentation in Action
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Thomas Chupein
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Research & Policy Design – The First Bihar Development Conference
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Impact Evaluation of Governance Programs Workshop
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Quipu Commission
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Arihant Jain
Arihant Jain is a Research Associate at J-PAL South Asia, where he works on the 'Collective Action for Irrigation Channels' project based out of Hyderabad.
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Prakriti Bhardwaj
Prakriti is a Research Associate at J-PAL South Asia where she is working on the “Design, Evaluation and Scale-up for Particulate Matter Air Pollution” project in India.