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Guiding investments in long-term human capital development in Egypt: A recap from the Global Evidence for Egypt Spotlight Seminar on early childhood development
J-PAL Middle East and North Africa (J-PAL MENA) at The American University in Cairo (AUC) co-hosted a seminar (recording here) with UNICEF Egypt on May 19, 2022 to share global evidence on early childhood development to guide investments in long-term human capital development in Egypt.
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Improving data sharing practices: Developing a mutual understanding between researchers and policymakers
On May 17, J-PAL Southeast Asia (SEA) hosted a webinar to raise awareness about the importance of updated, secure, and ethical data sharing practices for evidence-based policymaking. Here are the key takeaways from the webinar.
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Powering households and industrial growth: Emerging insights from evolving evidence
Emerging evidence from randomized impact evaluations may provide insight to decision-makers on balancing the tension between industrial growth, energy use, and climate change mitigation—as well as increased connectivity and access for low- and middle-income communities.
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Establishing effective research collaboration: Finding common ground between policymakers and academics
In Indonesia, there has been growing interest from governments at all levels to adopt a broader culture of evidence- and data-driven policymaking to meet the needs of the country’s most marginalized constituents. However, bridging research and policymaking is often not a straightforward process.
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Countering Discrimination: Policy and Research to Combat Bias in the Workplace
Rigorous research has shown that discriminatory practices are often embedded in the workplace. This webinar will address what strategies are effective at combating this type of bias.
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Newly published data on health care hotspotting study underscores the importance of research transparency
The team behind the evaluation on health care hotspotting describes why they prioritized publishing replication data and lessons learned from the process.
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The search for good jobs: Youth Job Search and Job Quality
As part of the Morocco Employment Lab (MEL)’s research seminar series, Prof. Imran Rasul will present a recent study entitled “The search for good jobs: Evidence from a six-year field experiment in Uganda”. This study seeks to understand the origins of young people's job search behaviors in the...
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Unpacking the evidence on social programs in sub-Saharan Africa
J-PAL Africa recently concluded a five-part blog series providing evidence-informed perspectives on key debates in the fight against poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting lessons for policymakers.
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Broadening participation in economics, part three: The Minnesota Center for Diversity in Economics on its history, impact, and pursuit of collaboration
Kristine West, the Director of Minnesota Center for Diversity in Economics, discusses the history and impact of the Center and future collaborations with J-PAL North America's Economics Transformation Project.
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BAE Incubator partner series, part three: Abode Services on rigorous evaluation and elevating community voices
In part three of our BAE Incubator partner series, Vivian Wan, chief operating officer of Abode Services, discusses how the Incubator is enabling Abode to expand its impact by elevating the voices of their program participants.
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Gender and Economic Agency Initiative increases funding to Latin America and South Asia with third funding round
As the world enters its third year with Covid-19, gender inequalities that existed before the pandemic continue to impact women around the world. Since its creation in 2020, the Gender and Economic Agency Initiative has been seeking to address gender inequalities related to women's labor force...
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J-PAL North America Staff Spotlight: State & Local Innovation Team
In the third part of an ongoing Staff Spotlight series, we showcase three J-PAL North America team members who have staffed our State and Local Innovation Initiative.
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J-PAL Updates
August 2022 Newsletter
In our August 2022 Newsletter, we feature new policy insights on taxpayer compliance, a recap of a seminar held by the Morocco Employment Lab, and upcoming MicroMasters training.