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Combating Violence Against Women through State Institutions: Emerging Evidence and Implications for Practice
With the rate of domestic violence increasing in light of Covid-19, what is the role of state institutions, including the police, in preventing and responding to violence against women? The second webinar in the Governance, Crime, and Conflict Initiative’s (GCCI) series will discuss randomized...
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Jonathan Guryan
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Eric Maurin
Eric Maurin is a Professor of Economics and the Director of Research, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) at the Paris School of Economics. His research focuses on education, labor, and econometrics.
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James Greiner
Evaluation
The Impact of Demonstration Plots on Adoption of New Rice Varieties in Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test whether helping selected farmers set up demonstration plots could increase awareness in the community about a new rice variety by triggering information exchanges through new interactions. Demonstration plots comparing new versus traditional seed varieties improved farmers’ knowledge about the new rice variety. The new interactions induced by the demonstration plots were most effective for farmers who were least socially connected before the intervention was delivered.
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Condemning Anti-Asian Hate and Violence
We at J-PAL North America stand in solidarity with Asian and Asian American communities as we grieve and condemn the horrific murders in Cherokee County and Atlanta and the recent surge in anti-Asian violence, discrimination, and rhetoric. These assaults, often targeted at women and elderly people...
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David Atkin
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Arun Chandrasekhar
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Sara Heller
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Thomas Le Barbanchon
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Taha Barwahwala
Taha Barwahwala is a Senior Research Associate at J-PAL South Asia where he is exploring the effectiveness of advanced analytics and machine learning methods applied on administrative data to bolster the taxation capacity in the state of Punjab, India.
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Melissa Kearney
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Tom Bangura
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Ambika Sharma
Ambika Sharma is a Research Associate at J-PAL where she works on a project that aims to understand the structure of social networks in rural settings.
Blog
Navigating publication bias as an education provider
When a body of academic literature points to an effective new approach to generate meaningful learning gains for pupils, practitioners take notice. But this may not be the complete story. Timothy Sullivan, Director of Learning Innovation at education provider NewGlobe, shares insights from recent...