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Translating research into action in 2019: J-PAL North America’s year in review
As 2019 comes to a close, we reflect back on key accomplishments, lessons learned, and the partnerships that have made it possible to advance J-PAL North America’s mission of reducing poverty in the region. From compelling new evidence and reviews of over 160 rigorous evaluations, to the Evaluation...
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New year, new partnerships to scale life-changing programs
In recent years, the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) redesigned the reminder notification letters that now reach more than 360,000 individuals eligible for the earned income tax credit (EITC), giving them millions of dollars in earned benefits. This change was in response to a...
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Introduction to randomized evaluations
This resource gives an overview and non-technical introduction to randomized evaluations. Randomized evaluations can be used to measure impact in policy research: to date, J-PAL affiliated researchers have conducted more than 1,100 randomized evaluations studying policies in ten thematic sectors in...
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Resources for researchers new to randomized evaluations
This resource is a brief introduction to conducting field research that distills many years of implementation experience. It is geared towards new PIs (Principal Investigators), such as graduate students or post docs, but may be useful for more seasoned researchers and research staff as well. While...
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Grant proposals
The first step in embarking on a research project is often writing the grant proposal to fund it. Outside of securing funding for your project, the main purpose of the grant is to lay out your research question and methodology, explain its value to the research and/or policy community, and...
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Ethical conduct of randomized evaluations
This resource is intended as a practical guide for researchers to use when considering the ethics of a given research project. It draws heavily from J-PAL’s own ethics training for research staff and Rachel Glennerster and Shawn Powers’s chapter in the Oxford Handbook of Professional Economic Ethics...
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Trial registration
This resource provides guidance for researchers wishing to register their study in a public trial registry. We list common social science registries and registration policies of common funders and economics journals. We additionally describe registration considerations such as the level of detail to...
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Pre-analysis plans
A pre-analysis plan (PAP) describes how researchers plan to analyze the data from a randomized evaluation. It is distinct from the concept of pre-registration, which in economics is the act of registering a research project in a registry such as the AEA RCT Registry before the intervention begins...
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Power calculations
This section is intended to provide an intuitive discussion of the rationale behind power calculations, as well as practical tips and sample code for conducting power calculations using either built-in commands or simulation. It assumes some knowledge of statistics and hypothesis testing. Readers...
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Introduction to measurement and indicators
The goal of measurement is to get reliable data with which to answer research questions and assess theories of change. Inaccurate measurement can lead to unreliable data, from which it is difficult to draw valid conclusions. This section covers key measurement concepts, means of data collection...
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Survey design
This section covers the essentials of survey design. It includes an overview of survey development, practical tips, formatting suggestions, and guides to translation and quality control.
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Survey logistics
Managing a survey is a massive logistical undertaking. This resource, and the other resources under survey data collection, describes the decisions to make and processes to set up in advance to minimize problems in the field. It includes topics specific to in-person data collection as well as those...
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Grant and budget management
This resource covers practical advice on managing grants for principal investigators (PIs) and research staff. We include overarching tips to help ensure smooth grant management throughout the project; define and explain common terms and conditions; discuss final deadlines and no-cost extensions...