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Graduating the Ultra-Poor in Egypt
Following a series of evaluations of the Graduation approach in 15 other countries, researchers are now evaluating the impact of the Graduation approach on the livelihoods of the ultra-poor in Upper Egypt.
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Impact of Loans and Grants on Microenterprise Growth in Egypt
In partnership with three microfinance institutions (MFIs), researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to measure the impact of providing loans, cash grants, or in-kind grants on microentrepreneurs’ business decisions, outcomes, and overall welfare. All three types of capital assistance led to increases in business and economic outcomes, especially for women. Impacts were concentrated among the best-performing recipients of each type of assistance, and researchers found that observable characteristics were the same among those top-performers across all three groups. This suggests that personal characteristics are more important than the type of assistance in predicting the effectiveness of capital assistance.
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The Medium-Term Impact of Conditional Cash Transfers on Health and Education in Indonesia
Researchers examined the medium-term impacts of a large-scale CCT program on health, education, and economic outcomes in Indonesia. Six years following the introduction of cash transfers, the program resulted in reductions in stunting, increased rates of childbirth in the presence of trained birth attendants, and increased school enrollment.
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Expanding access to higher education through the DEDP MicroMasters
Since its inception in 2017, MIT and J-PAL’s online MicroMasters in Data, Economics, and Development Policy (DEDP) has engaged thousands of learners from over 210 countries. As the number of DEDP learners grows, J-PAL is engaging with universities to provide learners with more ways to benefit from...
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Addressing inequalities in women’s work: J-PAL launches Gender and Economic Agency Initiative
Women face even greater challenges to labor force participation than usual due to the pandemic. J-PAL’s new Gender and Economic Agency Initiative (GEA) launches to support innovative research on strategies to promote women’s work and enhance women’s economic agency.
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Behind the scenes: Making the J-PAL Voices podcast
With J-PAL Voices, J-PAL North America is making its first foray into podcasting. J-PAL North America’s Rohit Naimpally and Dave Lishansky of David Benjamin Sound take you behind the scenes and reflect on the experience of producing this podcast together.
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Isaac Mbiti
Isaac Mbiti is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Economics at the University of Virgina. His research interests are in economic development, labor economics, and demography.
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Marco Gonzalez-Navarro
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February 2020 Newsletter
J-PAL affiliated researchers, staff, and members of the Camden Coalition reflect on results from an evaluation of the Camden Core Model and what makes for a strong research partnership.
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Paul Niehaus
Paul Niehaus is an associate professor in the Department of Economics at UC San Diego. His research deals with welfare and corruption in developing countries and with learning processes.
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The Effects of India’s Covid-19 Lockdown on Critical Non-Covid Health Care and Outcomes
Researchers studied the effects of India's nationwide lockdown on critical, non-Covid health outcomes among dialysis patients in the north Indian state of Rajasthan. Compared to March 2020, researchers found a 64 percent increase in mortality in May 2020 and compared to the same period in the...
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Affiliate Spotlight: Donald Green on the evolution of election science and evidence-based campaign tactics during COVID-19
In this affiliate spotlight, Don Green (Columbia University) shares insights into his research on get-out-the-vote tactics and what these findings could mean for elections in the age of COVID-19.
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