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What have we learned about building a culture of data and evidence use in government?
Drawing on many examples from the LAC region, J-PAL’s Government Partnership Initiative shares insights on how governments are building a culture of using data and evidence in policymaking and about how J-PAL and other evidence-to-practice organizations can best support them in these efforts.
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Affiliate spotlight: Manisha Shah on her research on adolescent sexual and reproductive health
J-PAL affiliated professor Manisha Shah (University of California, Los Angeles) studies interventions that seek to slow the transmission of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections. Learn more about her research and her experiences as a development economist, from conducting surveys in...
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Introducing J-PAL's Firms sector
What role do policies that affect private sector firms play in closing the productivity gap between higher-income and lower-income countries, and what are the implications of firms’ policies on economic growth and worker welfare?
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Developing an ed-tech agenda in Latin America
J-PAL LAC and Proyecto Educar 2050 organized a regional conference on education technology and its impacts on student learning.
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Affiliate spotlight: An interview with Amy Finkelstein on how her recent MacArthur Fellow award opens up new possibilities in innovative research
J-PAL affiliate Amy Finkelstein discusses how her recent MacArthur Fellow award opens up new possibilities in innovative research.
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Bringing together an inspired and motivated community for our Teaching at the Right Level Conference
A two-day conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, brought together more than 70 participants to learn about the Teaching at the Right Level approach.
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Preparing for 2018 elections in the "Year of the Woman": Lessons from India
If many more women are elected to office, we don’t yet know what impacts such an influx might have on policy decisions and gender norms in US society. However, many J-PAL affiliated researchers have explored this question in India by taking advantage of a naturally occurring experimental design.