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Valentina Olivares
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Naretta Veronica
Naretta Veronica is a Research Associate at J-PAL Southeast Asia, where she currently works on the disaster index insurance project in Nusa Tenggara.
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Gaby Bustamante
Gaby Bustamante is a Senior Policy and Communications Associate at J-PAL LAC where she works to effectively communicate policy projects as well as important achievements and milestones of the office.
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Affiliate Spotlight: Seema Jayachandran
Seema Jayachandran is a Professor of Economics at Northwestern University. Seema currently serves on J-PAL's board of directors and is the chair of J-PAL's gender sector. Her research focuses on economic issues in low- and middle-income that persist in spite of overall economic growth, including...
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Environmental inspections for pollution regulation enforcement in China
n collaboration with China’s National Environmental Inspection Program, researchers are evaluating the impact of reporting firms’ hourly emissions data to environmental inspectors on the likelihood of firms being inspected, local air pollution, local economic output, and health outcomes.
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Price Incentives for Groundwater Conservation in India
Researchers partner with a rural development organization to evaluate financial incentives for voluntary groundwater conservation among smallholder farmers in Gujarat, India.
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Applying evidence to help students catch up
School closures due to Covid-19 have thrown education in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) into crisis. How can we begin to address a disruption of this magnitude? To start, we can turn to the ample body of education evidence to guide us. Read to learn how evidence can guide education recovery...
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Using interdisciplinary research to combat bias and discrimination
2020 marked a global shift in the public discourse around bias and discrimination. As support for anti-discrimination policies and programs continues to grow worldwide, researchers can play an instrumental role in helping us to understand what policies to combat bias and discrimination are the most...
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Quantifying Racial Discrimination in Major US Housing Markets
Researchers conducted a correspondence study assessing property managers’ responses to rental listing inquiries from prospective tenants with distinctively Black, Hispanic/Latinx, or white names in the United States. Property managers were significantly less likely to respond to messages from prospective Black or Hispanic/Latinx renters than white ones.
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J-PAL updates
June 2021 North America Newsletter
J-PAL North America's June newsletter features a staff essay on how governments prioritize evidence in recovery solutions; an update of our Mobility from Poverty Learning Agenda to include Covid-19 research priorities; and a blog post sharing key insights from our May "Health Care Delivery...
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July 2021 North America Newsletter
J-PAL North America's July Newsletter features a new article & blog post from US Health Care Delivery co-chairs on the benefits of randomized evaluations; new research results finding that physicians are effective messengers of Covid-19 information; and an op-ed from J-PAL affiliate Alicia Sasser...
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August 2021 North America Newsletter
J-PAL North America's August newsletter features our new qualitative blog series "Strengthening randomized evaluations with qualitative research;" new results from a randomized evaluation of a nationwide Facebook messaging campaign featuring physician-recorded video messages; and a blog post sharing...
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September 2021 North America Newsletter
J-PAL North America's September Newsletter features an update on our work to scale-up evidence-based tutoring; an op-ed from J-PAL affiliate James Sullivan on wraparound support services for community college students; and an op-ed from J-PAL staff on how to leverage evidence to reduce homelessness.
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October 2021 North America Newsletter
J-PAL North America's October newsletter features an interview with Marcella Aslan, co-chair of J-PAL North America’s US Health Care Delivery Initiative, on her recent recognition as a 2021 MacArthur Fellow; new research results highlighting discrimination in hiring among large US employers; and...