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Toward an evidence-informed development agenda for Egypt: Fostering government-research partnerships
On November 15, 2021, J-PAL MENA at AUC co-hosted a roundtable discussion with UNICEF Egypt titled, "Towards an evidence-informed development agenda for Egypt: Fostering government-research partnerships."
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J-PAL and CEGA launch the Digital Agricultural Innovations and Services Initiative
Through generous support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, J-PAL and UC Berkeley’s Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) launched the new Digital Agricultural Innovations and Services Initiative (DAISI) to support innovative, policy-relevant research on the availability, quality, and...
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Andrew Ghattass
Andrew Ghattass is a Research Associate at J-PAL MENA. He works on evaluating the effect of digital marketing on the demand for products of small business owners and SME growth.
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Seri Blog IFII: Menerapkan lensa gender dalam mengukur dampak layanan keuangan digital terhadap pemberdayaan perempuan
Meski laki-laki dan perempuan di Indonesia memiliki akses yang setara ke layanan keuangan digital atau Digital Financial Service (DFS), hal ini tidak menjamin tingkat penggunaan DFS yang setara antara laki-laki dan perempuan. Artikel sebelumnya di seri blog ini telah membahas bagaimana pentingnya...
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The Impact of Loans on the Survival and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Colombia
In Colombia, researchers are evaluating the economic impact of providing stimulus loans to SMEs, distributed via the government’s COVID-19 relief program (“Unidos por Colombia”), on SME survival, profits, and employment.
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IFII Blog Series: E-commerce platforms as a path to women’s financial inclusion
In the third installment in the IFII Blog Series, we discuss the challenges and opportunities to increase e-commerce adoption among women business owners.
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¿Qué hemos aprendido de la evaluación rigurosa de políticas sociales en Europa?
Los investigadores afiliados a la red de J-PAL han conducido más de ochenta evaluaciones aleatorizadas de programas y políticas sociales, algunas de estas aún en curso, en veinte países de Europa, con un enfoque particular en los ámbitos educativo y laboral.
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Research Incubator: Designing Randomised Evaluations for Humanitarian Interventions
J-PAL Europe is pleased to announce that applications are now open for a three-day evaluation design workshop tailored to the interests of humanitarian organisations that intend to explore randomised evaluations as a complement to their evaluation, learning and innovation toolkit. As long as public...
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Improving gender equality in Indonesia: The importance of addressing gender norms
Read about J-PAL Southeast Asia's November 2021 webinar to raise awareness of the Government of Indonesia’s policies and programs to promote gender equality and discuss learnings from evidence on women’s empowerment interventions around the world.
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J-PAL updates
December 2021 North America Newsletter
J-PAL North America's December newsletter features five new state and local government partners, research results from a study on financial incentives for Covid-19 vaccine uptake, and a case study on the Office of Evaluation Sciences's work to institutionalize evidence use across federal government...
Evaluation
Financial Diaries and Education to Improve Women's Financial Literacy in Rural Bangladesh
In rural Bangladesh, researchers evaluated the impacts of teaching women to track spending in financial diaries and providing a traditional financial education program on their financial literacy and well-being. Study participants had higher financial literacy levels after receiving either intervention and improved their savings behavior and debt management.
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Jyotsna Kandulna
Jyotsna Kandulna is an HR Associate at J-PAL South Asia where she provides solid foundational support in the HR operations by assisting in employee orientation, induction activities and new HR initiatives.
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Simi Mishra
Simi Mishra is an experienced learning and training management consultant with a strong background in strategy, capability development, training design/development, delivery, impact measurement.
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Ria Dutta
Ria Dutta is a Research Associate at J-PAL South Asia where she works on the Breakthrough project in New Delhi.