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J-PAL updates
February 2021 Newsletter
In the February 2021 Newsletter, we highlight the effect of Covid-19 on women's work, the King Climate Action Initiative's inaugural funding competition, and the potential of Computer-Assisted Learning technology to rebuild students’ foundational skills after the pandemic.
Research resource
Real-time monitoring and response plans: Creating procedures
When an unintended change arises in a study of a social program or policy, there is often a limited window during which to address it. Systematic monitoring plans can equip researchers and program staff to detect changes and make course corrections in real time if elements of the study deviate from...
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Gautam Patel
Gautam Patel is a Senior Policy Manager at J-PAL South Asia and works to build partnerships with policymakers in the region to ensure that policy is driven by evidence and effective programs are scaled up.
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Ashleigh Morrell
Ashleigh Gillwald Morrell is Associate Director of Policy at J-PAL Africa. She works with education policymakers to ensure that policy is driven by evidence and that effective education programs are scaled up.
Initiative
Gender and Economic Agency Initiative
J-PAL’s Gender and Economic Agency (GEA) Initiative funds randomized evaluations of strategies to enhance women’s economic agency.
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Initiative projects and documents
Gender and Economic Agency Request for Proposals
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Improving Lives Through Evidence in 2019-2020
Improving Lives through Evidence: Building on the Nobel Prize in 2019–2020.
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Mohamed Omar
Mohamed is a Senior Research Operations Manager at J-PAL Middle East and North Africa
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Eslam Serag
Eslam Serag is a Research Operations Manager at J-PAL Middle East and North Africa, where he works on evaluating the effect of information interventions and transportation subsidies on job matching and youth employment.
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Mohamed Ghandour
Mohamed Ghandour is a Research Coordinator at J-PAL Middle East and North Africa, where he is currently working on impact assessment of the Ultra Poor Graduation Program developed by BRAC in collaboration with Sawiris Foundation for Social Development in Egypt.
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Covid-19 Research at J-PAL MENA
J-PAL MENA is coordinating efforts by affiliates and staff to understand and mitigate the impact of Covid-19 in the region.
Blog
Working remotely or remotely working? Best practices in working from home post COVID-19
Research from randomized evaluations can shed light on some of the benefits of working from home for employees and their employers—and best practices for those of us looking to maximize our productivity while preserving some work-life balance.
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Priyal Patil
Priyal Patil is a Research Associate at J-PAL South Asia. She works on the childhood vaccination project in Pune, which develops a cost-effective multi-intervention strategy to improve vaccination adherence for children in the state of Maharashtra.
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Bruno Ferman
Bruno Ferman is an Associate professor at the São Paolo School of Economics. His research focuses on behavioral economics and finance, on themes including microcredit product design and the ways in which financial incentives can influence or reveal behavior preferences.
Evaluation
Deferring Wages and Labor Supply in Malawi
Researchers partnered with a tea company in Malawi to study the effects of a savings product that allowed workers to defer payment of a part of their wages. The deferred wages program was generally popular and increased savings; in the longer run, it helped workers improve their houses.