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Update

Egypt’s Minister of Planning and Economic Development officially approves integration of the Egypt Impact Evaluation Lab into the National Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development

Dr. Hala El Said, Egypt's Minister of Planning and Economic Development, has officially approved the integration of the Egypt Impact Lab (EIL) into the organizational structure of the National Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development to support evidence-based policies and interventions...
Animación con fotografías de eventos y talleres organizados en el marco de la alianza UVG y J-PAL
Event

Celebrando un año de la alianza J-PAL y UVG

J-PAL Latinoamérica y el Caribe (LAC) y la Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (UVG) le invitan al evento por el primer año del inicio de su alianza. El objetivo es presentar los avances del trabajo conjunto de UVG y J-PAL LAC para promover la toma de decisiones informada por evidencia en Guatemala.
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Update

J-PAL and MIT’s Master of Applied Science in Data, Economics, and Design of Policy program adds a Public Policy Track

This expansion adds a new Public Policy Track to complement the existing International Development Track, opening up new avenues for student learning and research. Designed to tackle poverty alleviation and other pressing policy challenges in the United States and other high-income countries, the...
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Event

Curso en línea: Introducción a la evaluación de programas y uso de evidencia para organizaciones en Centroamérica

J-PAL LAC ofrecerá una capacitación gratuita en línea para introducir la evaluación de impacto aleatorizada y el uso de evidencia para la generación de mejores programas sociales y gubernamentales.
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Blog

Building research partnerships to address wildfire risk in Jackson County, Oregon

Deputy Director of the Western Fire Chiefs Association Chief Bob Horton and researchers Judson Boomhower (UC San Diego) and Patrick Baylis (University of British Columbia) discuss their research partnership to evaluate a program encouraging households to take up wildfire prevention practices.
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Blog

Lesson #3 | What not-to-do: Wisdom from years of trials (and errors)

This blog is the final installation of a three-part series by J-PAL South Asia’s executive director Shobhini Mukerji reflecting on two decades of advancing evidence-based policymaking.
EdTech: Child using a Tablet in School
Event

Digital Learning: Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching in Egypt

The upcoming Global Evidence for Egypt spotlight seminar on digital learning will focus on how evidence from randomized evaluations conducted globally can inform the use of educational technology to improve learning outcomes.
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Policy insight

Digital financial services to improve formalized access and inclusion

Digital financial services have dramatically improved access to formal accounts, especially for marginalized communities. Increased access to digital services has led to a reduction in remittance transaction costs, which has facilitated sharing of financial burdens and alleviated poverty.
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Resource

ASPIRE forward: Join us as a fellow

ASPIRE is looking for fellows, for 24 months, to work with J-PAL South Asia’s network of researchers, government partners, and civil society organizations, to embed evidence-based programs at scale, in partnership with the government.
Abhijit Banerjee headshot
Event

Public lecture by Abhijit Banerjee at Humboldt University of Berlin

J-PAL Co-Founder Abhijit Banerjee will give a public lecture at the Humboldt University of Berlin on Wednesday, June 26. This lecture has been organised by J-PAL Europe in partnership with HU Berlin and KfW.
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Update

Egyptian and Indonesian governments exchange best practices for evidence-based policymaking

A high-level Egyptian delegation of 15 representatives from various government entities participated in a learning exchange visit in Jakarta, Indonesia from 27-31 May 2024. The learning exchange was organized by the Egypt Impact Lab (EIL), with the aim of strengthening the knowledge ecosystem in...
This is an image of a photo collage, with two photos side by side. In the left photo, a girl stands in purple shirt and white head scarf, smiling and looking away from the camera. In the right photo, a boy stands outside in snow wearing jeans and a red sweatshirt, looking at the camera and smiling.
Blog

Yhdessä (Together): Creating documentary photography on inclusion and friendship in Finnish schools

We embarked on a documentary photography project to capture the people and activities behind a Finnish primary school intervention aimed at fostering social inclusion in schools. Our aim was to showcase the crucial role of visual storytelling in human-centered research and policymaking.
Photo of students in Finland in a classroom taken for the Photo Project
Resource

Generating Rigorous Evidence for Europe

J-PAL Europe fosters the generation of new rigorous evaluation in Europe by funding research projects designed to expand the evidence base in key thematic areas and by partnering with governments and organisations to institutionalise efforts to use rigorous evidence in the design of more effective...
Students in a classroom facing the front where a teacher and student stand.
Evaluation

Impacts and Challenges of a Teacher Training Program in Nepal

Training teachers to improve teacher quality and student learning is a common strategy taken by policymakers. In Nepal, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation of a government teacher training program for math and science teachers to evaluate the impact on student learning in secondary schools.
Dissemination event in Madrid for the Inclusion Policy Lab
Update

J-PAL Europe and CEMFI join conference highlighting results from Spanish Inclusion Policy Lab

The European office of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL Europe) and the Centre for Monetary and Financial Studies (Centro de Estudios Monetarios y Financieros, CEMFI) participated in “Inclusion Policy Lab: Scientific Evidence at the Service of People,” an event hosted by the Spanish...