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Nitesh Bharadwaj
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Smart Meters: Do Prices Matter to Their Adoption and Do They Save Energy?
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of financial incentives on the take-up of energy-efficient smart meters and subsequent energy use in partnership with British Gas. While offering incentives increased smart meter adoption, customers did not reduce their energy consumption.
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From Research to Action: The Collaboration between Policymakers and Academics
The webinar will discuss the role of academics and think tanks in supporting the Government of Indonesia to design policies and programs. We will discuss the importance of fostering a mutually-aligned interest between academia and policymakers, and share challenges and opportunities that might arise...
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From Research to Action: Data Sharing for Policy and Program Evaluation
This webinar will discuss the role of data in supporting evidence-informed policymaking. We will delve into successful cases of data sharing, explore questions on how to ease the process of data sharing, and challenges surrounding data security and data privacy.
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Teachers' traditional beliefs about gender negatively impact the academic performance of girls in Turkey
To better understand gender inequalities in academic achievement, choice of occupation, and labor market outcomes, researchers studied the effect of teachers’ beliefs about gender roles on student achievement in Istanbul, Turkey. Girls who were taught by teachers with traditional gender views had lower math and verbal test scores, which worsened with longer exposure to their teachers; boys did not experience these effects.
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Niveditha Lakshmi Narayanan
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Vasanthi Subramonia Pillai
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Dimple Khattar
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Carolina Nour
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The effect of cash transfers on women's well-being: Lessons from evidence in Latin America
There is no consensus on the effects of cash transfers on women's lives, especially regarding empowerment and violence perpetrated by their intimate partners. This blog post reviews existing evidence from Latin America and draws lessons for policymakers on the scope and limits of these programs for...
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April 2022 North America Newsletter
J-PAL North America's April newsletter features research partnerships exploring the impact of cash transfers on housing stability, resources to support evidence use and generation under the American Rescue Plan, and an op-ed underlining the value of mandatory randomized evaluations in national...
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Chetna Sharma
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Using research to combat internalized bias
Combating internalized biases is an important step in building equitable, fair societies. Read on for a recap of our recent webinar on combating discrimination, featuring insights from researchers on how research can help further our understanding of effective strategies.
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African Scholar Spotlight: Dr. Nkechi Owoo
In this post we speak with Dr. Nkechi Owoo, a senior lecturer in the Department of Economics at the University of Ghana. Nkechi’s primary research interests relate to gender, health, demography, and poverty alleviation.