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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.
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Energy Efficiency in Groundwater Extraction for Agriculture in Bangladesh
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of providing subsidies for a soil monitoring technology on the electricity used to pump groundwater to agricultural fields in rural Bangladesh. They found that the technology reduced the amount of electricity used for irrigation, but only when subsidies were directed to the groundwater providers, giving them an incentive to save on energy costs without affecting farmers’ crop yields.
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Juhi Chacko
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Want to get girls to school in sub-Saharan Africa? Tackle poverty
Female education remains a key challenge in sub-Saharan Africa, which is home to the largest population of out-of-school girls. Poverty remains a key barrier to school enrolment, especially following the economic disruptions triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic. Can governments really hope to tackle...
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Meghna Kane
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Sharada B Chandankar
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May 2022 Newsletter
In the May newsletter, we highlight the Economics Transformation Project, the impact of climate change on food security and nutrition, the Humanitarian Initiative Learning Agenda, and the professional journeys of J-PAL alumni.