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The Impact of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Low-Income Individuals in Rural Ghana
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) may be an effective mental health approach for people living in poverty, who are especially vulnerable to mental distress and face unique demands on their mental “bandwidth.” Researchers worked with Innovations for Poverty Action and the University of Ghana Medical School to design, implement, and conduct a randomized evaluation of the impacts of a group CBT curriculum on low-income individuals in rural Ghana.
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J-PAL/MIT Evaluating Social Programs Course, 2022
Held live over Zoom, this five-day training will equip participants with the resources and knowledge to engage with impact evaluations of social programs. The interactive course provides an in-depth look at why and when randomized evaluations can be used to rigorously measure social impact, methods...
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Bridget Mercier
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Otavio Conceição
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Khaira Abdillah
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Daniel Gomar
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Bertha Fania Maula
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The Ministry of Planning and Economic Development and J-PAL MENA at AUC launch the Egypt Impact Lab to strengthen evidence-informed policy and improve development outcomes in Egypt
J-PAL MENA at AUC, represented by Dr. Ahmed S. Dallal, and the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, represented by H.E. Hala El Said, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Thursday March 17, 2022 to launch the Egypt Impact Lab to strengthen evidence-informed policy and improve...
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March 2022 North America Newsletter
J-PAL North America's March newsletter highlights Evaluating Social Programs; our training partnership with CalData; and the Baby's First Years study.
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Gender Norms and Women's Work
To add to ongoing discourse on gender norms and women’s work, this policy event brings together different stakeholders working to shift gender norms and attitudes on women’s work. These include policymakers, universities, think tanks, implementing organizations, and development agencies, among...
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Randomised Evaluations of Humanitarian and Protection Programming: What Can We Learn and How?
In this webinar, J-PAL's Humanitarian Initiative co-chairs and staff will be joined by donors and humanitarian practitioners to discuss the role of research in the humanitarian field, where research is needed, and what we can hope to learn from randomised evaluations in this space.
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Youth economic inclusion: Improving Job Search and Hiring with Limited Information
As part of the Morocco Employment Lab’s research seminar series, this webinar will present evidence on how information frictions affect both firms and jobseekers’ behavior and discuss how this could inform the design of better mechanisms to improve information on jobseekers’ skills in the labor...
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Does EdTech Substitute for Traditional Learning? The Impact of Computer-Assisted Learning in Russia
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to evaluate the impact of computer-assisted learning (CAL) on student test scores. The CAL program improved students’ math and language test scores, but increasing the time students spent on CAL did not lead to additional gains.
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When Evidence Meets Policy: Helping India’s State Governments Respond to Public Health Challenges
Nutrition and air pollution are two major public health challenges in India which require timely generation of evidence on how to shift behaviors and decision-making of key players. How can rigorous evidence help address these contemporary challenges? This webinar will draw on two large-scale...
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