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Evaluation
The Impact of Free Dental Health Services on Employment in Chile
Researchers evaluated the impact of access to a package of free dental services on employment levels for urban residents of Santiago, Chile. Results found that participants with access to these services had better dental health, and that self-esteem and short-term employment increased among women, particularly those who had previously been missing front teeth or with lower levels of self-esteem.
Evaluation
Cash Transfers and Market Access to Increase Household Welfare in Rural Liberia and Malawi
In Liberia and Malawi, researchers partnered with Innovations for Poverty Action, GiveDirectly, and USAID to evaluate the impact of an unconditional cash transfer and market access program on food security, spending, income, resilience to health shocks, intimate partner violence, and psychological well-being. In both countries, households that received cash transfers experienced lasting increases in food security, psychological well-being, and resilience to health shocks.
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Surbhi Sharma
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Antonia Vazquez
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Selim Gulesci
Selim Gulesci is an Associate Professor of Economics at Trinity College Dublin. His research investigates the intersection of labor and development economics, with particular focus on entrepreneurship and the role of gender norms in limiting women’s productivity.
Blog
Evolving towards a data-driven culture: The City of Carlsbad’s reflections from LEVER’s Training Sprint
Rachel Maltz—Senior Program Manager of the City of Carlsbad California’s Innovation and Economic Development Department—shares her experience participating in LEVER's 2023 Training Sprint and how the program has helped evolve the city's approach to evidence and data usage in policymaking.
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Budy Resosudarmo
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Guilherme Lichand
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Sisir Debnath
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Vladimir Ponczek
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Edward Miguel
Edward Miguel, the Oxfam Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics at the University of California at Berkeley, focuses his research on the provision and the impact of public goods to the poor in sub-Saharan Africa, notably in Kenya and Tanzania.
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Michael Gibson
Michael Gibson is a Research and Training Associate at J-PAL Global where he works on developing training courses such as the Executive Education: Evaluating Social Programs course.
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Alexia Delfino
Alexia Delfino is assistant professor in the Economics Department at Bocconi University. Her research is in development and organisational economics, with a focus on the way in which identity affects sorting across occupations and performance within organisations.
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Evaluation
Evaluating the Impact of a Growth Mindset Intervention in Argentina
In Argentina, a researcher evaluated whether informing students of their potential could be a cost-effective way to increase motivation and improve educational outcomes among secondary school students. They found that the intervention did not impact students’ perceptions of the difficulty of school tasks, school climate, academic performance, or future education plans.