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Partnering for resilience: Strengthening climate adaptation in the Middle East and North Africa
In the context of leveraging randomized evaluations for climate action, developing partnerships between various stakeholders is a necessary first step. From that premise, J-PAL MENA at the American University in Cairo co-hosted with the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development in Egypt, the...
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Building Better Policy: Evaluating Effectiveness and Equity in Climate Mitigation and Transportation Programs
J-PAL North America and Results for America hosted a conversation with an environmental economist and transportation and climate leaders from King County, WA on the role and promise of rigorous evaluation in informing effective, equitable climate mitigation and transportation strategies.
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J-PAL updates
October 2023 Newsletter
Another installment of J-PAL's 20 for 20 blog series features advice from Mohammad Zeqi Yasin on best practices for ethical research in complex situations and J-PAL North America celebrates in 10th anniversary.
Evidence to Policy Case Study
Case study
Mobile conditional cash transfers to improve routine childhood immunization
The Health Department of the government of Sindh, Pakistan used rigorous evidence from a randomized evaluation to support the scale-up of an incentive program to increase routine childhood immunization coverage and timeliness.
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Researching racial equity: The value of centering lived experience in the research process
In part four of J-PAL North America’s researching racial equity blog series, we sit down with Anthony Barrows, Managing partner and founder of the Center for Behavioral Design and Social Justice, to understand how to center lived experiences throughout the research process and in impact evaluations...
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20 for 20: Vivianne Naigeborin on the evolution of JOI Brazil and promoting productive inclusion
This is the fifth post of J-PAL’s 20 for 20: Partner Voices blog series, where we showcase stories of results and impact with our partners to celebrate our twentieth anniversary. Read on to learn more about Vivianne Naigeborin, Executive Director of the Arymax Foundation, and her experience...
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Isolating the effects of personalization in a targeted instruction program in India
Are the effects of targeted instruction programs—such as Teaching at the Right Level or Computer Adaptive Learning (CAL) software—indeed driven by personalization? In partnership with an education assessment firm, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to isolate the impact of computer-based individualized instruction in India. After nine months, lower-performing students in grades six to eight learned 22 percent of a standard deviation more in math if offered materials that matched their learning levels. For the average student, individualized instruction did not affect math learning. The results suggest that individualized instruction is most beneficial for low performers.
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J-PAL MENA Newsletter February 2023
J-PAL MENA's February newsletter features remarks from Executive Director, Alison Fahey, and updates on evidence-informed policy making and what staff have been working on.