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Paul Niehaus
Paul Niehaus is an associate professor in the Department of Economics at UC San Diego. His research deals with welfare and corruption in developing countries and with learning processes.
Project
The Effects of India’s Covid-19 Lockdown on Critical Non-Covid Health Care and Outcomes
Researchers studied the effects of India's nationwide lockdown on critical, non-Covid health outcomes among dialysis patients in the north Indian state of Rajasthan. Compared to March 2020, researchers found a 64 percent increase in mortality in May 2020 and compared to the same period in the...
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Affiliate Spotlight: Donald Green on the evolution of election science and evidence-based campaign tactics during COVID-19
In this affiliate spotlight, Don Green (Columbia University) shares insights into his research on get-out-the-vote tactics and what these findings could mean for elections in the age of COVID-19.
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Sandip Sukhtankar
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Building back better: Catalyzing digital financial services for women across Africa
The G7 partnership on women's digital financial inclusion in Africa, of which J-PAL Africa’s Digital Identification and Finance Initiative is a participant, recently held its first annual event focused on Catalyzing Digital Financial Services for Women Across Africa: Supporting Recovery, Resilience...
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J-PAL's response to COVID-19
A letter from Iqbal Dhaliwal, J-PAL's Global Executive Director, on J-PAL's ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The rise of mobile money in sub-Saharan Africa: Has this digital technology lived up to its promises?
Mobile money has been touted as a revolutionary tool for expanding access to financial services in low resource environments. But does this technology live up to its promises? What are the impacts on the households who use mobile money?
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Alumni Voices: Tracking COVID-19 and the digital economy at the Bank of Canada
Alejandra Bellatin (former Policy Intern, J-PAL LAC ’18) discusses her work at the Bank of Canada gathering high frequency indicators for the economic impact of COVID-19 and her new research regarding the impact of digitalization on the labor market.
Event
Smart policy design and implementation framework to improve labor markets in Morocco
This second training event led by the Morocco Employment Lab (MEL) aimed at explaining the Smart Policy Design and Implementation (SPDI) framework for rigorous evaluation applied to labor policy in Morocco.
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Sarah DiCioccio
Sarah is a Digital Communications Manager at J-PAL Global where she supports J-PAL’s digital communications strategy, including developing web content and helping maintain the J-PAL website, producing video content to effectively communicate J-PAL’s work to new audiences, and developing engaging...
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Antonia Dahuabe
Antonia Dahuabe Osorio is a Senior Research Associate at J-PAL LAC, where she works on several projects related to understanding the effects of public policies on education, pharma and pensions, among other topics, taking into account each industry specific frictions as well as families’ and firms’...
Policy insight
Encouraging early childhood stimulation from parents and caregivers to improve child development
Evidence from 11 low- and middle-income countries shows that encouraging caregivers to play and interact with children aged 0–3 in a stimulating way improves children’s cognitive development. These programs can increase the time and resources parents invest in their children’s development. However...
Update
J-PAL updates
April 2020 Newsletter
In the April newsletter, J-PAL provides recommendations on increasing guideline adherence that can inform policymakers’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Initiative Resource
Initiative projects and documents
Inclusive Financial Innovation Initiative Request for Proposals
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J-PAL updates
October 2020 Newsletter
J-PAL launches a new handbook on Using Administrative Data for Research and Evidence-based Policy in the October 2020 Newsletter.