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Jacob Goldin
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Justin Sydnor
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Emily Sylvia
Emily Sylvia is a Senior Policy Manager at J-PAL, where she manages the Agriculture sector. Under J-PAL's Agriculture sector, she advises the Agricultural Technology Adoption Initiative (ATAI) and the Digital Agricultural Innovations and Services Initiative (DAISI) and liaises with the UM6P-J-PAL...
Evaluation
Long-Term Effects of a Conditional Cash Transfer Program in Nicaragua
Researchers worked with the Government of Nicaragua to evaluate the long-term impact of time-limited CCTs on education, reproductive health, and labor market outcomes. Ten years later, people whose families were offered cash transfers when they were younger children had higher labor force participation and earnings on average than people whose families were offered cash transfers when they were older children.
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The Impact of Group-based Therapy and Cash Transfers on Adolescent Girls' Mental Health and Economic Outcomes in Uganda
Researchers are conducting a randomized evaluation to test the impacts of group-based therapy with and without a one-time lump sum cash transfers on the mental health and employment outcomes of adolescent girls in Uganda.
Evaluation
Promoting Productive Inclusion and Resilience in National Safety Nets: A Four-Country Evaluation in the Sahel
In partnership with country governments and the World Bank, the research team has been evaluating how different productive packages impact the wellbeing and economic stability of safety net beneficiaries in Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal. In Niger, a multi-faceted economic inclusion program delivered to women beneficiaries of a national cash transfer program improved women’s consumption and food security, increased their off-farm business activities, and improved their psychosocial well-being.
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The Impact of a One-off Transfer of Assets and Skills on the Occupational Choices of Low-income Women in Bangladesh
Researchers partnered with BRAC to evaluate their multi-faceted livelihood program known as the Graduation Approach, which aims to encourage occupational change among women living in extreme poverty. The Graduation Approach enabled these women to shift away from seasonal casual wage labor and into livestock rearing, leading to an increase in earnings and a reduction in extreme poverty.
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Trisha Pande
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Ameya Bagde
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Sharvari Ravishankar
Sharvari Ravishankar is a Senior Research Associate at J-PAL South Asia on the Migration and Technology project in collaboration with the online recruitment website QuikrJobs in Bangalore.
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Javiera Atala
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Gargi Pal
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