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The Evidence Effect
Giving cash in humanitarian crises
Cash and voucher assistance helps people affected by crisis meet their basic needs and improve food security.
The Evidence Effect
Acting before disaster strikes
Providing quick financial support to families in advance of extreme weather events can improve their resilience and recovery.
The Evidence Effect
From bias to belonging through perspective-taking
Perspective-taking—a psychological approach that encourages people to envision spending a day in another person's shoes—can foster trust, inclusion, and cooperation in communities divided by crisis.
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UJALA African Scholars Program
The UJALA African Scholars Program supports African scholars to lead rigorous, policy-relevant impact evaluations in agriculture across the globe. Despite growing interest in evidence-based policymaking, many scholars face barriers to accessing the resources and support needed to lead high-quality...
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Building a culture of evidence-informed decisions in the Middle East and North Africa: Celebrating five years of J-PAL MENA
J-PAL Middle East and North Africa was established in 2020 in response to growing recognition of the need to embed evidence into decision-making across the region. Our goal was not simply to conduct randomized evaluations, but to work hand-in-hand with governments and development practitioners to...
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Julia Kaufman
Julia Kaufman is a Policy Manager at J-PAL Africa, where she develops partnerships with researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to generate and use evidence on private sector development, firm growth, and job creation.
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Khushi Singh
Khushi is a Senior Policy Associate at J-PAL South Asia, working with the Environment, Energy, and Climate Change sector within the Policy, Training, and Communications vertical.
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Shreedaya Arvind
Shreedaya is a Research Associate at J-PAL South Asia, working on a portfolio of projects in the Education sector.
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Fatima Zahra Bendriss
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Attaullah Abbasi
Attaullah Abbasi is a Senior AI Policy Associate at J-PAL Global, where he supports efforts to maximize the social benefits of artificial intelligence and assess its potential risks and unintended consequences. As a member of the Policy and Communications group, Attaullah works with partners...
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Malek Jaziri
Malek Jaziri is a Research Associate at the Morocco Innovation and Evaluation Lab (MEL), J-PAL Middle East and North Africa.
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Louise Dubois
Louise Dubois is a Research Associate at the Morocco Innovation and Evaluation Lab (MEL).
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Reihane Zitouni
Reihane Zitouni is a Policy & Training Associate at the Morocco Innovation and Evaluation Lab (MEL).
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The Evidence Effect: Evidence for action in conflict and crisis
The people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance are among those hardest hit by cuts to foreign aid. With humanitarian funding at historic lows, many essential services are being scaled back or suspended altogether, leading to preventable deaths and putting millions more lives at risk. Restoring...
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Researcher Spotlight: Ariel Zucker on applying economic theory to real-world solutions
In this episode of the Researcher Spotlight Series, host Sambhav Choudhury speaks with Ariel Zucker, assistant professor of economics at UC Santa Cruz. Ariel discusses her journey from an early interest in global health disparities to becoming a development economist specializing in experimental...