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Initiative
Science for Progress Initiative
Working with leading organizations that fund and support scientific research and design science policy, SfPI will produce rigorous, scientific research on the scientific process.
Blog
African Scholar Spotlight: Dr. Monica Lambon-Quayefio
In this post, we speak with Monica Lambon-Quayefio, a senior lecturer in the Department of Economics at the University of Ghana. Monica’s primary research interests include health economics, spatial econometrics, development, and experimental economics.
Evaluation
Examining Preferences for Inclusive Decision-Making in Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, researchers evaluated how temporary exposure to a community driven development program altered citizens’ preferences for inclusive, participatory approaches to decision-making. In this context, exposure to participatory decision-making increased the value that communities assigned to such participatory processes but did not translate into increased adoption of inclusive institutions.
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Maya Pargade-Klitzke
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Lila Al Tamimi
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Afiya Rahman
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Strengthening development economics research in Africa: A recap of the “Development Methodologies” summer school
In July, J-PAL organised the “Development Methodologies” summer school for over seventy African researchers and policymakers, in partnership with the French Development Agency, the Fund for Innovation in Development, and the École National Supérieure de Statistique et d’Économie Appliquée of Abidjan...
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Reshmaan Hussam
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Digital payments in sub-Saharan Africa: Trends over the past decade
Between 2008 and 2010, poverty in Kenya was reduced by two percent due to better access to mobile money services. To better understand the potential pathways and scale of potential impact, we summarise the findings on the expansion of digital payments, such as mobile money, in sub-Saharan Africa...
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Robyn Meeks
Robyn Meeks is an assistant professor at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. Her research is at the intersection of environmental and development economics with much of her work focusing on understanding individual, household, and firm responses to the introduction of various...
Event
Webinar Series: Graduate Study Abroad for African Students
J-PAL Africa is holding a webinar series for African students who would like to pursue graduate study in Economics, Public Policy or related fields in North America or Europe. The webinars are for those who intend to apply in the next few months as well as those who do not intend to apply...
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Reflecting on a year working for gender equality in LAC
One of J-PAL Latin America and the Caribbean’s priorities is to advance rigorous evidence on effective approaches to improving gender equality in our region. As we approach the end of 2022, we reflect on lessons learned and emerging priorities.
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Andrew Dillon
Andrew Dillon is a clinical associate professor in the Kellogg School of Management and a research associate professor in the Global Poverty Research Lab at Northwestern University where he is the Director of the Research Methods Cluster. His research focuses on how improving productivity increases...
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Jesse Rothstein
Jesse Rothstein is the chancellor's professor of public policy and economics at University of California, Berkeley, and the faculty director of the California Policy Lab at Berkeley. His research interests include economics of education, labor markets, and tax and transfer policy.
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Jack Willis
Jack Willis is an assistant professor of economics at Columbia University. His research interests include the financial lives of the poor, the functioning of rural markets and institutions, and learning and technology adoption.