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Dan Levy
Dan Levy is a senior lecturer in public policy at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and the Director of Training for J-PAL. His current research focuses on CCT education interventions.
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Cristián Jara
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Covid-19 Response at J-PAL Africa
J-PAL Africa is working with J-PAL affiliated researchers and partners to understand and mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in the region.
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J-PAL updates
March 2021 Newsletter
Why do randomized evaluations answer so-called “small” questions about the efficacy of social programs? Learn about using evidence to design better social policies, building trust in healthcare systems surrounding Covid-19 vaccination, and more in the March 2021 newsletter.
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Alejandro Ganimian
Alejandro J. Ganimian is an Education Post-Doctoral Fellow at J-PAL South Asia, where he works with Karthik Muralidharan (co-chair of J-PAL’s education program) and Esther Duflo (Scientific Director, J-PAL South Asia) to set a research agenda for education and human development, and develop new...
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Anuja Venkatachalam
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Leigh Linden
Leigh Linden is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin with a joint appointment in the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs.
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De-biasing Over-Optimism about Covid-19 Risks to Limit Vulnerable Individuals' Risky Behavior in India
Researchers are evaluating the impact of providing different types of information about the health risks of Covid-19 on individuals’ risky behavior among diabetic and hypertensive individuals in Tamil Nadu, India, with special attention to de-biasing over-optimism about personal health risk.
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The Data, Economics, and Development Policy master’s: Learning and connecting at MIT during Covid-19
We welcomed the second cohort of the Data, Economics, and Development Policy (DEDP) master’s program to campus in January. The students will earn their master’s degree in just eight months under a hybrid online and in-person model that allows the cohort to build community at MIT while accommodating...
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Alejandro Campos Gutiérrez
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J-PAL/MIT Evaluating Social Programs Course, 2021
Held live over Zoom, this four-day training will equip participants with the resources and knowledge to engage with impact evaluations of social programs. The interactive course provides an in-depth look at why and when randomized evaluations can be used to rigorously measure social impact, methods...
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Gender Gaps in the Diffusion of Agricultural Technology in Malawi
Researchers studied the impact of the gender of communicators on the effects of a program to train farmers to communicate information on agricultural technology to other farmers. While there was no gender gap in communicators’ ability to acquire, retain, and use the information about the technology, other farmers were less willing to learn from female communicators. In spite of this, other farmers learned just as much about the technology and experienced similar farm yields when the communicator role was reserved for women.
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Institutionalizing a culture of evidence-informed policymaking in Tamil Nadu
A long-standing partnership between the Government of Tamil Nadu and J-PAL in India has helped institutionalize the use of evidence in decision making and build a culture of evidence-informed policymaking.
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mHealth Innovations for Child Health Service Delivery: Challenges and Solutions
In this webinar, J-PAL South Asia will bring together researchers, government stakeholders, and donors who will share insights on delivering interventions through mHealth platforms such as India's National Health Mission's Auxiliary Nurse Midwife Online application and the associated Reproductive...
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