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Morocco Innovation and Evaluation Lab
The Morocco Innovation and Evaluation Lab aims to foster development in Morocco by ensuring that policy is informed by rigorous scientific evidence and research is translated into action.
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Margaret McConnell
Margaret McConnell is Associate Professor of Global Health Economics at the Harvard School of Public Health. Her current research combines behavioral economics with field and laboratory experiments to design and evaluate policies to change health and financial behaviors.
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Josefa Aguirre
Josefa Aguirre joined J-PAL LAC in 2012 and holds a master’s degree in Economics from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. She is currently working on an evaluation of the Subvencion Escolar Preferencial program, which provides schools with extra subsidies for vulnerable children.
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Zineb Makine
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Improving Educational Outcomes through Online Tutoring during Schools Closures in Italy during the Covid-19 Outbreak
Researchers designed a free online tutoring program delivered by volunteer university students to test whether it could mitigate the effects of school closures during the COVID-19 outbreak. They found that the program had a positive outcome on students' learning outcomes, socio-emotional skills, and psychological well-being.
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Leveraging Technology to Incentivize Student Effort in India
Using a technology-based math curriculum, researchers evaluated the impact of different incentive types—rewarding continuous effort in the classroom versus rewarding test performance—on student learning. Results indicate that effort-based incentives can be a more effective and cost-effective way of improving learning than incentives focused on test scores.
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Teaching Girls Negotiation Skills in Zambia
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Parent Empowerment Through Primary School Community Grants in Niger
Researchers examined the short-term responses of a grant to school committees and find that overall, parents increased participation and responsibility, but these efforts did not improve overall school quality. Enrollment at the lowest grades increased and school resources improved, but teacher absenteeism increased, and there was no impact on test scores.
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Jamein Cunningham
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