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Edivaldo Constantino
Edivaldo Constantino is J-PAL LAC’s Manager for the Jobs and Opportunity Initiative Brazil (JOI Brazil).
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Jeanne Lafortune
Jeanne Lafortune is a Full Professor in the Department of Economics at Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile. Her primary fields of interest are labor and development economics, with a particular interest in family economics.
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André Mancha
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Anubhav Agarwal
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Addressing Menstrual Stigma and Hygiene to Improve Education and Psychosocial Well-Being among Adolescent Girls in Madagascar
Researchers evaluated the impact of a program addressing constraints related to hygiene infrastructure and access to sanitary products while addressing social stigma around menstruation, on girls’ learning and psychosocial well-being in Madagascar. The program led to improvements in academic learning outcomes and anxiety. Reduction in stigma and improvements in observed hygiene behaviors were larger in schools with peer leaders who were identified, trained, and coached to address these harmful social norms.
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Handwashing and Behavior Change in Bangladesh
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of an edutainment intervention at schools and the provision of handwashing resources at home on handwashing at school and at home. These findings suggest that encouraging behavior change in one setting may crowd out like behavior in another setting.
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Fatima Vakil
Fatima Vakil is a Senior Operations Associate (Research) for J-PAL North America.
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Inès Ake
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J-PAL North America Evidence for Climate Action Project
Through the Evidence for Climate Action Project, J-PAL North America aims to generate evidence to identify and advance equitable, high-impact policy solutions to climate change in the United States. J-PAL North America will convene an influential network of government leaders, academic researchers...