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Covid Dialogues: Cash Grants to Support Female Entrepreneurs
Women-led small businesses and informal workers were particularly vulnerable to shocks from the Covid-19 pandemic, and many did not have access to government relief programs. One solution may be unconditional cash transfers to help vulnerable communities withstand shocks and improve economic...
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Anand Shukla
Anand Shukla joined the Odisha office of J-PAL South Asia at IFMR as a Research Manager in September 2015. He is currently working on two randomized evaluation projects that fall under the broader category of health.
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Register for Covid Dialogues: Cash Grants to Support Female Entrepreneurs
Register for J-PAL’s upcoming webinar, Covid Dialogues: Cash Grants to Support Female Entrepreneurs, on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 9:00am ET / 4:00pm EAT.
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Mairelys Domínguez
Mairelys Domínguez Pichardo is a Project Associate at J-PAL LAC where she helps manage the implementation of training courses and workshops, and also supports the coordination of logistics for events organized by J-PAL LAC.
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Alicia Campos
Alicia Campos Rodríguez is a Senior Finance and Administration Associate at J-PAL LAC where she supports the lab's financial and operational responsibilities.
Project
The Effects of Providing Post-training Assistance to Participants in Skill Development Programs amid the Covid-19 Crisis
Researchers conducted phone surveys with participants in skill development programs to identify students’ livelihood-related requirements after the onset of the pandemic. Data was collected on students’ employment status before and during the lockdown, migration status, challenges faced in searching...
Blog
Creating learning opportunities all along the bureaucratic ladder
Siddarth Pandit explains how Creating Learning Opportunities for Public Officials (C-LOP), hosted by J-PAL South Asia, seeks to transform the Indian state’s execution capacity by helping government organizations and officials acquire and improve upon the requisite skills to be successful in their...
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J-PAL updates
February 2021 North America Newsletter
The February edition of J-PAL North America's monthly newsletter highlights the fifth round of State and Local Innovation Competition proposals, evidence for boosts in Earned Income Tax Credit, and research on the relationship between physical activity and mental health.
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Diego Escobar Salce
Diego Escobar joined J-PAL LAC in 2015 and holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He is currently working on an evaluation examining the impact of providing information to parents and students about vocational education schools' academic and labor...
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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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Ajay Sharma
Ajay Sharma joined J-PAL South Asia in September 2014 as Senior Administrative Associate, where he overlooks the administration and effective functioning of the Delhi office and provides support to research projects based in North and North West India.
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Alejandro Saenz Zunino
Alejandro Saenz joined J-PAL LAC as a Research Associate in 2014 and holds a master's degree in Economics from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He is currently working on an evaluation of the “Subvención Escolar Preferencial” program, which provides extra subsidies for schools attended by...
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J-PAL updates
February 2021 Newsletter
In the February 2021 Newsletter, we highlight the effect of Covid-19 on women's work, the King Climate Action Initiative's inaugural funding competition, and the potential of Computer-Assisted Learning technology to rebuild students’ foundational skills after the pandemic.
Research resource
Real-time monitoring and response plans: Creating procedures
When an unintended change arises in a study of a social program or policy, there is often a limited window during which to address it. Systematic monitoring plans can equip researchers and program staff to detect changes and make course corrections in real time if elements of the study deviate from...