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August 2021 Newsletter
In the August 2021 Newsletter, highlighted studies and programs that address Covid-19 challenges, the role of parental engagement in children's education, ways to address health worker absenteeism, how J-PAL affiliated professors are working to drive evidence-informed policymaking, and more.
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Strengthening randomized evaluations through incorporating qualitative research, Part 1
J-PAL North America reflects on using qualitative research methods in randomized evaluations, and summarize a few practical tips for those interested in integrating a qualitative approach into their studies.
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Strengthening randomized evaluations with qualitative research, Part 3: Creating moves to opportunity
In part three of our qualitative research blog series on incorporating qualitative research into randomized evaluations, we learn more about how researchers conducting the Creating Moves to Opportunity (CMTO) project embedded qualitative research methods into their study and what factors made...
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Strengthening randomized evaluations with qualitative research, part 4: Oregon health insurance experiment
For the final part of our blog series on incorporating qualitative research into randomized evaluations, we spoke with Associate Professor of Social Work and co-author of the Oregon Health Insurance experiment, Heidi Allen, about how in-depth interviews with study participants helped the research...
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Messages from healthcare workers delivered over Facebook reached millions, reducing 2020 holiday travel and Covid-19 spread
A randomized evaluation of a nationwide information campaign on Facebook found that short messages from physicians and nurses had a significant impact on reducing holiday travel and decreasing subsequent Covid-19 infection rates. Researchers found that the campaign, which reached almost 30 million...
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Davis Heniford
Davis Heniford is a Senior Education Associate at J-PAL, where he works on the MITx MicroMasters in Data, Economics, and Development Policy (DEDP).
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Shirley Redroban
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Karla Petersen O Farrill
Karla Petersen O’Farrill is an Evidence to Scale Manager at J-PAL Global, where she supports the organization’s efforts to enhance evidence use, and the adoption at scale of evidence-based policies and programs.
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Gender inequality: What really needs to change?
In an op-ed for the India Development Review, J-PAL SA's Anna Rego and Shagun Sabarwal argue that policies and programs must change restrictive gender norms in order to meaningfully impact the lives of women and girls.
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Daniela Aizencang
Daniela Aizencang is a Research Manager at J-PAL LAC where she works on microcredit interventions with Fondo Esperanza.
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Emily Owens
Emily Owens is a professor in the department of criminology, law and society at the University of California, Irvine.
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Edivaldo Constantino
Edivaldo Constantino is J-PAL LAC’s Manager for the Jobs and Opportunity Initiative Brazil (JOI Brazil).