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J-PAL updates
October 2021 South Asia Newsletter
In October 2021, J-PAL South Asia's quarterly newsletter focuses on how to get more people vaccinated and ways to combat urban diabetes.
Update
J-PAL updates
October 2021 Newsletter
In the October 2021 Newsletter, we examine changes in philanthropic priorities during the pandemic, celebrate our second cohort of graduates from the joint J-PAL/MIT master's program, and highlight a new blog series for J-PAL Southeast Asia on empowering women through digital financial services.
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Nabajit Malakar
Nabajit is an illustrator and graphic designer with over 10 years of experience in the social development sector.
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Rohit Reddy Takkala
Rohit Reddy Takkala is a Research Associate at J-PAL South Asia where he is working on Machine learning/Data Mining Techniques for improving GST collection in collaboration with the Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
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Shruthi Ramesh
Shruthi is a Research Associate with the Payments and Governance Research Program at JPAL South Asia.
Blog
Seri Blog IFII: Pemberdayaan perempuan melalui layanan keuangan digital inklusif
Pemberdayaan perempuan merupakan salah satu tujuan penting layanan keuangan digital inklusif. Seringkali kebutuhan keuangan perempuan belum dapat dipenuhi oleh produk-produk keuangan yang ada, sehingga kendali mereka terhadap berbagai keputusan keuangan menjadi terbatas. Oleh karena itu, layanan dan...
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Applying Behavioral Insights to Design Low-Income Insurance Policies in Pakistan
This evaluation tested whether offering insurance policies that required enrollment at different group levels mitigated the risk of individuals who are more likely to need health insurance being more likely to purchase policies. When allowed to purchase insurance at the individual level, those most likely to require health care were disproportionately more likely to purchase insurance, but offering policies that required larger groups (such as households) to enroll reduced this effect.
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Affiliate Spotlight: Marcella Alsan on her recent MacArthur Fellowship award and researching racial disparities in health
Marcella Alsan, economist, physician, and Co-Chair of J-PAL’s US Health Care Delivery Initiative, was recently selected as a recipient of a 2021 MacArthur Fellowship, in recognition of her work “investigating the role that legacies of discrimination and resulting mistrust play in perpetuating racial...
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Shashwata Nova
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Shikha Kumar
Shikha Kumar is Communications Manager with C-LOP (Creating Learning Opportunities for Public Officials) at J-PAL South Asia.