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The Impacts of Mental Health Treatment on Productivity in India
Researchers evaluated the impact of providing depression treatment and economic assistance on mental health and economic behavior in peri-urban communities near Bangalore, India. Treatment reduced depression severity, a benefit that persisted when paired with light-touch livelihoods assistance, but did not increase productivity, work time, or earnings.
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J-PAL Africa Evaluating Social Programs Course
The J-PAL Africa Evaluating Social Programs Course will provide a thorough understanding of randomized evaluations and pragmatic step-by-step training for conducting one’s own evaluation.
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The Impact of Personalized Information on Informed School Choice in Chile
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to measure the impact of an information program on parental school choice and long-term student achievement. They found that the intervention shifted household school choices of those who were not enrolled before the intervention toward establishments with higher average test scores, higher value add, higher prices, and schools that tend to be further from their homes.
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Importancia de la evidencia para el diseño y mejora de programas que favorecen la agencia de las mujeres
En el evento se presentará tanto la relevancia de identificar el efecto de las políticas públicas como evidencia de programas que han tenido impacto en distintas dimensiones de la vida de las mujeres y sus comunidades (económicas, laborales, educativas, de salud, movilidad) que son de relevancia...
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African Scholar Spotlight: Dr. Japheth Awiti Osotsi Stanley
In this post, Carlos Guzman, finance and operations manager at J-PAL Global, spoke with Dr. Japheth Awiti Osotsi Stanley, a lecturer in the School of Economics at the University of Nairobi. Japheth’s primary research interests relate to human capital, labor markets, health, and poverty alleviation.
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Invited Researchers
Invited researchers are an important element of J-PAL’s effort to increase the number of high-quality randomized evaluations that identify the most effective approaches to reducing poverty and improving lives worldwide.
Evaluation
A Multifaceted Approach to Increase Women’s Empowerment in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Researchers evaluated a multifaceted program for women experiencing extreme poverty in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a region facing protracted conflict. The intervention had positive and enduring effects on women’s consumption, employment, finances, and empowerment, and small positive impacts on health outcomes.
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Agricultural productivity and labor: Evidence and open questions for researchers
This blog offers insights and proposes questions on how farmers in Kenya can best utilize household and hired labor, in addition to agricultural technologies.
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Respondiendo a los desafíos educativos usando evidencia
La pandemia del Covid-19 ha tenido efectos inmensos en los resultados educacionales de los estudiantes en el mundo. Como parte de la celebración de su aniversario n°20, J-PAL reúne en este encuentro a autoridades gubernamentales y personas expertas en educación para discutir cómo puede ayudar la...
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J-PAL Europe launches IDEE to advance evidence generation and use in the French education system
This blog discusses the conference hosted by J-PAL Europe and IDEE in November 2022, which aimed to bring together stakeholders—primarily policymakers, practitioners, and researchers—and increase understanding about how impact evaluations can be used in education settings.
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Access to childcare to improve women’s economic empowerment
Access to childcare can increase women’s employment outcomes by enabling their labor force participation, shift to more desirable work, or increase the productivity in their businesses. However, in cases where there are additional barriers to working outside the home, childcare may not be sufficient...
Evaluation
The Value of Communication for Mental Health
Researchers used a randomized evaluation to measure the impact of providing mobile calling credits to low-income adults on well-being outcomes in Ghana. Overall, the mobile credit intervention increased the ability for individuals to meet unexpected communication needs, particularly when delivered in installments, leading to meaningful improvements in mental health and modest decreases to domestic violence.