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Students sitting as desks at J-PAL Africa’s 2022 Evaluating Social Programs course at the African School fof Economics in Abuja, Nigeria

Building skills to advance impact evaluation: J-PAL’s Evaluating Social Programs course

In this blog, we highlight two notable examples of how Evaluating Social Programs courses led to high-impact research and policy partnerships, while recognizing the impressive community of practice among course alumni around the world.
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In their own words: Female officers on the front lines of gender-targeted police reforms

J-PAL affiliated professor Sandip Sukhtankar (University of Virginia) and co-authors, in collaboration with the Madhya Pradesh Police Research and Training Department, conducted a randomised evaluation to test the impact of gender-targeted police reforms in the state of Madhya Pradesh in India.
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What the research says on improving women's economic agency and employment outcomes

In this blog, we summarize ongoing research and lessons from randomized evaluations funded by the Gender and Economic Agency (GEA) Initiative and the Jobs and Opportunity Initiative (JOI), which address open questions related to women’s work and economic empowerment.
Rows of houses in the Bay Area in California on a hill in the sunlight

BAE Incubator partner series, part five: Seeking systems-level change to address housing instability

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Homelessness in the United States is a pressing issue that requires increased research on effective strategies to address it and foster long-term housing stability. With grant funding from Google.org—Google’s philanthropic arm—the Bay Area Evaluation (BAE) Incubator supported Bay Area service...
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Advancing the Agenda in Girls' Education Research

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Girls’ education remains a global priority for donors and governments. Many researchers suggest that the research community should coalesce around a set of coherent research priorities to help close gender gaps in education. This article outlines some crucial next steps to advance the research...
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Laura Costica, J-PAL '14, on applying impact evaluations in humanitarian settings

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The Alumni Spotlight series highlights J-PAL alumni who are making an impact across industries and around the world. Formerly a research manager at J-PAL Africa, Laura Costica ‘14 now manages monitoring, learning, and evaluation at the IKEA Foundation. She describes her journey from J-PAL to the...
Mass Covid-19 vaccination center in Indonesia

Strengthening Covid-19 immunization demand: Lessons from existing evidence

J-PAL's Health sector co-chairs and staff discuss lessons from evidence for strengthening Covid-19 immunization demand.
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J-PAL Europe lance le programme IDEE afin de renforcer la production et l'utilisation des données probantes dans le système éducatif français

Ce billet de blog revient sur les temps forts de la conférence de lancement du programme IDEE organisée par le J-PAL Europe en partenariat avec le Ministère de l'Education nationale et de la Jeunesse en novembre 2022. Cet événement avait pour objectif de réunir les parties prenantes du monde de l...