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From RCT data to survey instruments: how to find what you need on the J-PAL Dataverse

This post is the first in a two-part series to highlight both why and how to use the J-PAL Dataverse. The goal of this first post is to provide a user-friendly guide to access our data, and a starter menu of use cases of data from randomized control trials (RCTs) for students, researchers, teachers...
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Investing in students early: The effects of a STEM pipeline program for underrepresented high school students

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The research team behind a rigorous, long-term evaluation of a STEM program for high schoolers discusses their new working paper & key findings, including a significant increase in graduation rates for program participants.
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Affiliate Spotlight: Sandip Sukhtankar on his path to becoming a economist and the value of interdisciplinary collaboration

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Sandip Sukhtankar is an associate professor of economics at the University of Virginia. He serves on the board of J-PAL’s Digital Identification and Finance Initiative in Africa (DigiFI Africa) and co-directs the Payments and Governance Research Program (PGRP) hosted at J-PAL South Asia. Sandip’s...
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Lessons from gender-sensitive police reform in India: A Q&A with Sandip Sukhtankar on his new paper in Science

J-PAL affiliate Sandip Sukhtankar shares learnings, policy insights, and scaling plans related to a large-scale evaluation of gender-sensitive police reforms in Madhya Pradesh, India, published in July 2022 in Science.
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Mejorando el acceso a las microfinanzas en Chile: Lecciones de una sólida colaboración con Fondo Esperanza

Durante 4 años, la institución microfinanciera chilena Fondo Esperanza ha fortalecido una estrecha colaboración con la afiliada a J-PAL Natalia Rigol, el afiliado a J-PAL Benjamin Roth, y su equipo de investigación. Un documento de trabajo publicado recientemente ha resultado de la fructífera...
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How government, academic, and nonprofit partners are working to evaluate a home visiting program in South Carolina to improve family health and wellbeing

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Jordan Desai (South Carolina Department of Health Human Services) ; William Thorland, (National Service Office for Nurse-Family Partnership and Child First); and Margaret McConnell (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health) discuss the rigorous evaluation of the Nurse-Family Partnership program in...
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J-PAL North America Staff Spotlight: Communications & Fundraising Team

This Staff Spotlight highlights three J-PAL North America team members who disseminate research results and encourage relationships with donors, policymakers, implementers, peer organizations, and researchers.
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Retos de implementación de una evaluación de impacto: El proyecto ATEMA en Puerto Rico

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Olgamary Rivera y Alina Amador discuten la implementación del programa de Aplicación de la Tecnología en la Enseñanza de las Matemáticas, ATEMA, en Puerto Rico.