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J-PAL @j-pal.bsky.social · 2d

🌱 Do you work in #ESG or #CSR and want to incorporate more evidence-based planning and decision-makig into your work? Enroll in our free, virtual #EvaluatingSocialPrograms course to learn how randomized evaluations can be used to inform corporate social impact.

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J-PAL @j-pal.bsky.social · 8d

Last week at #ClimateWeekNYC, we hosted an interactive session at the @MIT Innovation Showcase- presenting new research that is accelerating effective and equitable solutions at the nexus of climate and poverty alongside our MIT colleagues. Thanks to everyone who stopped by!

J-PAL @j-pal.bsky.social · 16d

⭐ Calling all civil servants! ⭐ Enroll in J-PAL’s free, online #EvaluatingSocialPrograms course to learn how to use randomized evaluations to strengthen the culture of evidence use in your organization.
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J-PAL @j-pal.bsky.social · 19d

🌍 J-PAL at #UNGA80: Next week, our teams are bringing rigorous evidence to the UN General Assembly high-level meetings in NYC. We'll be in conversation on ✨ Youth employment 🌱 Climate-smart agriculture 🤖 AI innovations 💰 Cash transfers for refugees 🏭 Emissions reduction at scale. See you there!

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J-PAL @j-pal.bsky.social · 20d

“Not only don’t people work less when they are guaranteed an income, they might actually put in more effort.” –Abhijit Banerjee & Esther Duflo in a new WSJ essay exploring evidence on cash transfers 🔗 https://www.wsj.com/economy/a-guaranteed-income-wont-stop-people-from-wanting-to-work-03c4ab31

Essay | A Guaranteed Income Won’t Stop People From Wanting to Work

Economists worry that a ‘universal basic income’ would make recipients lazier. Data from programs around the world suggests the opposite is true.

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J-PAL @j-pal.bsky.social · 20d

Looking to advance your career in development economics or public policy? The DEDP MicroMasters offers flexible online courses taught by MIT faculty, including our co-founders Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo. Enroll now to join this semester: https://bit.ly/4gkbCd7

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DEDP MicroMasters | Why Choose the Data, Economics, and Design of Policy MicroMasters Program?

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J-PAL @j-pal.bsky.social · 21d

Join us in J-PAL's free, online #EvaluatingSocialPrograms course and check out our new Evidence to Policy module, highlighting some of the key pathways to scaling effective programs around the world. 🌍 Enroll today: https://bit.ly/3VHBfLa

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J-PAL @j-pal.bsky.social · 22d

⏰ Launching today! Interested in building your evaluation toolkit? Enroll in J-PAL’s free, self-paced Evaluating Social Programs online course on @MITxCourses to learn how to measure social impact. 🔗 Link: https://bit.ly/3VHBfLa

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J-PAL @j-pal.bsky.social · 23d

If people receive a basic income via unconditional cash, will they stop working? In a new essay, Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo unpack how a basic income helps people work more, not less. @wsj.com 🔗 https://www.wsj.com/economy/a-guaranteed-income-wont-stop-people-from-wanting-to-work-03c4ab31

Essay | A Guaranteed Income Won’t Stop People From Wanting to Work

Economists worry that a ‘universal basic income’ would make recipients lazier. Data from programs around the world suggests the opposite is true.

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J-PAL @j-pal.bsky.social · 24d

🚨 New opportunity for PhD students in dev econ! Join Rema Hanna, Ben Olken & others in the J-PAL network for a deep dive into social protection research and policy in an upcoming BREAD–IGC Virtual PhD Course.

🌍 Register: https://www.theigc.org/events/bread-igc-virtual-phd-course/social-protection

BREAD-IGC virtual PhD course on social protection 2025

Join the BREAD-IGC virtual PhD course 2025 to deepen your understanding of social protection challenges and policies.

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J-PAL @j-pal.bsky.social · 25d

🚀 Calling all policymakers, program implementers, and M&E pros! J-PAL’s free, self-paced #EvaluatingSocialPrograms course launches September 16. Learn how to design randomized evaluations and use evidence to measure what works.

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J-PAL @j-pal.bsky.social · 26d

An updated working paper finds that small cash transfers to mothers in India led to healthier diets for their children, more food for the whole family, better childhood development, and improved gender equity in the household. 🔗 Check it out: https://www.nber.org/papers/w32093

Maternal Cash Transfers for Gender Equity and Child Development: Experimental Evidence from India

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

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J-PAL @j-pal.bsky.social · 28d

🎓 Interested in earning a certificate in our #ESP online course on rigorous impact evaluation? Enroll today for free or upgrade using code SKILLSMITX25 by September 10 for 30% off of your certificate.

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Caroline Krafft @ckrafftc.bsky.social · Sep 3

"The biggest barriers to employment were not financial or logistical. They were invisible but powerful: deeply held social norms and family expectations that quietly shaped every decision." New blog from @j-pal.bsky.social MENA #EconSky

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When childcare subsidies and employment services are not enough: How social norms shape women's choices in Egypt

How do we ensure we are addressing the correct barriers to women's empowerment in Egypt? This blog unpacks why childcare might not be the right solution to supporting women's employment and increasing...

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J-PAL @j-pal.bsky.social · 28d

Does care quality change when doctors meet patients by phone vs. in person?

A new @nber.org study by J-PAL affiliate @pgertler.bsky.social & coauthors finds:

📌 Telemedicine = higher quality for respiratory cases
📌 Comparable quality for malaria

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J-PAL @j-pal.bsky.social · Sep 8

How can better policies help ⬇️ pollution and ⬆️ clean air? Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4ngypStlFg #CleanAirDay

Air and Water Labs | Partnering with governments for evidence-informed clean air and water solutions

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J-PAL @j-pal.bsky.social · Aug 26

How can data-driven insights transform public service? Hear from Davi Augusto Oliveira Pinto, a diplomat with decades of experience and a current MIT #DEDP master’s student:

Better public service with data

Davi Augusto Oliveira Pinto, a student in MIT's master's in Data, Economics, and Design of Policy program, wants to help policymakers make informed choices to improve people’s lives.

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J-PAL @j-pal.bsky.social · Aug 25

💡Curious about how the DEDP MicroMasters Program can help you design evidence-based policies to reduce poverty? Join our webinar on August 26 at 9:00 am ET to hear from the program team, ask questions, and learn how to earn an online credential: buff.ly/EXcxGcm

J-PAL @j-pal.bsky.social · Aug 22

🎓 Take the next step in your career in development economics and public policy. The DEDP MicroMasters Program provides hands-on training in designing randomized evaluations and data analysis. Join our webinar on August 26 at 9:00 am ET to learn more: buff.ly/EXcxGcm

J-PAL @j-pal.bsky.social · Aug 12

We’re on Instagram! 🎉

Follow J-PAL to explore how we and our partners are working to reduce poverty through evidence-informed policy, now through a more visual lens.
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J-PAL @j-pal.bsky.social · Jul 31

Our team is growing 📈 Join the UM6P J-PAL Agricultural Lab for Africa (UJALA) in Morocco as a (Senior) Policy Associate! UJALA works to improve small-scale farmers’ food security, productivity, and profitability, and the associate plays a key role in this mission. See more and apply:

(Senior) Policy Associate - UJALA Rabat, Morocco - J-PAL Global | The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) is a global research center working to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence. Anchored by a network of more than…

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J-PAL @j-pal.bsky.social · Jul 30

Rigorous research is possible in complex, conflict-affected settings—and it's already helping shape more effective humanitarian & development responses.

A new blog for #TheEvidenceEffect shares findings to guide action & protect the most vulnerable: buff.ly/jPpkoU2

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J-PAL @j-pal.bsky.social · Jul 29

As foreign aid faces cuts, where does global development go next?

J-PAL’s Global Executive Director Iqbal Dhaliwal shares how strategic philanthropy, coalitions, and evidence can help us navigate the shifting landscape.

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Iqbal Dhaliwal on Building Better Aid Systems | Podcast Episode on RSS.com

Iqbal Singh Dhaliwal, the Global Executive Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), dives into the shifting landscape of global development as foreign aid faces cuts. He…

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J-PAL @j-pal.bsky.social · Jul 29

In a new interview with Libération, Nobel laureate and J-PAL Co-Founder Abhijit Banerjee discusses the importance of global aid. Read 👇

Abhijit Banerjee, prix Nobel : «Nous, économistes du développement, n’avons pas fait un assez bon travail pour dire haut et fort l’importance de l’aide»

Alors que se termine la Conférence sur le financement du développement à Séville, rencontre avec le Prix Nobel d’économie, spécialiste du développement, qui alerte sur les tragédies humanitaires à…

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J-PAL @j-pal.bsky.social · Jul 26

In a new op-ed, Esther Duflo reminds us: “Development aid is not a waste of public money.”

📖 Read via @lemonde.fr :

Esther Duflo, Nobel laureate: 'Development aid is not a waste of public money'

OP-ED. As international solidarity wanes, the 2018 winner of the Nobel in Economics points out that development aid is not a mere crutch, but an investment: Increasingly strong research networks,…

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