What drives inequality? How do we tackle climate change with evidence, not just opinions? 🌍 Nobel laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo guide you through the economics of our toughest global challenges. Explore with @mitxcourses.bsky.social - free and open to all: https://bit.ly/4q4tU5v

📈 Economic models offer practical tools for understanding how markets function and how resources are allocated. Ever wondered what really drives these decisions? Explore these foundations in Microeconomics with @mitxcourses.bsky.social Start learning today! https://bit.ly/4pO62Dg

🌍 Learn how data and evidence can inform solutions to persistent poverty in the free-to-audit course The Challenges of Global Poverty with @mitxcourses.bsky.social. Explore poverty traps, microfinance, education, and the role of markets—enroll today! https://bit.ly/4q0SGnj

Join us *tomorrow,* Dec 11 at 8:30am EST for a webinar on lessons from scaling up education programs 💡 Speakers from J-PAL, Teaching at the Right Level Africa, UNICEF, and govt will share lessons on navigating implementation of TaRL inspired curricula. Register 🔗: https://bit.ly/4a0e0EF

🌍 How do markets—and prices—decide who gets what in a world of scarcity? Explore the principles of microeconomics with @mitxcourses.bsky.social and learn the models that shape real-world decision-making. Enroll today! https://bit.ly/4pO62Dg

Does timing matter for disaster relief? New @nber.org study by J-PAL affiliate Gregory Lane & coauthors finds: Cash within days of floods → better food security & well-being vs. same cash months later. Read the paper featuring evidence from #Bangladesh & #Nepal: https://bit.ly/3XBHWPU

Early childhood programs in Indonesia—and many other countries—face gaps in access, quality, & delivery. Earlier this year, policymakers & practitioners met to discuss how a systems-based strategy can help strengthen these programs. Read more about three key levers of change ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4oXRWix

How are parents embracing AI tools for their kids? A new @nber.org study by J-PAL affiliates Leonardo Bursztyn, Christopher Roth & coauthors finds: Social pressure drives AI adoption. Read the paper: https://bit.ly/4pasJ46

How can life skills programs that support girls’ confidence, education, and decision-making be scaled effectively? A recent post on the J-PAL blog draws lessons from research and policy dialogue across Africa. 📖 Read more: https://bit.ly/3JJKZlR

When expanding a social program, maintaining impact at scale is hard. What if it wasn’t? In our new guest post on @j-pal.bsky.social, we share how 12 iterative A/B tests helped us optimize phone-based tutoring, boosting effectiveness and cutting costs. Read: povertyactionlab.org/blog/11-20-2...

📢 Nobel laureate and our co-gounder Abhijit Banerjee will be at @NYUAbuDhabi next Monday, Nov 24 for a conversation reflecting on Poor Economics fifteen years after its publication. In Abu Dhabi? Register now! https://bit.ly/43Ew03u

In a new J-PAL guest blog, @youthimpactorg.bsky.social shares how running 12 iterative A/B tests helped optimize a tutoring program—finding that one test doubled the program's effectiveness. Read more about using iterative A/B tests to refine a program: https://bit.ly/4oOBfpA

Join Nobel laureate and J-PAL Co-Founder Abhijit Banerjee at NYU Abu Dhabi on 🗓️ Nov 24 as he provides a look at the shifting landscape of poverty research—and what the future may hold. 🔗 Register: https://bit.ly/43Ew03u

Can AI improve workplace efficiency without exacerbating inequality? In the second post in our AI blog series, we explore the possibilities and limitations of AI tools for workers and businesses, and outline urgent questions for future research. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4oH3uGR

📢 A new evidence-to-policy case study shows how changes to brick manufacturing helped informal workers reduce coal use and pollution while boosting profits in #Bangladesh. Now, it’s scaling across the country—and aims to scale beyond. 🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/4ozmGpR

🌾 J-PAL at #COP30: Join us tomorrow for a panel with @cgiar.org#COP30on making markets work for farmers who face increased climate risk 🔗 Register to attend in person or stream it live here: bit.ly/4i0R4an

Don’t miss your chance to join J-PAL’s free, self-paced #EvaluatingSocialPrograms course before it closes in early December. Learn how to design randomized evaluations and use evidence to measure impact 🎓 Enroll by Dec 2: https://bit.ly/3VHBfLa

📚 How can playful math games transform foundational learning? Every Child Counts bridges intuitive math skills and formal learning, building on decades of research. 🔗 Explore J-PAL South Asia's new implementation toolkit to see how it’s scaling through NGOs & governments: https://bit.ly/3WSFdkU

Tutoring school children is effective, but hard to scale. Researchers @noamangrist.bsky.social, @ccullen.bsky.social, & @janicalapati.bsky.social used a novel A/B testing approach to enhance cost-effectiveness and scalability of a program in Botswana. 🔗 Read the new paper: https://bit.ly/3WYniJn

📢 J-PAL's Crime and Violence Initiative Scholars Program offers researchers at universities in LMICs support for randomized evaluations that focus on preventing, mitigating, and responding to the effects of crime and violence. Applications are open until Nov 5—learn more: https://bit.ly/3SvNcTb

J-PAL's Crime and Violence Initiative is funding new evaluations led by researchers based at universities in low- and middle-income countries through the CVI Scholars Program. 🔗 Learn more and apply by November 5: https://bit.ly/3SvNcTb

🚨 New from J-PAL Africa: During South Africa’s Covid lockdown, a cash transfer program was scaled rapidly to support millions—using research to guide real-time decisions. How did it happen? 🎥 Watch the short video: bit.ly/47aii9y

Applications for MIT's Master’s in Data, Econ, and Design of Policy program open in November! 🗓️ Learn everything you need to know—join us for a webinar *tomorrow* Oct 22 at 9 AM ET. Professor Sara Ellison and the team will be live to answer your questions. Register: https://bit.ly/3J6hAlD

How can can evidence from a successful program in one country be applied in another? 🎥 Watch a new video from J-PAL Africa on how researchers and policymakers in #SouthAfrica used evidence from #Kenya to inform their pandemic response: 🎬 https://bit.ly/47aii9y

Interested in building your skills in impact evaluation but don't have the time or money to enroll in a full-time class? You can complete J-PAL’s free, online course (led by MIT professors!) on #EvaluatingSocialPrograms on your own schedule. https://bit.ly/3VHBfLa

Curious about the DEDP master’s program at MIT? Join our webinar on October 22 at 9 AM EST with MIT Prof Sara Ellison! 🗓️ Get insights on admissions, funding, and the two program tracks. Register: https://www.povertyactionlab.org/event/webinar-admissions-dedp-masters-program-mit

In case you missed it—we just launched the Emissions Markets Accelerator (EMA) with EPIC at the University of Chicago! 🌏 EMA will help governments design & implement cap-and-trade markets to cut pollution while driving growth. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4gUGnWi #ClimateAction #EvidencetoPolicy

🌱 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. https://bit.ly/3VHBfLa

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!

⭐ 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. https://bit.ly/3VHBfLa

🌍 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!

“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

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 https://bit.ly/3VLkUFn

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

⏰ 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

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

🚨 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

🚀 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. https://bit.ly/3VHBfLa

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

🎓 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. https://bit.ly/3VHBfLa

"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 www.povertyactionlab.org/blog/8-27-25...

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 📄 https://bit.ly/4m3kG7f

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

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:

💡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

🎓 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

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. 📍 buff.ly/wJen3iT

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:

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

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. 🎧 Listen via RSS.com: