Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo: Foreign aid can be effective without the US

Financial Times

Can international aid survive in a crumbling world order?

Okaz

Riyadh Humanitarian Forum: Sustainable and effective solutions to support vulnerable groups

The Brighter Side

Groundbreaking MIT study challenges common assumptions about sleep

Hindustan Times

AI can help fight tax fraud, but is not a silver bullet

The Times of India

How research on people's networks in villages won Stanford prof Indy Prize

The Economist

'The Traitors', a reality TV show, offers a useful economics lesson

Financial Times

Economist Abhijit Banerjee: ‘Good storytellers are very powerful’

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AI for social good

Outlook Business

Changemakers 2024: Pratham CEO Rukmini Banerji is a force for change

International Rescue Committee

USAID launches new collaboration with leading evidence organisations to improve agency cost-effectiveness

Les Echos

Esther Duflo: "I could never have won the Nobel Prize except at MIT"

Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health

Nobel laureate discusses ways to alleviate global poverty

Business Standard

Before announcing a big programme, the government should test it

The Irish Times

Rise of metascience: Turning science on itself

European Training Foundation

Dr Reham Rizk: Speaking truth to power to tackle poverty

The Hindu

Slew of MoUs announced at AI Summit

La Repubblica

L’economista i investigadora Mónica Martínez Bravo, nova consellera de Drets Socials

MIT News

Groundbreaking poverty alleviation project expands with new Arnold Ventures, J-PAL North America collaboration

Vox

The best plan to help refugees might also be the simplest

Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones

La ministra Saiz y el Nobel de Economía, Abhijit Banerjee, presentan los resultados del Laboratorio de Políticas de Inclusión

Route Fifty

The time is now: Harnessing rigorous evaluation in a post-ARPA America

MIT News

How a quantum scientist, a nurse, and an economist are joining the fight against global poverty

Vox

What if cancelling people’s medical debt doesn’t help them?

World Economic Forum

From paralympian to water security specialist: Meet the 2024 class of Young Global Leaders

MIT News

Q&A: Claire Walsh on how J-PAL’s King Climate Action Initiative tackles the twin climate and poverty crises

La Moncloa

La Comisión Europea respalda el Laboratorio de Políticas de Inclusión de España y se abre a estudiar vías de financiación para su continuidad

MarocHebdo

Pour un meilleur avenir de l’agriculture marocaine et africaine

Le Monde

Esther Duflo: 'We must compensate the world's poorest citizens and help them adapt to climate change'

The Washington Post

A revolution in helping Africa's poor: Cash with no strings attached

The Times of India

Sharbat times: Beyond just surviving ever hotter summers

Kazinform International News Agency

Nobel Laureate from MIT discusses poverty reduction strategies

Hindustan Times

Vet varsity conducts programme to enhance digital literacy

Opportunity Tracker

With a stipend of USD 15,000: Apply for the 2024 J-PAL’s MENA Scholars Fellowship

Oya Opportunities

J-PAL's MENA Scholars Fellowship 2024

Al-Fanar Media

J-PAL MENA Scholars Fellowship at the American University in Cairo

The Michigan Daily

Ross hosts Amy Finkelstein for talk on the American health care system

J-PAL

Lesson #2 | What not-to-do: Wisdom from years of trials (and errors)

Devex

Opinion: What it takes - and what's next - to build data for social impact

The Times of India

Cake love in the land of gulub jamun

Aol.

New report reveals the surprising benefit to economic recessions: They help you live longer

La Gaceta

Las potencias y una enorme “deuda moral” climática

Revista Forum

Nobel-winning economist estimates the world's moral debt to poor countries is worth 20 billion dollars

Al-Masry Al-Youm

The Ministry of Planning and Economic Development integrates the Egypt Impact Lab into the organisational structure of the National Authority for Governance

Financial Times

Esther Duflo: Rich world owes $500bn in ‘moral debt’ to poor countries

Tax Policy Center

Proposed: A global minimum tax on billionaires to mitigate the human costs of climate change

Climate Change News

Global billionaires tax to fight climate change, hunger rises up political agenda

Bloomberg

Nobel economist tells G-20 to slap climate tax on billionaires

Europa Press

The European Commission supports the Inclusion Policy Laboratory and looks for new ways to finance it

University of Cape Town News

UCT hosts Nobel laureate for lecture on universal basic income in the developing world

El País

Abhijit Banerjee, Nobel Prize in economics: ‘There are important things that cannot be solved just with a money transfer ’

Radio France

Réduire leur consommation d'eau, le défi des habitants du Cap pour éviter la catastrophe en 2018

Orissa Diary

Ministry of Rural Development signs MoU with J-PAL South Asia for technical assistance in inclusive development implementation under DAY NRLM

The New York Times

Paying off people’s medical debt has little impact on their lives, study finds

The Times of India

Lucknow lessons, and the maze of public relief

Hindustan Times

For its women, India must embrace science in policing

Financial Times

The surprising public health benefit of unemployment

The Foreign Service Journal

Framing the immigration issue

Kompas

Pembiayaan fiskal, dari mana uangnya?

J-PAL

J-PAL Africa, the City of Cape Town and Community Jameel launch new Water, Air and Energy Lab

Cape Town Today

Igniting a beacon of innovation: The launch of the WAE Lab in Cape Town

Independent Online

Excitement as Water, Air and Energy Lab launched in City

The Times of India

Education department set to enlist phone tutoring from Nobel laureates' NGO

Europa Press

Las jornadas 'Laboratorio Social' analizan el establecimiento de itinerarios de integración social desde la innovación

MIT Open Learning

Meet 8 MIT women faculty who teach MITx courses and lead cutting-edge research

Disca Media

Elma Saiz defiende que la inversión social en la UE debe reforzar la inclusión laboral de las personas con discapacidad

La Revista de la Seguridad Social

Elma Saiz: “Es un día histórico porque se reconoce en Europa que la inversión social impacta en la productividad y el crecimiento económico de la UE”

The Tribune India

PAU student gets J-PAL research fellowship

J-PAL

What not-to-do: Wisdom from years of trials (and errors)

Forbes

What’s wrong with the U.S. welfare state?

The New York Times

Why cash is better than expanded health insurance for the poor

The Salt Lake Tribune

Universal health coverage in Utah? One economist makes an argument for it

Forbes

Health insurance without health care

PR News Wire

Free training programmes for San Bernardino County caregivers address need for specialised skills on Alzheimer's care and climate-related emergency preparedness

Abidjan.net

Côte d’Ivoire /Evaluation des politiques publiques: Nialé Kaba lance la formation d’une quarantaine de fonctionnaires du pays

Agence Ivoirienne de Presse

Côte d’Ivoire-AIP/ 33 fonctionnaires bénéficient d’une formation en évaluation de politiques publiques

MIT News

Reflecting on COP28 — and humanity’s progress toward meeting global climate goals

The Conversation

Real-world experiments in messaging show that getting low-income people the help they need is more effective when stigma is reduced

Review Uzbekistan

Международные эксперты обсудили прогресс Узбекистана в борьбе с бедностью

J-PAL

Evaluating effectiveness and equity in climate mitigation and transportation policy: A webinar recap

MIT News

Reflecting on COP28 — and humanity’s progress toward meeting global climate goals

MIT News

Illustrating India’s complex environmental crises

India.com

Karnataka budget 2024: From Marusinchana scheme to JEE/NEET training programme; Here’s what education sector gets

The Wire

Solutions for Bengaluru traffic, bill for gig workers and more in Karnataka's budget

Eedina

ಈ ದಿನ ಸಂಪಾದಕೀಯ | ಬಜೆಟ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಭರ್ಜರಿ ಕೊಡುಗೆ; ಅನುಷ್ಠಾನಕ್ಕೂ ಇರಲಿ ಆದ್ಯತೆ

India Today

Karnataka budget: Rs 850 crores allocated for school infrastructure, details here

The Hindu

Karnataka budget: ‘Navu Manujaru’ to inculcate social harmony among students

Outlook India

Improving school infrastructure, programmes to improve learning outcomes announced In Karnataka budget

Les Echos

Esther Duflo, dans les pas de Daniel Cohen

UZ Daily

International experts discussed Uzbekistan’s progress in the fight against poverty

Innovations for Poverty Action

New humanitarian protection initiative will help reduce harm to people affected by conflict

The Times of India

Odisha government partners with J-PAL for evidence-based approach to policy formulation

The Times of India

J-PAL to power AP poverty alleviation progress

The Pioneer

Jharkhand Governor felicitates 625 women graduating out of extreme poverty

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The generalisability puzzle

Health Leaders

'Junk insurance' Part 2: Coverage and its discontents

el Periódico de España

Un laboratorio de evaluación de políticas para personas en exclusión y más cobertura del IMV: así son las prioridades de Inclusión

Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones

Elma Saiz talks to Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee about the use of scientific evidence to improve social policies

J-PAL

Humanitarian protection initiative

Infobae

Elma Saiz anuncia que crearán un laboratorio de evaluación de políticas dirigidas a acompañar a personas en exclusión

UOL

Brazilian study: Lower concentration of power in local elites boosts development

La Tercera

Columna de María Paz Arzola: No repetir los errores de la reforma educacional

Cryptopolitan

Herausforderungen in einer arbeitslosen KI-Gesellschaft, untersucht von MIT economist

EBRD Green Cities

6th of October becomes first city in Egypt to complete green city action plan

Livedoor

中国のグリーン低炭素モデル転換プランに世界が注目、「重要な役割果たしていく」と専門家

Libération

Les héritages de l’économiste Daniel Cohen, des «pavés contre les idées reçues»

La Tribune

L’hommage d’Esther Duflo à Daniel Cohen

The Times of India

One Chineej, many Chinas

BBC

Esther Duflo: 'Nobel Prize will be a megaphone'

Outlook India

Esther Duflo underscores social security for elderly

Nikkei Asia

AI 'work-free society' may not be happier, says Banerjee of MIT

Liberale

Shifra e ditës: 10 ekonomistët me më tepër ndikim, të cilët ndryshuan historinë e botës

MIT News

What to do about AI in health?

Depok

Optimalkan potensi masyarakat: Bansos berbasis sertifikasi untuk keunggulan di pasar kerja

Paris School of Economics

Esther Duflo, new president of the Paris School of Economics

Libération

La Prix Nobel Esther Duflo prend la tête de l’Ecole d’économie de Paris

Outlook India

From gender inclusivity to climate change: Art exhibition explores ways to popularise policy discourse

Antara

Kontribusi Nyata Programme Prakerja Menuju Indonesia 2045

The Print

Nobel laureates Abhijit Banerjee & Esther Duflo turn findings into fun – play, exhibition

J-PAL

Celebrating a decade of the AEA RCT registry

The New York Times

AI should be a tool, not a curse, for the future of work

Health Affairs

Embracing failure in health care delivery and learning from null results

Instituto de Economía

Graduación diplomado en evaluación de impacto de programas y políticas públicas 2023

India Express

Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo interview: ‘India’s policy frame is not focused on inequality’

J-PAL

J-PAL North America joins the Learning Engineering Virtual Institute to improve math outcomes for middle school students

L'Obs

Tribune | Les groupes de niveau au collège : choc ou précipitation ?

Digital Journal

How official health insurance numbers understate consumer risks

Challenges

Qui est Esther Duflo, la nouvelle présidente de Paris School of Economics ?

Le Monde

Esther Duflo, Prix Nobel 2019, va diriger l’Ecole d’économie de Paris

The Times of India

Cooking for comfort in a crisis time

The Times of India

Memories of ma, and the sweet melange of ghonto

Centre for Net Zero

Centre for Net Zero launches trial with eminent global research centre, J-PAL

World Finance

Is economics broken?

World Economic Forum

Seven experts attending Davos share what’s on the horizon for 2024

J-PAL

J-PAL announces new, multi-year training partnership in Côte d’Ivoire to increase use of rigorous evidence in national policies and programmes

Financial Times

Cash grants catch on in international development world

The Times of India

The promises of elusive maharanis, and no-strings-attached money

The Indian Express

Nobel Laureate: Not teaching, pouring into kids

The Indian Express

Nina Singh takes charge as CISF’s first woman chief

The Hindu

Trailblazing academician cop, Nina Singh, becomes first woman CISF DG

Hankyoreh

Interview | Korea should prioritise raising quality of life over indiscriminate growth, argue economists

The Indian Express

Decode politics: First floated in 2019, Congress brings back NYAY — what is it?

Forbes

U.S. healthcare system leaves far too many people underinsured

BNN Breaking

Two decades of J-PAL: Revolutionising development economics through evidence-based solutions

J-PAL

Affiliate spotlight: Gustavo J. Bobonis on advancing evidence generation and use in Puerto Rico

Hindustan Times

‘If we want to remove extreme poverty... we must match it with financing’

Mint

Pushing evidence-based policymaking for the poor

MIT News

Does “food as medicine” make a big dent in diabetes?

Needham Local

"Rebooting American healthcare" with Amy Finkelstein

Spectrum

J-PAL: 20 Years of Acting on Poverty

Zawya

Egypt: CBE, Planning Ministry collaborate on financial inclusion for ‘Decent Life’ initiative

Vox

The first results from the world’s biggest basic income experiment

The San Diego Union Tribune

County teams up with MIT to evaluate rent subsidy pilot program for seniors

The Economist

Giving the poor a wodge of cash is better than dripping it out

Business Insider

How universal basic income would work best — and it might not be monthly cash payments, a Nobel prize winner's new research suggests

The Washington Post

Opinion | Here's a realistic path to protecting the Amazon rainforest

Devex

Opinion: Ending extreme poverty is within reach. We can’t give up.

Capital

University of Edinburgh renews partnership with International Livestock Research Institute

Yahoo

Global leaders unite at the UAE Pavilion at COP28 to discuss powerful partnerships for sustainable food systems

Morocco World News

J-PAL, UM6P partner to launch agriculture lab in Morocco

MIT News

Rewarding excellence in open data

L'express

Comment savoir à qui donner ? Nos conseils pour être généreux et efficace, par Franck Ramus

MIT News

Meet the 2023 tenured professors in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

BBC

Madhur Jaffrey: The woman who gave the world Indian food

The Guardian

AI is coming for our jobs! Could universal basic income be the solution?

La Vie Eco

Écoles pionnières : Les enseignants ont démontré l’efficacité des nouvelles méthodes pédagogiques

UBS

Abhijit V. Banerjee: Can microfinance solve poverty?

Outlook India

Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee reveals his 'ultimate challenge'

The Times

Are the rich getting richer?

The Hindu

Women can make the world better

The Indian Express

Gold, school stipends: Cong refines its welfarism pitch from Nyay to now

Foreign Affairs

We’ve got you covered: Rebooting American healthcare

Foreign Affairs

The real Washington consensus

Trade Arabia

J-PAL launches new agriculture lab in Morocco

India Development Review

What it takes to replicate a gender equality programme

J-PAL

J-PAL and UM6P launch new agriculture research lab in Africa

The Washington Post

Looking for hope on the climate? Here’s where to start.

Zawya

Community Jameel Saudi concludes 7th edition of StartSmart competition

MIT News

J-PAL North America and Results for America announce 18 collaborations with state and local governments

The Times of India

Wet dhotis, satin shirts and pujor bhog

Zawya

New regional climate lab launched at Partnership development for climate adaptation in Arab States conference

South China Morning Post

Hong Kong Jockey Club’s philanthropy forum brings together global thought leaders to discuss solutions for fairer societies

Zawya

مؤتمر «تنمية الشراكة من أجل التكيف مع المناخ في الدول العربية» يشهد إطلاق مختبر مناخي إقليمي جديد لتعزيز الوصول إلى هواء نقي ومياه نظيفة

J-PAL

J-PAL South Asia and Community Jameel reaffirm their commitment to increase clean air and water access with the launch of SARWA

Le Temps

Esther Duflo: «La philanthropie ne doit pas se substituer aux gouvernements locaux»

Watani

وزيرة التخطيط تفتح مؤتمر“ الشراكة من أجل التكيّف مع تغيّر المناخ في الدول العربية”

Ahram Online

Egypt launches Climate Labs with J-PAL MENA

MENAFN

J-PAL MENA at AUC to co-host a regional conference on climate adaptation in Arab States

Hindustan Times

Replug: Women’s reservation bill will bridge gender gap in decision-making

The Times of India

Small bites and bit bets: The challenge of philanthropy

J-PAL

Reflecting on a decade of impactful research at J-PAL North America

Center for Effective Global Action, University of California Berkeley

Scaling up the impact of rainwater harvesting techniques on small-scale farming in Niger

Chicago Booth

Employer-sponsored healthcare aggravates US inequality

The Hindu

Nobel laureate Michael Kremer praises education reforms in Andhra Pradesh

India Today

How Gujarat plans to make air polluters pay

India Education Diary

Bringing together researchers and policymakers: New clean air and water labs for climate solutions

Buffalo News

Children hit hardest by the pandemic are now the big kids at school. Many still need reading help

Challenges

Vers un come-back de la prix Nobel d'économie Esther Duflo en France?

Center for Effective Global Action, University of California Berkeley

New open data platform to advance robust and comprehensive research in the agricultural sector

Stanford Walter H Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Centre

The market for healthcare in low-income countries

India Express

After Surat, emission trading scheme starts in Ahmedabad

Hindustan Times

Ahmedabad becomes second city in country to implement emissions trading scheme

Le Monde

Esther Duflo : « La lutte contre le réchauffement climatique est en retard de vingt ans par rapport à celle contre la pauvreté »

Libération

Esther Duflo : « Sur le fait d’aider les pauvres, nous sommes revenus à notre méfiance fondamentale »

Le Point

Esther Duflo: « la lutte contre la pauvreté a toujours été avec moi »

Télérama

L’économiste Esther Duflo : « Il existe déjà énormément de marges d’action pour lutter contre la pauvreté »

L'Humanité

Esther Duflo, prix Nobel d’économie : « Le sentiment qu’un pauvre l’est par sa faute est profondément ancré »

MIT News

Using social media to raise awareness of women's resources

The New York Times

The cookstove conundrum

The Economist

How cynical leaders are whipping up nationalism to win and abuse power

Bridge Detroit

Michigan school tutoring funds not likely until spring state officials say

The New Yorker

The poverty lab

The Asian Age

Who will be awarded the next Nobel Prize in Economics?

MIT News

New clean air and water labs to bring together researchers, policymakers to find climate solutions

J-PAL

A decade of empowering change: Celebrating 10 years of improving lives through evidence in Southeast Asia

The Times of India

Cultural capital, kabuli chana and college admissions

The Hill

Can the global air pollution crisis lead to effective climate action?

Aol.

US health care has been in crisis since Nixon–but J-PAL economist Amy Finkelstein may have found a way to radically disrupt it

J-PAL

Connecting Egyptian women to gender-based violence resources via social media during COVID-19

Boston Globe

Boston nonprofit develops app to bring literacy education to children in Central America

Al Dostor

'Al-Tadamun' implements advanced training courses to build the capacity of service providers in Beni Suef nurseries

Akhbar Al-Yom

Intensive training courses held in Beni Suef for developing children's public services

The New York Times

We’re already paying for universal health care. Why don’t we have it?

J-PAL

DEDP alumni spotlight: Pursuing research around the world while staying connected to the J-PAL community

The Washington Post

How to revitalise summers for teens and young adults

World Bank

Six questions with Tavneet Suri

Brookings Institute

Using information and communication technology to improve mental health in Africa

Radio France

Esther Duflo : "On assiste depuis 2019 à une globalisation des problèmes auxquels font face les plus pauvres"

Le Monde

Esther Duflo : « Plus on aide les gens, plus ils sont aptes à sortir de la trappe à pauvreté »

Le Devoir

Les «plombiers» de la science au secours du climat

The Times of India

Plov: A pulao goes to Samarkand

Le Temps

Esther Duflo, Prix Nobel d’économie: « Il n’existe pas de formule pour rendre un pays prospère »

Le Matin Maroc

L'UM6P lance l'école d'été dédiée aux méthodologies du développement

J-PAL

Empowering change-makers: The DEDP MicroMasters programme expands to include a new Public Policy Track and course

Center for Global Development

Will raising test scores in developing countries produce more health, wealth and happiness later in life?

Al-Jazirah

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) hosts a symposium in Paris to 20 years of fighting poverty

Monitor

Teaching at the right level to improve literacy and numeracy

Khaleej Times

Throwing good money after good

The Washington Post

Opinion | Cash transfers help more than the individual

Vital City

A time for work

The Print

Government has been counting India’s poor all wrong—it is ad hoc, arbitrary

Hindustan Times

Book Box | The secret lives of banks

Arab News

New J-PAL fellowship helps researchers fight poverty in MENA

The Chandler Foundation

J-PAL South Asia: Evidence-informed policy

La Tribune

Pacte financier mondial : « la leçon » du prix Nobel Esther Duflo aux pays riches

Project Syndicate

Throwing good money after good

Al-Jazirah

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) hosts a symposium in Paris to celebrate its 20th anniversary

J-PAL

Young researchers pursue Nobel Prize-winning approach to alleviating poverty in Middle East and North Africa with support from new fellowship

Zawya

Nobel-winning economist calls for climate tax as carbon costs lives

Al Riyadh

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab hosts a seminar in Paris

Zawya

J-PAL hosts colloquium in Paris in celebration of 20 years of fighting against poverty

The Hindu

Male-centric medicine is affecting women’s health

Manila Bulletin

Repurpose technology for public good, not just private profit

Al-Jazirah

J-PAL MENA at AUC launches a fellowship programme for young researchers in the development field

Alyaum

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab fellowship programme for young researchers in the field of development

Al Riyadh

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab launches a fellowship programme for emerging researchers in the field of development

Careers 360

Three universities picked to train 1 million Indian students in climate, health data work

Zawya

Young researchers pursue Nobel Prize-winning approach to alleviating poverty in Middle East and North Africa

Watani

Selection of the first J-PAL MENA Scholars at the American University in Cairo

The Hindu

India Data Capacity Accelerator launched to train 1 million Indians in climate and health data work

The Hindu Business Line

How the graduation approach is helping women out of ultra-poverty

The Times of India

Khichdi to Egyptian koshari, and the magic of food beyond borders

Islamic Development Bank

President Al Jasser addresses ISDB-Community Jameel side event on harvesting data

Yale News

At Yale, scholars and policymakers unite to improve state Medicaid program

Review Uzbekistan

Глобальная борьба с бедностью: опыт Узбекистана обсужден на международном Форуме в Ташкенте

New Age

BRAC partnering with Jameel Observatory-CREWSnet project

Le Monde

Julia Cagé et Vincent Pons, Prix du meilleur jeune économiste 2023

Zawya

How the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab has impacted 600 million lives in 20 years

Philanthropy News Digest

Wellcome awards USD 2.3 million for data skills education in India

Arab News

Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab helps 600m defeat poverty in 20 years

UZ Daily

Abhijit Banerjee: Uzbekistan shows other countries how to deal with poverty by example

Le Monde

Face à la crise climatique, la science économique sommée de se réinventer

NPR

What if AI could rebuild the middle class?

The Times of India

CM Mamata Banerjee proposes 'diploma doctors' for primary health centres

UZ Daily

Second international forum on combating poverty to be held in Tashkent

Review Uzbekistan

2nd international forum on poverty reduction to be held in Tashkent

Seva Mandir

Seva Mandir - Abhijit Banerjee: ‘Beyond Poverty Action'

UZ Daily

J-PAL Europe names Uzbekistan country of the month

VoxDev

How childcare empowers women

Mittal South Asia Institute

Abhijit Banerjee talks to Madhur Jaffrey about the subtleties of South Asian cooking

Candid

IKEA Foundation commits USD 10 million to IPA and J-PAL to study refugee work programmes

J-PAL

New Displaced Livelihoods Initiative will help advance sustainable livelihoods for displaced and host communities

Le Figaro

Charles Jaigu: « Le rattrapage des pays pauvres à l’arrêt »

The Hindu

Tamil Nadu government did not consult economic advisory council before it amended Factories Act: Jean Drèze

MIT Technology Review

Going digital makes aid programmes more effective

La Tribune

Esther Duflo: « Je ne vois rien de rationnel dans ce projet de réforme des retraites »

Capital

L’économiste Esther Duflo dézingue la réforme des retraites

MIT News

MIT PhD students honoured for their work to solve critical issues in water and food

Nouvelles du monde

Transformer l’économie des soins en modifiant les pratiques de travail de soins non rémunérés pour favoriser l’autonomisation des femmes

Global Issues

India's Bihar leads efforts to strengthen global poverty alleviation through South-South knowledge exchange

Business Standard

Shobhaa De's book oscillates between the sombre and serious and is delightful in its description of everything Bengali

Le Monde

Luc Behaghel, économiste : « L’immigration bénéficie au pays d’accueil »

The Week India

Shobhaa De on the economist who cooks and dances

The Economic Times

When the world revolves around cooking & eating: The foods that nourish and nurture Nobel laureates

Mid-day

Shobhaa De on why she chose to discuss food, not scandals, in her new memoir 'Insatiable'

FE News

Tutoring works on paper, how about in practice?​

J-PAL

J-PAL North America and Results for America launch support for state and local leaders to evaluate programs using federal recovery dollars

J-PAL

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

J-PAL

J-PAL at 20: Promoting more inclusive education in Italy

City AM

From international trade to interest rates, macroeconomics is in yet another tail spin

Dhaka Courier

What the world bank can do about climate change

The Print

33% of India’s youth aren’t in employment, education, or training. Most of them are women

The Hill

How states can promote food security as the public health emergency ends

Hechinger Report

Opinion: New federal funding alone won’t be enough to help students catch up in the classroom post pandemic

Simon Fraser University

Simon Fraser University announces 2023 honorary degree recipients

Free Press Journal

Bhopal: ‘Urja desk’ allows women to freely share issues with police

Business World

Power of thinking ‘small’: How small changes drive the big picture

Global Issues

BRAC International signs MoU with Rwanda to empower people in extreme poverty

Financial Times

Why insurance markets are a game of cat and mouse

STAT

J-PAL co-scientific director Amy Finkelstein recognised in 2023 STATUS List as a leader in life sciences

Al Moasher Al Ektesady

Egyptian Food Bank: Addressing the causes and repercussions of women's food insecurity

The Hindu

Easy money does not create a lazy poor: Abhijit Banerjee

New Straits Times

Research needs to produce beneficial impact to the society and nation

The Guardian

The big idea: Should governments run more experiments?

MIT News

How debit cards helped Indonesia’s poor get more food

India Today

The poor are not zombies, they have aspirations: Economist Abhijit Banerjee

Al Arabiya

Turkey, Egypt’s presidents among leaders to address UAE’s World Government Summit

J-PAL

Using evidence to inform decision-making: a recap from the global evidence for Egypt conference

Elaph

Fighting poverty with development policies informed by science, the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab has helped more than half a billion people by 2022

J-PAL

The next generation of rigorous education research: J-PAL launches the Learning for All Initiative

Daily Tribune

Education's changing face

J-PAL

J-PAL at 20: Reflecting on two decades of promoting evidence for impact in Europe

El Akhbar Gate

Egypt's Ministry of Planning receives Omani delegation to review joint cooperation and work of Egypt's Impact Lab

L'opinion

Esther Duflo éparpille la rénovation thermique façon puzzle

Le Soir

Les racines élémentaires d’Esther Duflo: «Je ne vois pas d’alternative à essayer d’avancer»

MIT News

“Every time I meet with her, I feel like I have wings"

Forbes

'Data for Social Transformation' association launched by 21 Japanese leaders, will the social security problem be solved?

The Hill

New governors can create vital policies by following the evidence

MIT News

Matthew Notowidigdo appointed co-scientific director of J-PAL North America

Passionate in Marketing

JICA commits to be a strong standing partner for India in its plans to strengthen the education system on International Education Day

Tech Economy

How financial innovation is moving the global money movement in Ghana

The Conversation

How to help UK households manage rising energy bills - and decarbonise at the same time

Herald Goa

It is time for a Goan military hero and a Nobel Laureate to speak

Gomhuria Online

Ministry of Planning and Economic Development reviews the Egyptian experience in rural development

World Economic Forum

Innovative approaches to policy making can speed climate progress. Lessons from Egypt.

The Times of India

No ifs and butts: New Year’s resolutions are hard to keep

Stockholm School of Economics

Nobel Laureates in economic sciences speakers at the Misum Forum

Hindustan Times

Family support, a critical pillar for women workers

Hindustan Times

Is efficiency the key for a sustainable energy policy in India?

The Times of India

Gujarat Pollution Control Board to start emission trading in Ahmedabad

The Hindu

Most cheques are for less than ₹20,000: survey

Global News Wire

BIC completes its ESG Impact Share Buyback programme and cancels shares

Citizen Matters

Surat showcases world’s first successful emission trading system

The New York Times

Balancing hope and despair in turbulent times

USAID

Administrator Power's remarks at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and Centre for Global Development co-hosted evidence forum: U.S. Policy impact in foreign aid and beyond

Libération

Quelle culture pour quel futur: Interview Transition écologique : «On attend des enfants qu’ils nous sauvent du marasme»

The Week India

Punjab Chief Secy reviews projects for institutionalisation of data and evidence-based approach to policies

Akhbar Al-Yom

Ministry of Planning and Economic Development reviews the work of the Egypt Impact Lab

Al Bayan

Mariam Almheiri: The repercussions of climate change directly affect the general health of people and the environment

Udaipur Times

Action beyond poverty: a discussion with Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee and Seva Mandir

Ahram Online

On-the-ground research must guide climate adaptation investments

Hindustan Times

No evidence that reservation leads to incompetence: Abhijit Banerjee

CNBC

In Conversation With Economist Abhijit Banerjee On The Fall Of Rupee, Recession & More | Digital

The Indian Express

Need smaller units of governance for democracy to work: Abhijit Banerjee

The Times of India

Aim for the amazing to bring in change, says Nobel Laureate

Telegraph India

Provide extra edge for India to become nation all aspires it to be, says Abhijit Banerjee at IIT-Delhi

Le Monde

« Quand un homme a faim, mieux vaut peut-être lui donner du poisson que de lui apprendre à pêcher »

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh government partners with Jameel Poverty Action Lab for evidence-based policymaking, effective welfare schemes

The Times of India

AP government signs MoU with J-PAL South Asia to design strategy for welfare scheme

The Washington Post

Rishi Sunak shows the growing influence of Indian talent in the West

Vox

Development programs don’t always work. Rachel Glennerster figures out how and why.

Egypt Today

More efforts required from private sector to enhance climate action: Mahmoud Mohieldin

Le Figaro

Esther Duflo: «La pauvreté n’est pas liée à une culture particulière»

Egypt Independent

Up to 5 million Egyptian families now benefit from ‘Takaful and Karama’ pensions

Ahram Online

Scientific solutions crucial to effectively finance combating climate change

Nature

Assessing social aid: the scale-up process needs evidence, too

Youm Al-Sabaa

A scientific symposium on climate change at the American University in Cairo in cooperation with UNICEF

Idea for India

The future of old times

Egyptian State Information Service

Planning Minister: Egypt to spend 2 trillion egyptian pounds on social protection programs in eight years

Watani

Egypt's Minister of Planning participates in the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York

Quartz

We already know what would solve most global development challenges

Hindustan Times

Nobel Prize 2019 winner Abhijit Banerjee - Five things to know

Le Soir

Esther Duflo: «Taxer les surprofits, pratiquer la sobriété: on peut déjà commencer par ça»

Hindustan Times

To stop stubble burning, a monetary incentive is key

8 World

Are the poor less rational than the rich when it comes to spending money?

MIT News

The economics of missed opportunities

The Hindu

The future of old times in India

The Wire

India must improve its standard of care to achieve universal healthcare

Asia & The Pacific Policy Society

Flexibility for women in Indonesia’s labour market

La Croix

Esther Duflo explain poverty to children

Traveller

What the world can learn from the Indian kitchen

Observer Research Foundation

Confronting air pollution by setting up carbon markets

Yale Economic Growth Center

Yale researchers collaborate with policymakers to reduce India’s industrial air pollution

The Times of India

World’s first emission trading scheme yields positive results

Channel Asia News

In conversation 2022/2023 - S1E7: Esther Duflo, Nobel Prize Economics

Libération

A series of children's books discussing poverty

J-PAL

Government of Odisha partners with Breakthrough and J-PAL South Asia to introduce gender equity program in 23,000 government schools in the state

Radio France

Esther Duflo, economist: "The war in Ukraine, the Covid crisis, add to fundamental crises"

Ouest France

Encounter: Esther Duflo explain child poverty

Scroll.in

How the rural employment guarantee scheme is a double-edged sword for women

East Asia Forum

Craving India’s food security success

The New York Times

To ease the climate crisis, first figure out what works

Mint

Charcha 2022: Philanthropy can accelerate evidence-informed policymaking

The Times of India

Learning from the Dravidian model for inclusive growth

The Hindu

Redefining direct benefit transfers

The Print

Why don’t Indian fruit sellers make it big despite good profits? Imperfect competition, says study

MIT Technology Review

Sounding the alarm, bolstering defenses

The Hindu

Why women are the game-changers in local governments

MIT News

Fighting poverty with direct cash payments

Philanthropy News Digest

MIT receives $6 million to expand evidence-to-policy partnerships

India Education Diary

Massachusetts Institute Of Technology: J-PAL expands evidence-to-policy government partnerships to fight poverty worldwide

The Indian Express

Odisha to introduce gender equity curriculum in government schools

MIT News

J-PAL expands evidence-to-policy government partnerships to fight poverty worldwide

Ed Post

Researcher says: “Please, please, please–invest in tutoring.” Here’s how to do it right

India Education Diary

Veddis Foundation and J-Pal through ASPIRE host national leaders to boost governance and state capacity in India at the Nudge Forum’s ‘Charcha 2022’

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Google.org commits $10 million in cash transfers to homeless people

Tech Learning

Biden-Harris tutoring initiative: what you need to know

Al Bayan

Pandemic lessons and challenges of applying social protection in future crises

MIT News

J-PAL North America launches two partnership opportunities to research social programs

Philanthropy News Digest

Google.org awards $10 million to study cash transfer impact on housing

Google

Three years in: our $1 billion Bay Area housing effort

Hindustan Times

Arvind Kejriwal, Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee meet, discuss pollution, jobs

The Economist

What to read to understand how countries escape the worst poverty

Quartz

Female police officers make it easier for India’s women to access justice

Le Patriote

The fight against poverty: Esther Duflo welcomes progress made by Ivory Coast

Nature

How police reforms improved the way officers treat women in India

Science

Policing in patriarchy: An experimental evaluation of reforms to improve police responsiveness to women in India

Phys Org

Women's help desks in local police stations in India increased registration of cases of gender-based violence

MIT News

Intensive visiting nurse program doesn't impact birth outcomes, says ongoing study

The Economist

Covid learning loss has been a global disaster

France Info

Food crisis: "Even without Ukrainian cereals, we could feed all those who are hungry", according to economist Esther Duflo

France Info

Fight against poverty: the evaluation methods advocated by the Nobel Prize in economics Esther Duflo are changing the lives of millions of poor people

Times Now

Gujarat to launch India's first carbon trading market: How does this aid climate action?

The Daily Star

Reimagining the post-pandemic world

The New Statesman

Esther Duflo: “Climate change is a problem from hell politically”

Free Press Journal

National Workshop on Future of Smart Metering in India

La Tercera

Jeanne Lafortune: "If we have a global recession, Chile will suffer the same or even more than the rest of the countries"Pov

The Good Men Project

What rigorous evidence has to say about summer youth employment programs

The Sunday Times

For a fresh view of economics, seek out a poet

Nueva Tribuna

Esther Duflo, economist against inequality and poverty

Alarabiya English

Islamic Development Bank, Community Jameel tie up on policy labs within governments

IMF

Creative remote education can make up for learning lost during school disruptions

Bisnis

TNP2K and World Bank reveal 96.1 percent of participants satisfied with pre-employment card training

Tempo.co

Airlangga: Study of various parties, pre-employment card shows benefits

Antara

Airlangga: Pre-Employment Card, a success story of public service transformation

El Fagr

Minister of Planning and Economic Development: Women's economic empowerment enhances the comprehensive and sustainable growth of society

Egypt Today

Egypt organizes seminar on “Global evidence on digital financial services and savings groups: impact on women’s empowerment”

Scroll.in

Explainer: What are carbon markets and are they effective in reducing greenhouse gas emissions?

Sawiris Foundation

Egypt Impact Lab: Supporting the use of evidence-informed policies and interventions

Zawya

Islamic Development Bank, Community Jameel, and Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab ready to join forces

Le Monde

Food crisis: ways to mitigate the shock

Alhadat

Younes Sekkouri focuses on long-term importance, good jobs, better economic jobs for young people

Tunisia News Gazette

Minister highlights need to create jobs for better youth economic inclusion

Islamic Development Bank

Islamic Development Bank, Community Jameel, and Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab ready to join forces on embedding evidence-based policy labs with governments

Rosa El Youssef

Minister of Planning assures an enlightened future for Egyptians

Arab News

Why Saudi, Arab Gulf charities are taking a strategic approach to philanthropy

Akhbar Al-Yom

Dr Hala El Said: The “Solidarity and Dignity” programme has spent 19 billion Egyptian pounds so far

K12 Dive

Schools seek to strengthen work-based learning opportunities

Watani

The Minister of Planning and Economic Development delivers her speech at the session “Next frontier in evidence-based policies: Charting a path forward”

EU Reporter

Uzbek accents are to be heard in the global experience

Hindustan Times

Gujarat to launch India’s first carbon trading market among large polluters

MIT News

What rigorous evidence has to say about summer youth employment programs

The Times of India

Emissions cap-and-trade market in Gujarat soon

Le Monde

Clément de Chaisemartin: "Scientifically showing what works and what doesn't"

Review Uzbekistan

Rethinking ways to overcome poverty: J-PAL scientific and methodological workshop started on CERR platform

Hindustan Times

A "big push" that can put India's poorest women on the path to self-sufficiency

UNICEF

UNICEF Egypt holds seminar on early childhood development

African Arguments

Prepaid versus Postpaid Electricity: Provision, Access, and Efficiency

The Indian Express

Gujarat inks MoU to develop India’s first carbon market

Broadway World

Nobel Prize winner Esther Duflo to speak at Kendall Square Orchestra's Annual Symphony for science concert

All Africa

Africa: Want to get girls to school in sub-saharan Africa? Tackle poverty

STAT

Making Medicare, Medicaid innovation tests voluntary undermines evaluation opportunities

Quartz

It’s not too late to vaccinate the world

MIT News

J-PAL launches the Egypt Impact Lab to improve lives through evidence-informed policymaking

J-PAL

The third cohort of DEDP master’s students live and learn fully in person at MIT

New Indian Express

Fear of side-effects deters parents from jabbing kids: Survey

Project Syndicate

End the pandemic of violence against women

Business Standard

Time to take special care of children who lagged behind due to COVID: Abhijit Banerjee

India Today

Nobel laureate Esther Duflo meets Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy, reviews welfare schemes

The Times of India

Nobel laureate Esther Duflo meets CM M K Stalin in Chennai

The Times of India

Duflo calls on Jagan, lauds AP’s initiatives

Business Standard

Nobel Laureate Esther Duflo to help Andhra Pradesh reach goals

New Indian Express

Nobel laureate, government join hands to fight poverty

Devex

Free secondary education: Limited boost to wages, but gains for health

Inter Press Service

Al-Shamiya: When adversity becomes inspiration

Telegraph India

Abhijit Banerjee just wore the trendiest pants!

Al-Masry Al-Youm

Egypt's Minister of Solidarity participates in the launch of the Egypt Impact Lab

Egypt Ministry of Planning and Economic Development

The Ministry of Planning and Economic Development and J-PAL MENA launch the Egypt Impact Lab to promote evidence-based policies and improve development outcomes

Akhbar Al-Yom

Egypt's Ministry of Social Solidary participates in the launch of Egypt Impact Lab

Egyptian State Information Service

Egyptian Ministry of Social Solidarity participates in the launch of the Egyptian Impact Lab

Ahram Online

Egypt Ministry of Social Solidarity participates in launch of Egypt Impact Lab to improve development outcomes

World Bank

Do childcare subsidies and employment services increase women’s employment in Egypt?

Foreign Policy

What Melinda French Gates and Esther Duflo think women need right now

The Hindu

Government study calls for an incentive programme for walking

Hindustan Times

Delhi govt to expand its policy think thank

Project Syndicate

The Lasting Harm of COVID School Closures

Deccan Herald

Four Nobel Prize winners to headline 2022 Jaipur Literature Festival

Devex

Opinion: What to watch at the Fragility Forum 2022

Akhbar Al-Yom

UNESCO: Awareness-raising plays a major role in attitudes towards fertility and childbearing

MIT News

How sectoral employment training can advance economic mobility for workers who face barriers to employment

Antara

Pre-employment cards shown to improve recipients' know-how: Hartarto

Hindustan Times

Is cricket any match for India’s caste bias?

New Indian Express

Odisha: Students to learn gender equity in schools from this academic year

Christian Science Monitor

Students need help catching up. Tennessee tries tutoring.

World Food Programme

Rigorous evaluations for humanitarian interventions: in conversation with WFP

African Arguments

Preparing for shocks through universal basic income: Evidence from Kenya

Forbes

The next frontier: Leveraging the Nobel Prize to shape the future

Philanthropy Age

Poverty pioneers: An interview with Alison Fahey and Adam Osman from J-PAL MENA

The New York Times

Nobel Economics Prize goes to pioneers in reducing poverty

J-PAL

Launching the FLN Hub: A library of resources to support education actors improve learning outcomes

The New York Times

Jobless benefits don't make people 'lazy'

Foreign Affairs

How to prevent COVID’s next comeback

NPR

How the three Nobel winners for Economics upended the fight against poverty

J-PAL

How can we leverage partnerships to tackle development challenges? Insights from Community Jameel

The Guardian

Vaccinate the world to beat climate crisis

The Economist

Covid-19 creates a window for school reform in Africa

Euronext

BIC launches its second ESH share buyback programme

Financial Times

‘Back to basics’ to give children a solid foundation for learning

MIT News

A “big push” to lift people out of poverty