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Combating Corruption with Research
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Researchers and policy makers met in Jakarta for two days of brainstorming on how research can help in the fight against corruption. The event was jointly organized by J-PAL, the World Bank in Indonesia, the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), and the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Jakarta (CSIS). MORE
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In Making Aid Work, Abhijit Banerjee—an “aid optimist”—argues that aid has much to contribute to addressing the pressing problems of the world’s poor. However, the lack of analysis about which programs really work causes considerable waste and inefficiency. This in turn fuels unwarranted pessimism about the role of aid in fostering economic development. MORE
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Improving the Effectiveness of U.S. Aid
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Rachel Glennerster, Executive Director of J-PAL, addressed the HELP Commission in Washington, DC on March 12th about how U.S. aid agencies can improve their effectiveness by generating and responding to rigorous evidence about what works. MORE
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NEW STUDIES
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“Empathy or Antipathy?
The Impact of Diversity” published in the American Economic Review. STUDY
Forbes features new J-PAL working paper, “Can Higher Prices Simulate Product Use?: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Zambia.”
NEWS ARTICLE - STUDY
Updated J-PAL working paper, “Incentives to Learn.” MORE
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AWARDS FOR J-PAL AFFILIATES
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Karlan and Olken named “Young Economists to Watch.” MORE
Ashraf, Karlan, and co-author Yin win TIAA-CREF Paul A. Samuelson Certificate of Excellence. MORE
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MORE UPDATES
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J-PAL Team Presents at Madrid Evaluation Conference
A team from J-PAL was invited to provide an introduction to randomized evaluations and some recent results at “Scientific Analysis of Development Programs and Foreign Aid,” a workshop in Madrid. MORE
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NEW POLICY BRIEFCASE
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| Briefcase No. 3 - “Cheap and Effective Ways to Change Adolescents' Sexual Behavior.” |
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