📍J-PAL MENA’s Hub of Advanced Policy Innovations for the Environment (HAPIE) held a capacity building workshop, titled “Leading for Evidence Informed Decision Making” on Sunday, May 19th. (1/3)

How can governments incorporate evidence into their policymaking process? Hear from José Luis Escrivá & Monica MartinezBravo about how they facilitated a partnership between @inclusion_gob & J-PAL Europe to bring effective social inclusion policies to Spain ⬇️ bit.ly/3wSK1NC

MIT J-PAL & MIT Economics's Master of Applied Science in Data, Economics, and Design of Policy program adds a public policy track. Along with the international development track, students can learn and research the most effective approaches to fighting poverty. bit.ly/3wNjotG

Join J-PAL & @CEGA for two exciting sessions ICTforAg on May 28 & 30: one on innovations to protect small-scale farmers from weather-based risk & a discussion with J-PAL affiliates on the potential of satellite technology to revolutionize ag. Register 👇 ictforag.com

🏛️ The new Public Policy Track of the #DEDP master’s program at MIT will allow students to explore critical issues facing high-income countries from an evidence-based policy perspective. Learn more about the program’s expansion: bit.ly/3ydtDYo

🎉 The Data, Economics, & Design of Policy MicroMasters Program courses start this week! Enroll in our online asynchronous courses to start your journey toward earning a MicroMasters credential from MITx Courses: bit.ly/3JVpUBk
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📆 Happening tomorrow: For USAID #AgencyLearningAgenda month, J-PAL’s #KCAI & #ATAI_research will share learnings from 20 evaluations on small-scale farmers’ risk protection, climate resilience, & possible benefits for local environments. Register ASAP: mit.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

#ICYMI : Esther Duflo spoke with Simon Mundy of Financial Times on how she proposes the world's corporations and super-rich can fund climate adaptation and disaster response for people in low- and middle-income countries. ft.com/content/2fa578…

On this week's episode of Chalk Radio, Dr. Sara Ellison and Nobel Laureate Esther Duflo explain how economics can help us take manageable steps toward an equitable world—and why you might want to disable some of your spreadsheet’s default settings. bit.ly/32eXIXR

Want to learn how to measure the effectiveness of programs dedicated to poverty alleviation? Consider #DEDP MicroMasters courses with MITx Courses: bit.ly/3JVpUBk #EconTwitter

In this spotlight we speak with Toyin Olowogbon, a research fellow at the Covenant University in Ota, Nigeria, and a J-PAL funded researcher. Read more here: surl.li/trhlp

Discover more about the African Scholars Program here: surl.li/trhmc

🗞️ We are excited to announce that the #DEDP master’s program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is adding a Public Policy Track to complement our existing International Development Track. Learn more: povertyactionlab.org/updates/j-pal-…

Small-scale farmers are at the core of global food chains & are facing more frequent extreme weather as the climate changes. What helps farmers ⬆️ yields & resilience? On 5/17, join J-PAL staff experts for a USAID #AgencyLearningAgenda webinar: mit.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Congratulations to J-PAL's Aprille Knox and J-PAL North America's Erin graeber for receiving the MIT School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Infinite Mile Award! They have both made outstanding contributions to J-PAL's mission—we are so grateful to have them on our team.

National policy reversals & deforestation in the Amazon

Robin Burgess LSE Department of Economics International Growth Centre, Francisco Costa Lerner College & Ben Olken MIT Economics J-PAL highlight the crucial role of policy continuity & political commitment in fighting deforestation: voxdev.org/topic/energy-e…

A new study from J-PAL affiliates Karen Macours & Rachid Laajaj in Kenya challenges conventional views on agricultural tech adoption. By studying farmers' dynamic learning over multiple seasons, it reveals complexities behind adoption decisions. Read more: cepr.org/publications/d…

💡 Courses in the #DEDP MicroMasters program are taught by esteemed economics faculty at MIT, including the program’s four faculty directors. Consider enrolling today: bit.ly/3JVpUBk

The Egypt Impact Lab is now formally integrated in the National Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development (المعهد القومي للحوكمة والتنمية المستدامة), the training arm of the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development (@mpedegypt)!

Find out more: shorturl.at/bgQT9