We're looking for an Executive Director J-PAL Africa! Really exciting opportunity to guide our office to new heights & bring a fresh perspective to our work. Plus a chance to lead an incredible team -- a group dedicated to the mission & who are just really nice humans. Apply now!

Excited to share the news that J-PAL North America and BIP Lab are partnering on an exciting research project to better understand parent engagement and child development. Learn more about the project on MIT News: j-p.al/725645

Have you seen this? This is why we focus on supporting partners and countries to improve learning outcomes. It matters, and early learning pays off

*New role* Senior Program Officer, Global Education focused on Advocacy and Comms. Looking for a talented & driven person with experience in sub-Saharan Africa or India to join my Global Education team. Apply here: gatesfoundation.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Gates/job/Wash…

J-PAL is #hiring for a full-time Senior Development Manager to anchor our philanthropic fundraising & contribute to J-PAL’s mission of reducing poverty by ensuring policy is informed by scientific evidence. You may be the right fit 🧩! Learn more & apply: j-p.al/sdm

.J-PAL/Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is hiring for a senior philanthropic engagement role. We are celebrating our 20th anniversary and need an experienced, talented professional to help us build philanthropic partnerships and realize greater ambitions. povertyactionlab.org/careers/senior…

Op-Ed in The Washington Post highlights the impact of #SummerJobs programs on criminal justice, employment & academic outcomes drawing on J-PAL North America report with Judd Kessler & Sara Heller washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/…

Thanks to David McKenzie for asking me to contribute to his "Six Questions with... " series. Fun (& useful!) to reflect on research, how I ended up working on stuff, our #UBI project (I am writing a will for it now...), and more! It did remind me how much I love what I do!!!

Wonderful to see this insight Washington Post Opinions piece examining the evidence and future possibilities of summer jobs programs for youth, citing research from Dr. Alicia Sasser Modestino, Sara Heller, Judd Kessler and J-PAL colleagues. wapo.st/3pEpXuZ

If you weren't able to attend our J-PAL at 20 Colloquium in person in Paris a few weeks ago, the recordings for each session have been made available on YouTube - follow the link below to check them out! #JPALat20 #ProgressAgainstPoverty

Just hired a 21yo for their first job. What basic professional advice do they need? Here's what I tell all my new staff, but perhaps you can add. I'll start small. 1/ Use an online calendar. Have a foolproof system of reminders, so you never forget a deadline or obligation.

Share of EJMR posts from the University of Chicago: 47x larger than posts from MIT. A quip about revealed preferences isn’t even needed, right?

Only 4 days away, don't miss out on our upcoming webinar co-hosted by Breakthrough and our Monitoring and Evaluation Working Group! #genderequity #systemschange Register here: tinyurl.com/scalingcop2023…

this is so good! it's about fundamentals not about hacks or tweaks. h/t Nick Hagerty for the link gq.com/story/ezra-kle…

Amazing job opportunity!!! J-PAL Africa is looking for an Executive Director You will be working with an absolutely fantastic team (that much I can guarantee), building out J-PAL's research and policy work on the continent. Job posting here: povertyactionlab.org/careers/execut…

Spent some time in Concord to learn what is possible when a town opens its arms instead of shutting its doors. bostonglobe.com/2023/08/17/met… #mapoli

Job alert: We are hiring for a (Senior) Evidence to Scale Associate to help spur J-PAL's efforts to catalyze scale of evidence-back programs. Please help spread the word. The role will be based in Cambridge or at a J-PAL regional office. povertyactionlab.org/careers/senior…

We use a new machine learning technique to identify the most cost-effective policies to boost immunization demand in India. We evaluated 75 combos of reminders, incentives, and local community ambassadors. The most effective increased immunization by 44%. econometricsociety.org/publications/e…

This paper further demonstrates how demand-side interventions can meaningfully and cost-effectively increase immunization coverage - in particular via leveraging community networks. Many thanks to GiveWell @usaid_innovates 3ie Gates Foundation to enable this J-PAL research.

Take a look at this paper featuring research by J-PAL affiliates and staff, alongside coauthors. Using an innovative algorithm, their research uncovered different combinations of policy choices that were effective in boosting immunization in India. ⬇️