Evidence for Policy Design - EPoD

12/21/2022

Join PLC Faculty Director for a live Zoom discussion about the program’s course content, curriculum, and learning outcomes. https://zcu.io/VeRl

Also stay tuned for six-week courses starting January 24, 2023!

10/28/2022

Women with at least a higher secondary education enjoy not only economic returns but also a better quality of life. Read more findings from about LEAPS’ panel data on Pakistani rural households in this article from at : https://zcu.io/y6PD

Last year saw the publication of ‘Womansplaining – Navigating Activism, Politics and Modernity in Pakistan,’ a book edited by Federal Minister Sherry Rehman to which I was able to...

10/05/2022

The pandemic led to a sharp increase in online skill acquisition. Using data from the largest online learning platform in Saudi Arabia, , et al, found that workers responded quickly, but heterogeneously, to changes in the economy: https://zcu.io/rp8D

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, and business professionals.

10/04/2022

Intensive nurse home visiting has been proposed to improve birth outcomes for low-income mothers. However, an RCT conducted by () et al found that the program did not reduce the risk of adverse birth outcomes https://zcu.io/4cyq
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09/12/2022

What is the influence of an online platform that gives job seekers tips and personalized recommendations? An experiment by Vincent Pons and co-authors with the French platform Bob Emploi found modest effects on search methods, but no effect on employment outcomes. https://www.nber.org/papers/w29914

09/08/2022

China’s policy experimentation is one of the largest and most systematic in recent history. However, Prof. David Yang (Harvard University) & Shaoda Wang (The University of Chicago ) found that sample selection and disproportionate resource allocation may bias policy learning. At National Bureau of Economic Research: https://zcu.io/0Q9V

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, and business professionals.

09/05/2022

In a new extensive literature review of conditional cash transfers for education, Garcia and Saavedra find that these programs improve enrollment and attainment, particularly in secondary school, but do not, on average, seem to improve learning.
https://zcu.io/qAaR

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, and business professionals.

09/02/2022

“For the first time in [Pakistan’s] education history, we have a ‘critical mass of moderately educated women’.”

Read more about this generational shift and other highlights from LEAPS’s panel data in this article by Ayesha Razzaque in The News International: https://zcu.io/y6PD

Last year saw the publication of ‘Womansplaining – Navigating Activism, Politics and Modernity in Pakistan,’ a book edited by Federal Minister Sherry Rehman to which I was able to...

09/01/2022

Congratulations to participants who completed our recent in-person workshop with UN Capital Development Fund focused on bringing data and evidence to the migrant remittances and financial services space. Wishing them all the best as they implement the SPDI framework in their work going forward!

09/01/2022

New: still accepting applications for limited slots in Leading Smart Policy Design, our virtual program that will cover intl development topics like gender, microfinance, labor, environment, and education (+ more)! Apply by September 6th: https://zcu.io/nLn8

Provides practical frameworks for analysis and hands-on experience using a smart, systematic, and collaborative approach to theory- and data- driven innovation.

08/31/2022

This 4-year close collaboration between Ben Roth, Natália Rigol (both Harvard Business School) and Fondo Esperanza in Chile highlight a shared belief in the power of scientific evidence to understand what really works in the fight against poverty: https://zcu.io/LRvR

For four years, Chilean microfinance institution Fondo Esperanza has strengthened a close collaboration with J-PAL affiliates, Natalia Rigol and Benjamin Roth, and their research team. A recently published working paper has resulted from the fruitful partnership, as well as including new evaluations...

08/29/2022

Applications for the fall 2022 Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education Leading Smart Policy Design session are due TODAY. Don't miss the opportunity of taking part in three weeks of learning from world-renowned faculty.
Learn more about our program and apply for a spot today! https://zcu.io/nLn8

Provides practical frameworks for analysis and hands-on experience using a smart, systematic, and collaborative approach to theory- and data- driven innovation.