User-written programs and code can identify whether key aspects of a randomized evaluation are running as planned. ⌨️ Our #ResearchResources outline helpful user-written commands for randomized evaluations. 💻 https://www.povertyactionlab.org/resource/coding-resources-randomized-evaluations
Managing a survey is an enormous undertaking! To get started, review these #ResearchResources on setting up processes in advance to reduce the likelihood of problems in the field—for both in-person data collection and other survey mediums. https://www.povertyactionlab.org/resource/survey-logistics
ICYMI on the J-PAL blog: Big Word Club founder Shane DeRolf on how a randomized evaluation gave his company actionable knowledge on their program's impact and the confidence to market Big Word Club to a broader network of parents, educators and schools: http://bit.ly/2GdzTmO
📣We are excited to announce our new Medicaid Learning Lab, a peer-learning experience designed to help #Medicaid agencies test, learn, & improve health care delivery.
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💻 Visit our website to find >300 pages of practical guidance based on our experience conducting #RCTs, including:
1️⃣ templates
2️⃣ checklists
3️⃣ concrete advice
& more!
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Results of an #RCT on a nurse home visiting program suggests that the program did not improve birth outcomes among low-income mothers in South Carolina. The findings underscore the urgent need to better understand how to address inequities in birth outcomes : https://j-p.al/208c3
🎉 Cinco organizaciones completaron el #AprendeLab de J-PAL Norteamérica, fortaleciendo su capacidad para diseñar y evaluar programas sociales basados en evidencia en Puerto Rico. ¡Felicitaciones a todos los participantes!
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🎉 Five organizations completed #AprendeLab with J-PAL North America this week, building the evaluation skills needed to advance/leverage data and evaluation in social programs in Puerto Rico.
Congrats to all participants!
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#ICYMI: On the JPAL blog, JPAL affiliated researchers discuss the results from their randomized evaluation on the effects of anticipating social safety benefits losses on family choices: https://www.povertyactionlab.org/blog/10-20-23/how-anticipating-benefit-loss-shapes-family-choices
Our work on homelessness seeks to expand the evidence base on strategies to reduce & prevent homelessness and promote housing stability. Current projects focus on emergency financial assistance, permanent supportive housing, eviction diversion, and more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUexVPW6S9U
In this post, J-PAL staff sit down with Manasi and Rebecca to discuss the results from their randomized evaluation on the effects of anticipating social safety net benefits on family choices.
My name is Shane DeRolf. I am the founder and CEO of Big Word Club, a digital learning company committed to improving the vocabularies of every kid in America. It all started about 25 years ago when I...
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Researchers are evaluating the impact of an intensive nurse home visiting program for low-income mothers on pregnancy and birth outcomes, child health and development, and future life-courses for the ...
