Researching Better Ways to End Poverty
A research group thinks the best way to determine whether aid programs work is to evaluate them using the scientific method.J-PAL, short for for the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, is a group of...
View ArticleDecember Comment of the Month Winner
December's Comment of the Month winner Jill Scantlan from Portland commented on Sarah Standish' post Researching Better Ways to End Poverty. She points out that community involvement is crucial to an...
View ArticleA 'Rising Star' in Economics
Ever wonder why some development projects succeed while others fail?Esther Duflo and her colleagues at MIT’s Poverty Action Lab are working on the answer. Duflo is one of the newest recipients of the...
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