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IAP 2006 Activity


Testing the effectiveness of anti-poverty programs
Rachel Glennerster
Wed Feb 1, 10:30-11:30am, E51-151

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

"The Poverty Action Lab" we are now the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action"

The goal of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab is to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy decisions are based on scientific evidence. We do this by undertaking and promoting the use of rigorous randomized evaluations of poverty programs so that we can build up an evidence base of what works in reducing poverty. This talk will discuss how we go about measuring the impact on peoples lives of programs such as micro credit and community driven development. We will discuss ways to quantify outcomes such as women's empowerment, trust, and social capital--issues that are crucial to our work.
Contact: Denise MacDougall, E52-352, x3-3971, dmac@mit.edu
Sponsor: Economics
Latest update: 01-Dec-2005


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