Qs for Policy + Finance
What date did the last ESP course end?
The last ESP held was held from November 11th to 13th 2024
What is the full name of the AUC office Sholkamy is the contact point for?
Office of Sponsored Programs, OSP
What’s the number of completed & ongoing research projects under J-PAL MENA?
(Multiple choice: 40 / 50 / 60+)
60+
In what year was J-PAL founded?
(→ Answer: 2003)
Name the most common types of randomization used in RCTs.
Individual, cluster, and stratified randomization
A capacity-building program that differs from others by supporting ministries and organizations—not individual learners—to strengthen their evidence ecosystems.
(Answer: Building Evidence Ecosystems through Training (BEET))
Unlike ESP, this course targets senior government officials and focuses on how to lead organizations that use data and evidence for decisions.
(→ Answer: Leading for Evidence-Informed Decision-Making (LEID)
Which project has been working recently in Domiat?
(→ Answer: Economy of Love)
Who are all the ROAs who have focused on the Irregular Migration project since it started?
Mahmoud, Nada, Hanan, Hozifa, Diaa, Maha, Anas
Name nine MENA Scholars Fellows!
Any 9 from: Eman Elish, Noha Magdy, Nouf Abushehab, Reem AlSukait, Yasmine Kamal, Zakaria Mansouri (from 2023) and Aya Aboul Hosn, Karine Moukaddem, Merna Ihab, Mona Elsayed, Zakaria Elouaourti, Zeinab El Beltagy (from 2024)
What is the Morocco office now officially called (full name and abbreviation)— and for bonus points, can you explain the story behind its abbreviation?
→ Answer: Morocco Innovation and Evaluation Lab — MEL. They avoided using the true acronym “MIEL,” which means honey in French.)
This global insurance company used to sponsor J-PAL’s Global Evidence for Egypt initiative. What is it?
→ Answer: Allianz Egypt
After enumerators are hired, what are two of the most important preparations ROAs take before data collection to ensure everything runs smoothly?
Any from; field/route planning, enumerators well-trained, guide from the village
Name seven Egyptian partner organizations J-PAL MENA worked with on the South-South Learning Journey?
Any seven from: Ministry of Labor, Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade, Universal Health Insurance Authority, Ministry of Finance, National Organization for Social Protection, Financial Regulatory Authority, Ministry of Local Development, Ministry of Planning, MSMEDA, National Council for Women, Ministry of Social Solidarity...
What was one of J-PAL’s earliest and most influential education studies globally?
→ Answer: The “Teaching at the Right Level” (TaRL) program
Name at least six MENA countries where J-PAL has/had ongoing evaluations.
→ Answer: Any six from: Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Tunisia, Syria, Lebanon