Sebastian Chaskel (Country Representative, IPA Colombia) participated in a roundtable hosted by the Center for Financial Inclusion’s “Financial Inclusion 2020” project (FI2020).Financial services providers and experts in financial capabilities discussed how insights from behavioral economics can be used to improve the design and delivery of financial products.Sebastian presented recent evidence from randomized evaluations of products and services that promote financial capability.

Aishwarya Lakshmi Ratan (Global Financial Inclusion Initiative Director, IPA) participated in a roundtable with leading policymakers, industry representatives, and thought leaders from the public, non-profit, and private sectors to discuss the status and role of standard-setting bodies with respect to financial inclusion.

IPA and J-PAL in collaboration with Instituto de Estudios Avanzados en Desarrollo (INESAD), held a Seminar on November 12 in La Paz, at 18:45pm Salón Real 2 del Hotel Camino Real (C.Capitán Ravelo Nro.2123) under the title: “Improving social programs with evidence in Bolivia”. The first presentation will focused on the importance of using and generating rigorous evidence in public policy.The relevance of causal evidence to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of public policy was discussed as well as, randomized impact evaluations as the most rigorous methodology to generate evidence on the impact of social programs.