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Opinion | A Guaranteed Income Won’t Stop People From Wanting to Work

While economists worry that a ‘universal basic income’ would make recipients lazier. Data from programs around the world suggests the opposite is true, write J-PAL cofounders Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo

September 2025 Global Monthly Newsletter

In the September edition of our newsletter, we highlight new evidence on crime and safety in the United States, examine India’s use of emissions trading to reduce industrial pollution, and explore barriers that continue to limit women’s participation in Egypt’s workforce.

Août 2025 Newsletter des secteurs Genre et Education de J-PAL Afrique

This edition (in French) spotlights exchanges between government partners in Ghana and South Africa focused on establishing evidence labs, shares findings from new research on vocational education and shifting gender norms in Nigeria, and explores key takeaways from global evidence on sharing key...

J-PAL North America launches Initiative for Effective US Crime Policy

Crime and public safety are among the most pressing concerns across communities in the United States. To help meet these dual challenges, J-PAL North America — a regional office of MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) — with generous grant support from Arnold Ventures, launched the...

August 2025 North America Newsletter

J-PAL North America's August newsletter features the Evidence Effect series from J-PAL Global, the launch of our new Initiative for Effective US Crime Policy, and a recent Research Staff Training.

Opinion | Development finance: how to get more bang from fewer bucks

Trump’s decision to shut USAID strengthens the case for funding project research, say Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee in an interview for the Financial Times

August 2025 Global Monthly Newsletter

In the August edition of our newsletter, we share the latest from The Evidence Effect on taking action in conflict and crisis and effective policies in high-income countries, an opportunity to lead J-PAL Africa as Executive Director, and a new podcast series from J-PAL South Asia on research in...

Better public service with data

MIT master’s student and Brazilian diplomat Davi Augusto Oliveira Pinto wants to help policymakers make informed choices to improve people’s lives.