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What Research Says About the Best Way to Spend Money Now to Solve Homelessness Long-Term

Rohit Naimpally and Laina Sonterblum from J-PAL North America write about the evidence from randomized evaluations on countering homelessness and housing instability in the United States.

August 2021 North America Newsletter

J-PAL North America's August newsletter features our new qualitative blog series "Strengthening randomized evaluations with qualitative research;" new results from a randomized evaluation of a nationwide Facebook messaging campaign featuring physician-recorded video messages; and a blog post sharing...

Schools Will Spend Millions on Tutoring This Year — Here’s How to Do It Right

Kimberly Dadisman from J-PAL North America writes about how evidence-based research can be used to improve the effectiveness of tutoring programs.

Who Discriminates in Hiring? A New Study Can Tell.

The New York Times writes about a study by J-PAL affiliates revealing new findings on discrimination in the US labor market based on the names on resumes.

July 2021 North America Newsletter

J-PAL North America's July Newsletter features a new article & blog post from US Health Care Delivery co-chairs on the benefits of randomized evaluations; new research results finding that physicians are effective messengers of Covid-19 information; and an op-ed from J-PAL affiliate Alicia Sasser...

Study finds physicians are widely effective messengers of Covid-19 information

A recent study by J-PAL affiliates explores how people's behavior in the light of Covid-19 can be influenced with accurate and clear information conveyed by trusted experts, such as physicians.

Study finds physicians are effective messengers of Covid-19 information regardless of recipients’ race or political beliefs

A new large-scale randomized evaluation has found that messages delivered by physicians increased knowledge about Covid-19 and use of preventative health measures, like mask-wearing and social distancing, regardless of recipients’ race or political beliefs. This research shows that information...

June 2021 North America Newsletter

J-PAL North America's June newsletter features a staff essay on how governments prioritize evidence in recovery solutions; an update of our Mobility from Poverty Learning Agenda to include Covid-19 research priorities; and a blog post sharing key insights from our May "Health Care Delivery...