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Who does the choosing under school choice?

In light of the national discourse, it is important to critically assess the arguments both for and against school choice proposals, and the rigorous evidence behind them

Millions of low-income Americans are at risk of missing out on stimulus payments

There are as many as 10 million low-income, childless adults in the United States who are eligible for the federal government’s stimulus payment program, but are at risk of missing out on the money, according to tax experts. Even then, recent research by the California Policy Lab showed that...

Connecting with Voters in a Time of Social Distancing

Research suggests a powerful way to get out the vote without having to canvas in person.

March 2020 North America Newsletter

J-PAL North America's March newsletter provides a COVID-19 update.

February 2020 North America Newsletter

J-PAL North America's February newsletter highlights J-PAL's Evaluating Social Programs course, recaps the Work of the Future Initiative's convening, and summarizes new evidence on the limits of outreach to increase take-up of the earned income tax credit.

The Limits Of Nudging: Why Can't California Get People To Take Free Money?

NPR
The Earned Income Tax Credit supplements incomes through the tax code, awarding thousands of dollars each year primarily to low-wage workers with kids. But there's a problem: a huge population of eligible workers fails to file their taxes and get the money each year. In 2018, the state of California...

‘Taxpayers are leaving millions of dollars off their returns.’ Why Americans repeatedly overlook this lucrative tax credit

The Earned Income Tax Credit is designed to act as a cash infusion to low-income families. In fact, some experts have called it “one of the largest and most studied antipoverty programs in the United States.” The results reinforce past research on lagging claim rates for a program that was started...