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As new tech threatens jobs, Silicon Valley promotes no-strings cash aid

NPR
The rise of artificial intelligence has stoked fears that such technological advances will wipe out millions of jobs. Now, the first results are out from the latest and largest study on the impacts of free money — research spearheaded by the man behind ChatGPT.

April 2024 North America Monthly Newsletter

J-PAL North America's April newsletter features our research partnerships in Puerto Rico and new research results on medical debt relief.

How Mark Zuckerberg is reimagining the classroom

CNN
“I think that (VR) is one area that really would benefit from having some additional research,” said Vincent Quan, an education researcher and co-executive director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab.

Medical Debt Relief: How Helpful?

Relieve people of medical debt burdens and their mental health and financial profiles will improve. Well, that isn’t always the case, according to a study released April 8 by economists who worked with RIP Medical Debt, the field’s leading nonprofit.

Food as medicine: Could a healthy diet improve diabetes?

Diabetes affects around 422 million people worldwide but could diet help to improve the condition and, if yes, how effective is it? Joseph Doyle attempts to answer this question.

March 2024 North America Monthly Newsletter

J-PAL North America's March Newsletter features reflections on our recent work and upcoming plans to advance rigorous research on racial equity, including our seven-part blog series on how research plays a critical role in identifying systems and policies that further racial equity.

Generating Evidence for Educational Outcomes in Puerto Rico Through Collaborative Partnerships

The Second International Symposium on Research and Impact in Education highlighted the value of research-practice partnerships in building and using evidence to inform education policy.

February 2024 North America Monthly Newsletter

J-PAL North America's February newsletter features upcoming opportunities for state and local governments through the LEVER initiative, an interview with J-PAL affiliated researcher Greg Duncan, and a blog post about regression to the mean and impact evaluation.