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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.

July 2025 North America Newsletter

J-PAL North America's July newsletter features a new manual for replicating and adapting summer youth employment programming and shares new research results on cash transfers.

Study finds better services dramatically help children in foster care

A new study co-authored by researchers shows that an innovative Chilean program providing legal aid to children shortens the length of foster-care stays, returning them to families faster. In the process, it improves long-term social outcomes for kids and even reduces government spending on the...

June 2025 North America Newsletter

J-PAL North America's June newsletter features reflections on our work in Puerto Rico, new research results on the impact of tutor-student gender match, and a recent symposium that the Health Care Delivery Initiative participated in.

May 2025 North America Newsletter

J-PAL North America's May newsletter features an opinion piece on the value of sectoral employment programs, a new research project evaluating the Getting Going on Savings Initiative, and a new job board for public interest jobs.

April 2025 North America Newsletter

J-PAL North America's April newsletter features recent work along J-PAL North America’s research lifecycle including newly funded projects and the launch of Economics Pathways, a pipeline program to empower the next generation of economists researching critical policy questions through training...

March 2025 North America Monthly Newsletter

J-PAL North America's March newsletter features an opening letter from leadership which discusses the value of rigorous, policy-relevant research citing studies by J-PAL affiliates that have informed policies on health care, housing, and employment in the United States.