J-PAL North America, based at MIT, leads J-PAL’s work in the North America region. J-PAL North America conducts randomized evaluations, builds partnerships for evidence-informed policymaking, and helps partners scale up effective programs.
Our work spans a wide range of sectors including health care, housing, criminal justice, education, and economic mobility. We leverage research by affiliated professors from universities across the continent and a full-time staff of researchers, policy experts, and administrative professionals to generate and disseminate rigorous evidence about which anti-poverty social policies work and why.
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Why common balance tests are over-indicating imbalance in randomization and what to do about it
In a new working paper, J-PAL affiliated researchers Jason Kerwin and Olivier Sterck, and J-PAL alumna Nada Rostom demonstrate how standard balance tests used in randomized evaluations indicate imbalance too often.
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J-PAL updates
September 2024 North America Newsletter
J-PAL North America's September newsletter features our work with the Learning Engineering Virtual Institute, new research results on computer-assisted learning, and a new review paper on interventions to improve early childhood learning outcomes.
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What evidence says about how to improve SNAP and reduce food insecurity
Research shows that these proven interventions can help increase eligible households’ access to SNAP.
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J-PAL North America’s DEIWG: Lessons and Reflections from 2023-24
This is the first of an annual series of blog posts about J-PAL North America's DEI efforts.