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BAE Incubator partner series, part one: Evaluating the impact of cash transfers on housing stability

Cash transfers are an increasingly popular form of support, but there is a need for further evaluation in the context of homelessness reduction and prevention in the United States. J-PAL is committed to expanding this research base through our ongoing partnerships.
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A reason to be skeptical of workplace wellness programs’ impact

Does your workplace provide incentives to attend the gym? Offer support to quit smoking? Mandate completing a health assessment? It seems that everywhere you turn, businesses are investing resources into trying to improve the health of their workers.
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J-PAL North America’s US Health Care Delivery Initiative: Six reflections after six years

When I launched the US Health Care Delivery Initiative (HCDI) in 2013, my goal was to bring more rigorous evidence to bear on how to make the US health care system more efficient, effective, and equitable.
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January 2020 North America Newsletter

J-PAL North America's January newsletter highlights the randomized evaluation results of the groundbreaking Camden Core Model, the launch of the housing stability evaluation incubator, and our new mobility from poverty learning agenda.
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Generating evidence to advance state and local decarbonization efforts in the United States

Peter Christensen, Scientific Advisor of the J-PAL North America Environment, Energy, and Climate Change (EECC) sector, discusses the importance of rigorously evaluating decarbonization programming now, outlines the project’s work to build and execute a coordinated research agenda, and invites...
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A personal reflection on summer youth employment programs

As part of the June issue of J-PAL North America’s monthly newsletter, Yiping Li , a Policy Associate at J-PAL North America, shared her personal experience with Chicago’s summer youth employment program, One Summer Chicago.
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How randomized evaluations build evidence to inform workforce program design, policy, and investment

J-PAL North America and WorkRise recently convened a panel to discuss sectoral employment training and the role of rigorous research in guiding the development of pathways to high-quality jobs. Here are four key takeaways.
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J-PAL North America - Evidence for Climate Action Project

Through the Evidence for Climate Action Project, J-PAL North America aims to generate evidence to identify and advance equitable, high-impact policy solutions to climate change in the United States. J-PAL North America will convene an influential network of government leaders, academic researchers...
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How do we achieve affordable, quality health care? Follow the evidence.

In this guest post, Darshak Shavani writes about how a commitment to evidence, and a connection by J-PAL North America, led to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center launching the first ever randomized evaluation of a major federal health insurance program in the...
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Texas Tech agreement to abandon race in med school admissions will worsen health disparities

A recent agreement between the medical school of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and the Trump administration that forces the school to stop considering race as a factor in its admissions processes is a step backward for improving health care in the United States.
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J-PAL North America Climate Action Learning Lab

The Climate Action Learning Lab supports state and local governments, nonprofits, and industry leaders in the US in identifying and scaling effective decarbonization and adaptation strategies to address the dual challenges of poverty and climate change.
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New evidence on stemming low-value prescribing

Health care policymakers and practitioners are increasingly pointing to overprescribing as a critical issue in the U.S. health care delivery system. Much of the attention has centered on opioids, as years of high prescribing along with other factors have culminated in a crisis. But the picture is...
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