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Adopting Payment For Ecosystem Services at Scale
Ecosystem services are the benefits humans derive from nature, essential for sustaining life and well-being on the planet. These services encompass a wide range of functions, including the provision of food, water, carbon, soil and temperature regulation. Additionally, ecosystems offer cultural...
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Policy Brief: Housing First Programs in North America
Research shows that providing housing without preconditions to people experiencing homelessness, also known as Housing First, keeps them stably housed and reduces future returns to homelessness.
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Gianmarco Leon-Ciliotta
Gianmarco León-Ciliotta is an Associate Professor at the Department of Economics and Business at Universitat Pompeu Fabra. León-Ciliotta’s research focuses on political and organizational economics in developing countries and explores questions related to the selection and incentives of public...
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Sarah Eichmeyer
Sarah Eichmeyer is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Bocconi University.
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Andrea Guariso
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J-PAL Updates
September 2025 North America Monthly Newsletter
J-PAL North America's September newsletter shares updates from the Evidence for Climate Action project including a new offering for state and local climate leaders and highlights new evaluation summaries in climate and health.
Evaluation
The Impact of Individualized, Holistic Case Management on Economic Stability for Individuals Experiencing Poverty in the United States
Researchers evaluated the impact of Padua, a holistic, individualized, wrap-around support program for individuals who have recently experienced a negative economic shock. Exploratory analyses suggest that Padua impacted housing and employment outcomes specific to participants’ individual needs.
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Knowledge Exchange Webinar Series – Bridging Health Systems
The Egypt Impact Lab, in collaboration with the Universal Health Insurance Authority (UHIA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in Egypt, is hosting the first session of the Knowledge Exchange Webinar Series – Bridging Health Systems . This session will focus on benefit package design, drawing...
Evaluation
Designing Incentives to Combat Urban Diabetes in India
In partnership with the Government of Tamil Nadu, researchers evaluated the impact of incentivizing and monitoring walking on exercise and health. Incentives increased walking and improved health, as measured by risk factors for diabetes and by mental health.
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Thomas Siedler
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Mohamed Yassir Chaknan
Mohamed Yassir Chaknan is an Operations Associate at the UM6P J-PAL Applied Lab for Agriculture (UJALA), where he supports the operational and financial management of the lab’s research and development projects.