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Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) cover about 80% of California’s 12 million Medicaid enrollees. Medicaid MCOs can earn millions of dollars in federal waiver funds through a pay-for-performance system called the Quality Incentive Pool (QIP). Even so, QIP...

The Colorado Department of Higher Education is partnering with J-PAL North America to look at the impact of an online tool on users’ postsecondary and workforce success. My Colorado Journey (MCJ) is a statewide online platform that assists Coloradans of any...

Franklin County, Ohio faces an eviction rate exceeding that of both the state and national average. Since 1997, families experiencing rental instability in Franklin County have been able to apply for emergency rental assistance through the Franklin County...

Students at risk of frequent school transfers in the New Mexico Public Education system have lower attendance rates, lower school achievement and delayed literacy skills, and higher dropout rates. The New Mexico Department of Public Education (NM PED) is...

Puerto Rico's Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DEDC) Workforce Development Program is focused on better aligning employment services to local needs through their Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act programming. DEDC is partnering with J...

In 2020, Oregon’s Jackson County was struck by its worst wildfire in history. The fire destroyed over 2,500 homes, most of which belonged to low-income residents. In alignment with state measures to more aggressively mitigate wildfire risk among especially...

This project focuses on workers’ perceptions of discrimination, specifically (1) providing evidence on the effectiveness of hiring and promotion mechanisms that could reduce perceptions of discrimination; (2) how perceived discrimination affects job...

This project focuses on workers’ perceptions of discrimination, specifically (1) providing evidence on the effectiveness of hiring and promotion mechanisms that could reduce perceptions of discrimination; (2) how perceived discrimination affects job...