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How to Cut Poverty Now

A column in The New York Times’ Opinion Today newsletter discusses a study conducted by a J-PAL affiliate on the effects of an Earned Income Tax Credit program that increased the benefit for workers without dependent children in New York.

How to Tap Skilled Managers in Villages Where Chiefs Still Rule

J-PAL affiliate Katherine Casey and other researchers set out to study two different approaches to development in rural communities led by lifelong chiefs in Sierra Leone.

New learning opportunities for displaced persons

The MIT Refugee Action Hub is now accepting applications for the second offering of the Certificate Program in Computer and Data Science, offered in partnership with J-PAL and the MITx MicroMasters program in data, economics, and development policy.

The case for investing in children has never been stronger

An article in the Pacific Standard discusses federal spending on programs for children and examines a study conducted by J-PAL affiliates on long-term effects of the Moving to Opportunity housing voucher program on a child’s total lifetime earnings.

Can Paying for a Health Problem as a Whole, Not Piece by Piece, Save Medicare Money?

A study analyzing the first year of data from a randomized evaluation conducted by J-PAL affiliate Amy Finkelstein found that bundled payments reduced the use of post-acute care by about three percent.

How to End the Cycle of Violence in Chicago

The New York Times explores a randomized evaluation conducted by J-PAL affiliate Jens Ludwig to evaluate the effectiveness of a program designed to prevent youth violence and dropout in Chicago.

David Deming Named Winner of 2018 David K. Kershaw Award and Prize

J-PAL affiliate David Deming has been selected to receive the David N. Kershaw Award and Prize from for his contributions to the field of public policy analysis and management in the areas of secondary education and employment training and job skills.