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State Police, MIT sign MoU

J-PAL South Asia, led by affiliate Sandip Sukhtankar, is working with the Madhya Pradesh Police on a pilot study to improve police efficacy. To launch this collaboration, the MP Police organized a MoU-signing ceremony, attended by the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh as well as J-PAL South Asia...

Cash for Carbon: Paying People to Conserve Trees Works, Study Finds

In this article and video, J-PAL affiliate Seema Jayachandran discusses her randomized evaluation of a payments for ecosystems program in Uganda.

Getting Public Benefits to the People Who Need Them

Drawing on research on how to improve take-up of the Earned Income Tax Credit, J-PAL North America Executive Director Quentin Palfrey argues that simple reminders can make a big difference in increasing benefit take-up, especially among those who need it most, in an op-ed in Governing Magazine.