J-PAL North America, based at MIT, leads J-PAL’s work in the North America region. J-PAL North America conducts randomized evaluations, builds partnerships for evidence-informed policymaking, and helps partners scale up effective programs.
Our work spans a wide range of sectors including health care, housing, criminal justice, education, and economic mobility. We leverage research by affiliated professors from universities across the continent and a full-time staff of researchers, policy experts, and administrative professionals to generate and disseminate rigorous evidence about which anti-poverty social policies work and why.
More about J-PAL North America
To stay up to date on J-PAL North America's most exciting announcements, stories, and successes, subscribe to our monthly newsletter.
Considering a career at J-PAL North America? Review our Join Our Team brochure to learn more about our work and team culture.
Update
J-PAL updates
June 2024 North America Newsletter
J-PAL North America's June newsletter features an ongoing research partnership to address wildfire risk and new research results on the impact of emergency rental assistance.
Blog
Blog
Evolving towards a data-driven culture: The City of Carlsbad’s reflections from LEVER’s Training Sprint
Rachel Maltz—Senior Program Manager of the City of Carlsbad California’s Innovation and Economic Development Department—shares her experience participating in LEVER's 2023 Training Sprint and how the program has helped evolve the city's approach to evidence and data usage in policymaking.
Blog
Blog
Bridging gaps in health care: The impact of investigator diversity on clinical trials
J-PAL affiliated researcher Marcella Alsan and coauthors Romaine Campbell, Lukas Leister, and Ayotomiwa Ojo share insights from their research on how investigator racial diversity affects clinical trial participation by Black respondents.
News
In the news
The time is now: Harnessing rigorous evaluation in a post-ARPA America
State and local governments are at the forefront of addressing historic levels of income inequality, rising housing instability and the impacts of climate change.