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Initiative
Initiative for Effective US Crime Policy (IECP)
J-PAL North America’s Initiative for Effective US Crime Policy (IECP) supports randomized evaluations of strategies that foster a more effective and fair criminal legal system.
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Initiative projects and documents
Initiative for Effective US Crime Policy Request for Proposals
Blog
Building evidence, building impact: J-PAL North America’s 2025 year in review
J-PAL North America Co-Executive Directors Laura Feeney and Vincent Quan reflect on the last year in this post.
Evaluation
Are Rainwater Harvesting Techniques Profitable for Small-Scale Farmers? The Adoption and Impact of RWH Techniques in Niger
In Niger, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of providing training and conditional or unconditional cash transfers on farmers’ adoption and use of an environmental technology, their resulting land use, agricultural production and profitability, and labor allocation. Providing farmers with training led to a substantially higher probability of adopting the technology, while the conditional or unconditional cash transfers had no additional effect on farmers’ decision to adopt.
Evaluation
Follow-Up Phone Calls to Reduce the Costs of Job Search among Job Seekers in Pakistan
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of reducing the psychological costs of job applications, such as the tendency to postpone applications because completing a task today seems more burdensome than tomorrow, on job application rates and interviews in Lahore, Pakistan. The intervention, which involved follow-up calls inviting job seekers to apply for jobs, increased the number of job applications and interviews. The benefits of applying to jobs were similar after the increase in applications, suggesting that psychological costs play an important role in job search behavior.
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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Antara Keswani
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Julia Queiroz
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Pratik Wadmare
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Manuela Angelucci
Manuela Angelucci is an associate professor of economics at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research interests span mental health, consumption, risk-sharing, gender, and migration.
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James Robinson
James Robinson is a University Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago and the Reverend Dr. Richard L. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies. His research focuses on political economy, comparative politics, and economic and political development. He has conducted fieldwork...
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Patrick McNeal
Patrick McNeal joined J-PAL in 2010 and manages its information technology. Patrick holds an Bachelors of Science degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan. Previously, he worked for both the University of Michigan and MIT's central technology groups.
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Dina Pomeranz
Dina Pomeranz is an Associate Professor of Applied Microeconomics at the University of Zurich. Her research focuses on public policies toward firms and entrepreneurs in developing countries. In particular, she has conducted large-scale randomized field experiments about tax evasion by firms and...
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Susanna Berkouwer
Susanna Berkouwer is an Assistant Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy and the Robert J. Aresty, W’63 Faculty Scholar at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Ofer Malamud
Ofer Malamud is a Professor of Human Development and Social Policy and a Faculty Fellow at the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University. Ofer’s research interests are concentrated in three substantive areas: educational investments over the life course, the role of technology in the...