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Initiative
US State and Local Innovation Initiative
The J-PAL State and Local Innovation Initiative supports US state and local leaders in using randomized evaluations to generate new and widely applicable lessons about which programs work, which work best, and why.
Evaluation
Workplace Wellness Programs to Improve Employee Health Behaviors in the United States
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation of a comprehensive, multi-site workplace wellness program to evaluate the program’s impact on self-reported and clinical health outcomes, health care spending and utilization, and employment outcomes. The program did not have a measurable effect on any other self-reported or clinical measures of health, health care spending or utilization, or employment outcomes.
Event
J-PAL North America Evidence for Climate Action Convening
Join J-PAL North America as we connect state and local climate leaders, government associations, and academic researchers from across the country to advance evidence for climate action. During our July convening, participants will share opportunities and develop strategies for researcher-government...
Evaluation
Providing Agricultural Inputs in the Democratic Republic of Congo
In partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the World Bank, researchers are investigating how subsidizing the cost of and access to improved seeds affects smallholder farmers’ take-up of improved seeds, their short-term agricultural productivity, and household welfare.
Evaluation
SNAP Take-Up Evaluation
Person
Puneet Repalle
Update
J-PAL updates
J-PAL Europe and CEMFI join conference highlighting results from Spanish Inclusion Policy Lab
The European office of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL Europe) and the Centre for Monetary and Financial Studies (Centro de Estudios Monetarios y Financieros, CEMFI) participated in “Inclusion Policy Lab: Scientific Evidence at the Service of People,” an event hosted by the Spanish...
Policy insight
Digital financial services to improve formalized access and inclusion
Digital financial services have dramatically improved access to formal accounts, especially for marginalized communities. Increased access to digital services has led to a reduction in remittance transaction costs, which has facilitated risk-sharing and alleviated poverty.
Evaluation
Building Trust in Fertilizer Quality Among Farmers in Tanzania
Researchers conducted an evaluation to test the impact of an information campaign about fertilizer quality on farmers’ beliefs and their purchase and use of fertilizer. The information campaign led farmers to change their beliefs about the quality of fertilizer available in local markets and to buy more fertilizer.
Evaluation
Promoting Safe Sex Among Adolescents in Tanzania
Researchers, in partnership with BRAC, are conducting a randomized evaluation with both male and female adolescents in Tanzania to identify the differential impacts of demand side and supply side interventions and to better understand the role males play in affecting sexual and reproductive health outcomes.