In collaboration with Community Jameel and Co-Impact, rigorous research will inform social policies and programs.

Evaluation Incubators to provide technical assistance, training, funding to help partners design randomized evaluations of housing stability strategies and state and local programs.

First results underscore the urgent need for a better understanding of how to address inequities in birth outcomes.

New J-PAL North America publication helps policymakers understand summer programs’ wide-ranging benefits, in such areas as criminal justice involvement, education, and development.

Field experiment in Bangladesh shows the poor simply lack opportunities to gain wealth — but a one-time boost can make a major difference.

MIT field experiment from India finds a one-time economic boost helps the very poor fare better for at least a decade.

PhD student Ying Gao's research reveals that the urban poor in the developing world are politically engaged and capable of effecting change.

Experiment with working poor in India finds no impact from more night sleep, though naps help; rest quality may be key.

Research is part of a $25 million effort to generate evidence on the real-world effectiveness of policies and programs at the intersection of poverty and climate change.

The State and Local Innovation Initiative is seeking government partners to rigorously evaluate policies and programs aiming to address critical social issues.