J-PAL North America, based at MIT, seeks to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence. https://j-p.al/NAnewsletter
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Our crime policy work aims to identify and promote evidence-based strategies to advance fairness within the institutions and laws that make up the criminal legal system. Learn more: https://www.povertyactionlab.org/initiative/crime-violence-prevention
3/4 Participants who received a pre-recorded phone call saw a one-percentage-point increase in #Medicaid renewals, with even higher rates among Tribal members, children, and people with chronic conditions.
2/4 Participants were from households facing coverage renewal deadlines. Everyone received written outreach (text or postcard) about their deadline, but some also received a pre-recorded phone call đź“žoffering navigator assistance through a hotline to help renew their #Medicaid.
Our Social Policy Research Initiative supports randomized evaluations of innovative social programs and policies to provide insights 🔍 on which policies work best and why. Learn about our current projects: https://www.povertyactionlab.org/initiative-projects/15
Surveys đź“„ are a powerful tool in research, but how can they be best designed? These #ResearchResources outline survey development, formatting suggestions, and guides to translation and quality control. https://www.povertyactionlab.org/resource/survey-design
📣 Can summer jobs for youth reduce crime? Listen to J-PAL affiliated researcher @sassermodestino.bsky.social’s interview with Cincinnati Public Radio on her research evaluating #SYEPs in Boston: www.wvxu.org/show/cincinn...
1/4 Each year, millions lose access to #Medicaid due to admin burdens. Learn more about research conducted by
J-PAL affiliated professors Rebecca Myerson & Laura Dague, & Allison Espeseth from Covering Wisconsin on the impact of different outreach methods on Medicaid renewal rates 👇🧵
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For #NationalHigherEducationDay, check out research from #RCTs on the programs most effective at helping students persist in school and graduate 🎓 https://www.povertyactionlab.org/policy-insight/reducing-community-college-dropout-through-comprehensive-supports-0
4/4 The study demonstrates how evaluating different outreach methods can help us understand how to best conduct outreach about important deadlines, and in this case, meaningfully improve #Medicaid renewal rates.
Read more about the results: www.povertyactionlab.org/evaluation/i...
J-PAL North America
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.
