The research center will support two nonprofits and four government agencies in designing randomized evaluations on housing stability, procedural justice, transportation, income assistance, and more.

Careful planning of charging station placement could lessen or eliminate the need for new power plants, a new study shows.

What does Karl Marx have to say about climate change? Quite a lot, according to a new book.

Replacing rice-bag delivery with digital card vouchers helps recipients get their intended supplies, researchers report.

Even after January’s storms, California faces a water-scarce future. An economist and an engineer propose a way to test higher water prices as a conservation strategy without hurting low-income users.

Research using a Boston admissions lottery shows striking effects for children throughout their student lives.

Evidence from Massachusetts suggests that a multistep process discourages enrollment. The findings could help policymakers stave off a sharp decline in coverage when COVID-19 policies change.

In a new book, “Risky Business,” Amy Finkelstein examines the core issue of the insurance industry: Who gets to be a customer?

Both sides have reason to find common ground, says a group of energy and climate policy analysts.

J-PAL North America and the University of Chicago’s Behavioral Insights and Parenting Lab will evaluate two approaches to text-based parental engagement programs that motivate two distinct kinds of learning interactions.