Featured Project
Does receiving rental assistance improve housing stability among vulnerable populations?
In collaboration with HOST, we co-designed a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the impact of Denver County’s rental assistance program.
Featured Project
What can we learn from public servants about the state of local government work?
The People Lab is conducting an annual survey of city employees across the US to better understand their experiences, perceptions, and beliefs.
Featured Project
How can we leverage LLM chatbots to support policymakers’ in understanding and using evidence?
The People Lab is working with a team of researchers and developers to create an AI-driven “PolicyBot” designed to support policymakers’ in understanding, translating, and using evidence.
Featured Project
How do public service fellowship programs impact fellows’ career trajectories?
Findings from quasi-experimental research suggest that participation in public sector fellowship programs significantly increases future employment in government, with effects persisting up to eight years.
All Projects
How can we increase employers’ compliance with state-facilitated retirement savings programs?
We co-designed and tested new outreach messages for improving employers’ compliance with Illinois’ Secure Choice Savings Program.
What can we learn from public servants about the state of local government work?
The People Lab is conducting an annual survey of city employees across the US to better understand their experiences, perceptions, and beliefs.
How does team racial composition shape the careers of people of color?
We used good-as-random assignment to examine how the racial composition of one’s team affects retention and promotion for employees of color at a large company.
How can we measure changes in Federal employees’ experiences and perceptions over time?
Three pulse surveys sent to millions of Federal workers in 2021 and 2022 captured employees’ beliefs about re-entry to in-person work, engagement and burnout, and inclusion and equity.
How can we reduce the barriers landlords face to participating in the Housing Choice Voucher program?
Findings from surveys and a field experiment suggest the need for additional research on reducing barriers to landlord participation in the Housing Choice Voucher program.
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