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 state and local employees across the US to better understand their experiences, perceptions, and beliefs.
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
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
What predicts the public’s views about government workers?
The People Lab is conducting a series of online studies to better understand stereotypes about government workers, what predicts these views, and how they relate to policy-relevant outcomes.
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.
Can sharing positive feedback for public workers improve residents’ views of the public sector and public servants’ wellbeing?
The People Lab is designing a series of studies to better understand whether soliciting and sharing positive feedback with public servants affects wellbeing, as well as residents’ perceptions.
What predicts the public’s views about government workers?
The People Lab is conducting a series of online studies to better understand stereotypes about government workers, what predicts these views, and how they relate to policy-relevant outcomes.
How does stigma affect participation in the social safety net?
The People Lab is quantifying the role of stigma in directly and indirectly impacting take-up of critical social safety net programs in the US.
How can we increase the use of housing stability services among tenants at risk of eviction?
The People Lab is working with the City of Boston’s Office of Housing Stability to co-design and test the effectiveness of behaviorally-informed outreach aimed at connecting tenants at risk of eviction to available housing stabilization resources.
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.
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