Our mission is to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence. We do this through research, policy outreach, and training.

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Policy Insight

Improving job seekers’ employment and earnings through credible skills signals

Credible skills signals help alleviate information barriers for both job seekers and firms, and often improve employment and earnings at a low cost. More and better information enables applicants to have a more effective job search, often resulting in higher-quality jobs and better employment...

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Building a worldwide Alliance for Data, Evaluation, and Policy Training

The Alliance for Data, Evaluation, and Policy Training (ADEPT) is a new effort led by J-PAL together with universities, training institutions, and other actors to empower researchers and decision-makers to use evidence to solve complex policy problems. 

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Policy Insight

Market access: Connecting firms and entrepreneurs to markets to spur business and job growth

Improved access to markets has often helped small firms in low- and middle-income countries grow by boosting firm revenues and profits. These interventions have been effective because they have led to new sales, helped firms connect with new types of buyers, and increased information sharing and...

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J-PAL affiliates awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics

The 2024 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel was awarded to J-PAL affiliates Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson, and co-recipient Simon Johnson, for their research on how institutions are formed and affect prosperity.