Research by J-PAL affiliates in the Crime, Violence, and Conflict sector seeks to expand the narrow base of rigorous evidence on the best ways to prevent, reduce, and manage crime, violence, and conflict.

Gender norms and biases continue to constrain human potential around the world. J-PAL’s Gender sector produces cross-cutting insights on promoting gender equality and women and girls’ empowerment, and on how norms related to gender affect the outcomes of social programs.

J-PAL’s Firms sector evaluates how to best help firms and entrepreneurs grow, innovate and adopt technologies, and contribute to economic growth and job creation. It also seeks to better understand the impact of firms on workers’ wellbeing, the environment, and the broader society.