In May 2012, J-PAL's regional office in Europe hosted twenty-nine representatives from the Danish Labour Market Authority at Sciences Po in Paris, where J-PAL affiliates presented the results of evaluations related to youth unemployment in France.

The workshop featured evidence from evaluations on public versus private employment counseling for job seekers, employment counseling for unemployed college graduates, and campaigns to increase the involvement of parents of middle-school children. This event provided an opportunity for French and Danish researchers, as well as policymakers specializing in this field, to develop a stronger relationship, and ultimately to propose a project within the framework of the European Commission's Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion program.

Welcome
Hélène Giacobino, Director of J-PAL Europe
Marie Hansen, Director of the Danish National Labour Market Authority

Overview of the randomized evaluations done by J-PAL in Europe
Ilf Bencheikh, Deputy Director of J-PAL Europe

Experimentation Fund for the Youth (FEJ)
Marc Gurgand, Associate Professor, Paris School of Economics, Scientific Director of the FEJ, Scientific Director of J-PAL Europe

Awareness Campaigns for Parents of Middle-school Students (La Mallette des Parents)
Marc Gurgand, Associate Professor, Paris School of Economics, Scientific Director of J-PAL Europe

Counseling the Unemployed
Luc Behaghel, Associate Professor, Paris School of Economics

J-PAL's Youth Initiative
Bruno Crépon, Head of the research department of the Research Center for Economics and Statistics – CREST, Member of J-PAL Executive Committee, Co-Chair of the Youth Initiative

Counseling and Job Placement for Young Graduate Job Seekers (Jeunes diplômés)
Bruno Crépon, Head of the research department of the Research Center for Economics and Statistics – CREST, Member of J-PAL Executive Committee, Co-Chair of the Youth Initiative