J-PAL Programs are led by members of J-PAL’s Board of Directors, who have the primary role of providing intellectual leadership to J-PAL’s research effort in that area. This includes helping to define the research agenda and taking the lead on special Initiatives in each Program. These Initiatives are made possible through funds dedicated to a specific J-PAL Program. Co-chairs of the particular Program are responsible for selecting evaluations of promising interventions for financing (see ATAI for an example of an Initiative).

Programs also provide guidance to J-PAL’s policy group on turning research results into material that policymakers can easily access, including cost-effective analyses and policy bulletins. The policy group then works to disseminate results of J-PAL research to policymakers including governments, NGOs, international development organizations, foundations and donors, through presentations, conferences, seminars, and policy publications. The policy group also works with these organizations to help scale-up interventions that are found to be effective. Click on any of the Programs below to learn more.