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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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Evaluation

Comparing the Impacts of Industrial Jobs and Self-Employment in Ethiopia

How does industrialization affect workers’ well-being? J-PAL affiliated professor Chris Blattman (University of Chicago), along with Stefan Dercon (University of Oxford), partnered with five firms in Ethiopia to evaluate the effects of being offered an industrial job—such as positions in textile factories or on large-scale farms—versus an entrepreneurship promotion program.

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News

Court Mediation Program Being Scaled Up to Improve Access to Justice in Mexico

The Mexico City Labor Court is collaborating with J-PAL affiliated professors, through support from J-PAL’s Government Partnership Initiative (GPI), to scale up results from an evaluation of a court mediation program designed to improve citizens’ access to justice.

789 ongoing and completed randomized evaluations in 70 countries