Jobs and Opportunity Initiative

J-PAL’s Jobs and Opportunity Initiative (JOI) funds randomized evaluations of strategies to improve employment outcomes.

JOI aims to generate a body of policy-relevant rigorous research that addresses pressing labor market challenges. Knowledge gaps include questions about supply and matching, job creation, and the future of jobs. JOI aims to offer guidance for implementing organizations, governments, and donors, so that policies can be guided by scientific evidence to improve employment outcomes.

Key Facts

Sectors:
Office:
J-PAL Global
Co-Chairs:
Status:
  • Research RFP: Open
Eligibility:
Open to J-PAL affiliates, J-PAL postdocs, JOI invited researchers, and resident African scholars
Contact:
[email protected]

Funders

For researchers

Request for Proposals

J-PAL's Jobs and Opportunity Initiative (JOI) funds randomized evaluations of strategies that address pressing labor markets challenges. JOI holds two regular funding cycles per year calling for proposals from J-PAL affiliates, J-PAL postdocs, and JOI invited researchers for full research projects, pilot studies, travel/proposal development grants, and policy outreach support grants. PhD students, with support from an advisor who is a J-PAL affiliate or JOI-invited researcher, are also eligible to apply. Resident African scholars are also eligible to apply for pilot studies and travel/proposal development grants.

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Opportunities

African Scholars

JOI provides research funding opportunities to resident African scholars.

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Initiative Team

Board Members

Marianne Bertrand
Bruno Crépon
Erica Field
Patrizio Piraino
David Atkin (Firms)
Nick Bloom (Firms)

Staff

Lisa Corsetto, Policy Manager
Clare Hofmeyr, Education and Training Manager
Simon Cooper, Policy Associate
Victoire Fribourg, Policy Associate

Projects

Impact of COVID-19 Stimulus Packages on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

Location: Chile

Cash Transfers During a Pandemic: Evidence from a Kenyan Slum

Location: Dandora, Kenya

Resilience & Risk in the Informal Sector: Responses to Economic & Security Risks of COVID-19 in Lagos, Nigeria

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Is Heading Home a Dead End? COVID-Induced Migration and Local Labor Market Opportunities in Rural India

Location: Bihar, India
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