Work of the Future Initiative
The J-PAL North America Work of the Future Initiative supports randomized evaluations of strategies and innovations that address the changing nature of work in North America.
These strategies and innovations may be related to programs designed to retrain or reskill workers; strategies to improve traditional and non-traditional educational institutions; innovative apprenticeship systems, sectoral employment programs, and alternative approaches for skill certification; strategies to facilitate worker transitions between occupations and industries; organizational practices that improve productivity, skills, earnings, or employment prospects; opportunities in alternative work arrangements; and the impact/opportunity of changing transportation modalities.
We work with nonprofits, government and industry leaders, academic researchers, and other organizations to understand what questions matter most to them and help them use rigorous evaluation to generate evidence on priority research questions related today’s rapidly shifting labor market.
Key Facts
Sectors:
Office:
J-PAL North America
Co-Chairs:
Status:
- Research RFP: Open
- Partner RFP: Closed
Eligibility:
Researcher RFP: Open to J-PAL affiliated professors, post-doctoral fellows, and invited researchersPartner RFP: Nonprofit, public, or private organizations interested in testing innovative strategies to help workers
Contact:
[email protected]
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Initiative Staff
Toby Chaiken, Policy and Training Manager
Caroline Garau, Policy Associate