J-PAL Europe
J-PAL Europe, based at the Paris School of Economics, builds partnerships for evidence-informed policymaking across Europe and Central Asia by fostering the development of new randomised evaluations and helping partners draw on existing rigorous evidence to design and scale effective programmes. We also lend support to J-PAL’s work in francophone Africa.
About us
Our research network and staff work with partners to design randomised evaluations that will sharpen our collective understanding of how best to address poverty and climate change. We also help partners use existing evidence to develop more effective social policy and development cooperation, and train them to harness the power of rigorous impact evaluations in their work.
Our research looks at questions as broad as how to promote access to higher-quality education, how to match jobseekers to better opportunities for work, how to support measures to improve air quality, and how to improve the effectiveness of humanitarian action.
From research to impact across Europe and Central Asia
Evidence for social policy in Europe
How can we design more effective social programmes across Europe? J-PAL affiliated researchers focus on the contribution made by randomised evaluations to the development of high-quality evidence for informing social policy.
Education
Research conducted by J-PAL affiliates in Education in Europe has focused on narrowing the achievement gap for students from poor or marginalised backgrounds.
Governance
Research by J-PAL affiliated researchers in Europe in the Political Economy and Governance sector has focused on evaluating measures to increase electoral participation across Europe as well as how simple tweaks to how governments collect taxes can increase compliance.
Labour
J-PAL affiliates have conducted rigorous evaluations of programmes aiming to help jobseekers (re)enter the labour force, foster skills in entrepreneurship among youth, increase demand for labour, and reduce discrimination in hiring.
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J-PAL Europe's featured work
Photo credits for evidence for social policy in Europe: ©Mariajose Silva-Vargas, Shutterstock.com, and Aude Guerrucci, J-PAL
Photo projects in Europe
These featured photo projects offer a closer look at J-PAL Europe’s research and policy work in action. Through compelling visual storytelling, they highlight the people, partnerships, and fieldwork behind efforts to generate evidence and inform policy.
