Jobs and Opportunity Initiative Brazil (JOI Brazil)
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JOI Brazil is a J-PAL initiative that seeks to generate scientific evidence on public policies related to pressing challenges in the Brazilian labor market.
To improve labor market conditions, what strategy should we choose? To help answer this question, in 2020, J-PAL launched the Jobs and Opportunity Initiative (JOI) to generate evidence on policies that address urgent labor market challenges. In May 2021, J-PAL Latin America and the Caribbean launched the Jobs and Opportunity Initiative Brazil (JOI Brazil) in partnership with the Arymax Foundation, B3 Social, Tide Setubal Foundation, Potencia Ventures, the Inter-American Development Bank, and Insper to translate JOI’s global work to the Brazilian context. By funding and supporting rigorous research, JOI Brazil has helped improve the quality of the debate on Brazil’s labor market and disseminate evidence-based knowledge to governments, civil society, companies, and foundations across the country. Research grounded in rigorous evidence is essential to identify what truly works and to scale mechanisms that consistently improve people’s lives.
Key Facts
Sectors:
Co-Chairs:
Status:
- Research RFP: Closed
Eligibility:
Open to J-PAL affiliates and post-doctoral fellows, Invited researchers, and PhD students who have the support of a J-PAL affiliate or invited researcher that are part of their thesis committee.
Funders
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Implementing Partner
For Decision Makers
Evidence in Labor Market Policies and Implications for Brazil
Besides generating new evidence related to labor markets and opportunities, JOI Brazil seeks to promote a culture of evidence-informed policymaking and disseminate what we have already learned from evaluations. The series of publications, "Evidence in Labor Market Policies and Implications for Brazil," reviews existing research around critical labor market issues and considers its policy implications for the Brazilian context.
Initiative Team
Board Members
Marianne Bertrand, Co-Chair, Labor Markets, J-PAL Executive Committee
Staff
Deborah Bizarria, Senior Policy Associate
Priscila Soares, Senior Research Associate
Projects
Workers’ Safety in Brazil
Location:
Bahia – BA; Rio Grande do Sul – RS; Santa Catarina – SC
Promoting Exports in Brazil
Location:
Nationwide scope