The 2021-22 edition of Improving Lives Through Evidence: Trusted Partnerships for Growth is published, outlining key achievements and priorities for the coming year.
J-PAL launches its eleventh sector, Social Protection, and an accompanying Social Protection Initiative to generate rigorous evidence on the effectiveness of social protection programs and to help partners apply evidence to decision-making. The new sector and initiative are chaired by Benjamin Olken (MIT) and Rema Hanna (Harvard).
In partnership with Egypt's Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, J-PAL MENA launches the Egypt Impact Lab to strengthen the effectiveness of Egypt’s poverty alleviation policies through rigorous evaluation and innovation.
J-PAL South Asia launches the Alliance for Scaling Policy Impact through Research and Evidence (ASPIRE) to strengthen the culture of evidence-based policymaking in India.
Community Jameel and Co-Impact Lab announce a landmark partnership for J-PAL’s expanded Evidence to Policy work, with a particular focus in Africa, LAC, MENA, and South Asia.
J-PAL's research network grows to include 294 affiliated professors and 424 invited researchers.