2023

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J-PAL celebrates its twentieth anniversary. 

The 2023 edition of Improving Lives through Evidence is published.

J-PAL launches the Learning for All Initiative to generate evidence to identify education solutions for parents, schools, and governments.

J-PAL Europe launches the Displaced Livelihoods Initiative to help advance sustainable livelihoods for displaced and host communities.

J-PAL renames the MicroMasters® Program in Data, Economics, and Development Policy to the MicroMasters® Program in Data, Economics, and Design of Policy (DEDP) to reflect the expanded curriculum, which includes a Public Policy Track.

J-PAL South Asia launches the Solutions and Advancements through Research for Water and Air (SARWA) to increase access to clean air and water for millions of Indians.

J-PAL partners with University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P) and forms the UM6P-J-PAL Agricultural Lab for Africa (UJALA) to design and implement rigorous impact evaluations of policies and programs that improve food security in sub-Saharan Africa. 

J-PAL's research network grows to include 324 affiliated professors and 632 invited researchers.