J-PAL publishes the 2024-25 edition of Improving Lives through Evidence, outlining key achievements and priorities for the coming year.
Global Executive Director Iqbal Dhaliwal reflects on the end of USAID and the many collaborations between USAID, J-PAL, and members of our research network to pilot, evaluate, and scale innovative solutions to alleviate poverty.
J-PAL, with Community Jameel, launch the Alliance for Data, Evaluation, and Policy Training (ADEPT), a global network of universities, governments, and other members working to empower the next generation of policymakers, decision makers, and researchers with the tools to innovate, test, and scale the most effective social policies and programs.
J-PAL launches The Evidence Effect, a new resource on the future of global development, offering a series of practical lessons and examples of effective ways to improve the lives of people living in poverty.
J-PAL and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) launch the Emissions Market Accelerator (EMA), a new initiative that helps governments in the Global South design, build and implement cap-and-trade markets to reduce pollution.
J-PAL's research network grows to include 392 affiliated professors and 766 invited researchers.