Evidence-informed solutions can transform economic mobility and equity, yet many government-research partnerships struggle with misaligned priorities and logistical hurdles. Explore ten essential lessons for creating collaborations that generate evidence that truly matters.

Cash transfers such as minimum incomes, grants, universal basic incomes or food stamps, are a common tool to alleviate poverty. Working with governments, J-PAL researchers are exploring whether combining these transfers with additional resources can help people make better use of cash assistance and...

A program that constructed 97 trail bridges over three years in Rwanda demonstrated a rate of return between 78 to 98 percent while generating valuable lessons for connecting rural populations to land, markets, and essential services.

Elise Huillery is a Professor of Economics at Paris Dauphine University. Her research focuses on policies addressing lack of education and the psychological barriers to individual progress out of poverty. From the humanitarian projects of her youth to the policy research she leads today, Elise...

COVID-19 has disrupted and altered labor markets across the globe. Through the Jobs and Opportunity Initiative, we are supporting urgent research that helps us understand how vulnerable workers around the world are being impacted by COVID-19, and how to design effective policy responses to protect...