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Update

Gujarat, India Plans Cap-and-Trade Market for Carbon Emissions

The market will be the first of its kind among emerging economies, outside of China. Leading researchers from the University of Chicago, Yale, and J-PAL will help design the program, allowing Gujarat to tap global expertise.
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ASPIRE Our Work Knowledge Products

This page features reports and toolkits developed through ASPIRE’s work to support the scale-up of evidence-informed solutions. These resources capture insights from implementation, document emerging learnings, and offer practical guidance for policymakers, practitioners, and partners working to...
Research Paper

Fast Action for Floods: RCT Evidence on Forecast-based Cash Transfers from Bangladesh and Nepal

Research Paper

Absent but Not Idle: The Social Roots of Demand for Flexible Work

Resource

Partnership with the Government of Benin to Strengthen Evidence-Informed Policymaking

In March 2025, J-PAL Africa and the Ministry of Development and Coordination of Government Action (MDC) launched a multi-year partnership to support the generation and use of evidence in public policy across Benin. The collaboration builds on the country’s growing commitment to evidence-informed...
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J-PAL Scholars and Fellows

J-PAL is invested in creating more opportunities to diversify and expand our worldwide research network. The J-PAL Scholars and Fellows programs enable researchers from low- and middle-income countries to drive the research agenda in their regions through the use of randomized evaluations.
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Policy Publication

Evidence in Labor Market Policies and Implications for Brazil: Job Training Programs

Skills are important for accessing high-quality jobs and being more productive. However, in Brazil and other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, many people neither receive adequate training nor develop skills that are demanded in the labor market. This publication—produced in co...
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Policy Publication

Evidence in Labor Market Policies and Implications for Brazil: Job Search Assistance

Barriers like skill communication issues, lack of information, and behavioral biases can complicate the job search process. This publication, co-authored by JOI Brasil and the Inter-American Development Bank, examines evidence on job search assistance programs and their implications for improving...
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Policy Publication

Evidence in Labor Market Policies and Implications for Brazil: Microcredit

Limited access to financing is a significant barrier for small and medium-sized enterprises, and microcredit programs aim to help entrepreneurs by offering low-value financing to foster growth. This publication, co-authored by JOI Brasil and the Inter-American Development Bank, reviews evidence on...
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Initiative

Governance Initiative (GI)

J-PAL’s Governance Initiative (GI) funds randomized evaluations of interventions designed to improve participation in the political and policy process, reduce corruption and leakages, and strengthen state capacity.
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Blog

J-PAL's response to COVID-19

A letter from Iqbal Dhaliwal, J-PAL's Global Executive Director, on J-PAL's ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Policy Publication

Evidence on Labor Market Policies and Implications for Brazil: Informality

Informality remains a central feature of the Brazilian labor market, affecting around 38 percent of the workforce. Although the country experienced a significant decline in informality during the 2000s, mainly due to rising education levels, progress has since stagnated. Informality continues to...
A Rohingya refugee entrepreneur at the chili paste business she runs from her home in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. © 2017 Shutterstock _ Krisha Vishinpir
Initiative

Displaced Livelihoods Initiative (DLI)

The IKEA Foundation is supporting the J-PAL and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) to generate and share new evidence on the impacts of livelihoods programs for displaced populations and host communities.
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Initiative

Humanitarian Protection Initiative (HPI)

HPI is a collaboration between J-PAL and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) with support from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) from the UK Government. The initiative will generate and share new evidence to inform policy and practice to effectively improve protection of...
Blog

Launch of national partnership in Benin to support evidence-informed policymaking

J-PAL Africa has launched a multi-year partnership with Benin’s Ministry of Development and Coordination of Government Action to co-identify, generate, and integrate evidence into policy across the government.