J-PAL is invested in creating more opportunities for African researchers to develop and drive the research agenda on the African continent through the use of randomized evaluations.

The J-PAL Africa training team organises in-person trainings, online courses and customised workshops for researchers, policymakers and program implementers on the design and implementation of randomized evaluations on the continent.

J-PAL Europe, based at the Paris School of Economics, builds partnerships for evidence-informed policymaking across Europe by fostering the development of new randomised evaluations and helping partners draw on existing rigorous evidence to design and scale effective programmes. We also support the...

The J-PAL Europe office is based in Paris at the Paris School of Economics. We recruit new staff members to work with us on one or more of our four teams: the Policy and Communications team, the Research team, the Training team and the Finance and Operations team. We also run an internship programme...

J-PAL Europe fosters the generation of new rigorous evaluation in Europe by funding research projects designed to expand the evidence base in key thematic areas and by partnering with governments and organisations to institutionalise efforts to use rigorous evidence in the design of more effective...

Through its initiatives, J-PAL Europe funds new research aiming to generate rigorous evidence around priority and policy-relevant topics.

Across Europe, almost 22 percent of the population, or over 95 million people, are at risk either of poverty or social exclusion (Eurostat, 2022), a broader category that includes households facing severe material or social deprivation or with very low work intensity.

J-PAL Europe works with development cooperation agencies to access, leverage and generate insights from randomised evaluations conducted around the world, with the goal of increasing the effectiveness of development cooperation.

Through its initiatives, J-PAL Europe funds new research aiming to generate rigorous evidence around priority and policy-relevant topics.

J-PAL Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), based at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, leads J-PAL’s work in the LAC region. J-PAL LAC conducts randomized evaluations, builds partnerships for evidence-informed policymaking, and helps partners scale up effective programs.

Ecosystem services are the benefits humans derive from nature, essential for sustaining life and well-being on the planet. These services encompass a wide range of functions, including the provision of food, water, carbon, soil and temperature regulation. Additionally, ecosystems offer cultural...

Our work is made possible by the close collaboration with and dedication of many governments across the region. Together, we are driven by a shared belief in the power of scientific evidence to understand what is effective in the fight against poverty.

The Pathways to Preschool project, the result of a partnership between J-PAL Latin America and the Caribbean, Bracell Foundation, Itaú Social, academia and the public sector, aims to strengthen learning and the development of children in preschool.

J-PAL Middle East and North Africa (MENA), based at the American University in Cairo, leads J-PAL’s work in the Middle East and North Africa region. J-PAL MENA conducts randomized evaluations, builds partnerships for evidence-informed policymaking, and helps partners scale up effective programs.

The Morocco Innovation and Evaluation Lab aims to foster development in Morocco by ensuring that policy is informed by rigorous scientific evidence and research is translated into action.