As the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) marks 20 years of its work in the fight against poverty, this two-day colloquium will bring together J-PAL co-founders Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee, alongside researchers, policymakers, social innovators, funders and the general public at the Collège de France in Paris to explore the role of evidence in shaping development and social policy to alleviate poverty in a variety of contexts. With all of these actors gathered together, the colloquium will serve as a space to celebrate progress, identify and disseminate best practices and take stock of the work still to be done to address global challenges like climate change.
This colloquium serves as the culmination of the first year of J-PAL co-founder and director Esther Duflo’s chair position in ‘Poverty and public policy‘ at the Collège de France, which she has used to explore the progression of the global effort to develop and mainstream evidence-based policy. Ultimately, this event will seek to chart the path forward for policymaking informed by rigorous research on a global level and continue J-PAL’s work of advocating for innovative, cost-effective solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges.
The colloquium will take place across two days, with the following agenda:
Panel discussions and presentations will focus on J-PAL’s work in France, Spain, and other research and policy partnerships across Europe.
Opening session
Morning: Building a hub for experimental research and evidence-based policy-making in France
Afternoon: Investments in Social Policy in Europe
Closing
The focus will be devoted to global poverty reduction challenges and the role of evidence-driven innovation in development.
Morning: Placing evidence and innovation at the heart of development policy
Afternoon: Addressing global challenges
Global executive director and board member, J-PAL; Scientific director, J-PAL South Asia
Chief scientific advisor and director for research and evidence, UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
Secretary of state for the sea, France
CEO, Agence française de développement
Minister of economics, finance and industrial and digital sovereignty, France
Chaired professor, Paris School of Economics and Affiliated professor, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)
Director, Community Jameel
Co-founder and co-director, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)
Co-founder and co-director, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)