Presentation
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. 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 our most pressing challenges.
The colloquium will gather a wide range of stakeholders including: researchers, policy-makers, social entrepreneurs, donors and the general public. Ultimately, the event's aim is to explore the role that evidence use can play in shaping social policy and development programmes in different contexts; to disseminate best practices in evidence-based policy making at a global level; to celebrate the progress made in the fight against poverty through rigorous research; and to take stock of the work yet to be done to effectively respond to global challenges, in particular climate change.
