How do you know whether a policy to combat poverty is really effective? Learn how to use economics as a tool to assess the impact of public policies and understand why some succeed... and why others fail.
Whether you plan to advise governments one day, contribute to research yourself, or are simply a curious citizen wishing to take part in debates on world poverty, this MOOC is for you.
This free online lecture, available on the FUN MOOC platform, covers key themes such as education, health, gender, work and migration, social protection and the environment. Registration is open to anyone interested in evidence-based public policy, with no prerequisites, from November 24 , 2025.
Designed by J-PAL Europe, the MOOC is based on lectures given at the Collège de France in 2023-2024 by Professor Esther Duflo, holder of the Poverty and Public Policies Chair and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2019.
