JFI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit applied research organization founded in 2014 by Bobby Jain. We work to create theory, policy designs, and practical tools that enable governments, public institutions, and regional coalitions to shape markets for the common good.
Announcing a New Initiative: Financing the Energy Transition
This initiative supports governments and investors around the globe with the technical assistance, modeling, and financial structuring needed for a just green transition. Find out more here. If you’re interested in working with us, please reach out to [email protected].
CURRENT INITIATIVES
OUR TOOLS
Our tools include models we’ve built for social wealth fund management, microsimulations for advising on tax policy, analysis of credit bureau data to understand the student debt crisis, and more.
RECENT UPDATES
JFI and CVF-V20 Advance Proposal for Multi-Sovereign Investment Fund at World Bank & IMF Annual Meetings
A press release from JFI’s Social Wealth initiative.
JFI at the Indonesia Sustainability Forum in Jakarta
JFI Fellow Madeline Craig-Scheckman attended to build out her research series, Minerals-Based Industrial Policies in a Fragmenting World.
New Series: Unpacking Mineral Markets
“The future of mineral markets is promising, but deeply uncertain.”
Now live: 2025 Proxy Voting Data from the Center for Active Stewardship
Find free data on how asset managers such as Vanguard and Blackrock have voted on corporate activity.
JFI at Climate Week 2025
JFI will be hosting several events during Climate Week, starting September 23.
PHENOMENAL WORLD
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Phenomenal World is a publication focused on political economy. We aim to publish rigorous and innovative writing on economics, history, finance, policy, and politics. A publication of JFI, we explore political economy from a range of social scientific disciplines, and work with emerging and established scholars.
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