JFI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit applied research organization founded in 2014 by Bobby Jain. Our mission is to apply the instruments and frameworks of finance to issues of global policy concern. Working to understand and coordinate international channels of state and private resources, we apply our data, modeling, and simulation tools to the biggest challenges of our time.
Announcing a New Initiative: Financing the Energy Transition
Launched in fall 2024, 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
The Role of Critical Minerals in Vehicle Electrification – Expert Hour with Beia Spiller
Join us on Zoom, Wednesday, June 18 at 2pm ET.
New Publication Series: Low-Income Families with Children and The Reconciliation Debate
“Rather than assessing the reconciliation package as a whole, this series focuses on the specific policies and debates that matter…
Regulation roundtable at the Fórum de Fundos Soberanos Brasileiros
JFI’s Paul Katz moderated a panel on strategic investment
Experts Convene to Discuss Social Impact Practices for Sovereign Wealth Funds
High-level workshop gathers SWF representatives, academic researchers, international financial institutions, and asset managers to debate social impact measurement and monitoring.
JFI and Climate Vulnerable Forum move towards multi-sovereign investment fund
April 23 meeting with V20 representatives from eleven member countries kicks off discussions on new South-South mechanism to organize climate investment.
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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