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
Announcing the Center for Active Stewardship’s Proxy Voting Database
The first public database of proxy votes cast by U.S. asset managers
Now Hiring: Managing Editor, Phenomenal World
PW seeks a managing editor to manage the full scope of PW’s editorial workflow.
New Report Explores How Sovereign Wealth Funds Integrate Social Impact
Survey-based report is the first systematic look at how social impact is defined, measured, and monitored across the $13 trillion SWF…
New Publication: Benchmarking Opportunity in Transition-Critical Mineral Markets
On a new tool for policymakers from the Critical Mineral portfolio.
The Role of Critical Minerals in Vehicle Electrification – Expert Hour with Beia Spiller
Join us on Zoom, Wednesday, June 18 at 2pm ET.
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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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