The purpose of the "Evidence-to-Policy Lab" planned in Armenia is to work directly with state institutions so that officials and decision-makers can freely apply to the laboratory. scientists, present their concerns and discuss the existing problems. In a conversation with journalists in Dilijan on September 22, Abhijit Banerjee, winner of the Nobel Prize in economics, one of the world's leading economists, founder of the "J-PAL" research center, announced this. He explained that "J-PAL" experts do not come with ready-made solutions, but with a clear methodology. "Of course, there may be some hidden politics in the method itself, but we don't have a ready answer to any specific question. In case of any question raised by the representative of the authorities, our goal is to develop a method that will allow to study it in depth", said Banerjee, adding that the specialists of the center do not intend to give ready answers, but offer They will conduct tests and get the necessary solutions based on them. The Nobel laureate also listed the countries that have already applied to the methodology proposed by the center: among them are Chile, Peru, Mexico, India, Indonesia, France, Spain and other countries.