O NEPPU já realizou pesquisas conjuntas com as seguintes instituições: University of Birmingham, University of Manchester, University of Bielefeld, MIT, University of Colorado, University of Sussex, University of Yale, University of London, University of Michigan, University of Texas, University of California Los Angeles, Oxford University, United Nations Research Development Institute (UNRISD), Banco Mundial, Banco Interamericano, The Wilson Center, The Legatum Foundation, Presidencia da República - Brasil, Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego, CEPAL, Governo do Estado de Pernambuco, UNESCO, e FGV.
