The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) is a global research center working to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence. Anchored by a network of more than 1,000 researchers at universities around the world, J-PAL conducts randomized impact evaluations to answer critical questions in the fight against poverty.
The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) is a global research center working to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence. Anchored by a network of more than 1,000 researchers at universities around the world, J-PAL conducts randomized impact evaluations to answer critical questions in the fight against poverty.
Our affiliated professors are based at over 120 universities and conduct randomized evaluations around the world to design, evaluate, and improve programs and policies aimed at reducing poverty. They set their own research agendas, raise funds to support their evaluations, and work with J-PAL staff on research, policy outreach, and training.
J-PAL Affiliated Professor
Professor, Public Policy and Management
Indian Institute of Management (IIM)
Raghabendra Chattopadhyay is a Professor of Public Policy and Management at the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta whose research focuses on local government and the State's role in provision of social services such as adult and elementary education and economic programs. Raghabendra Chattopadhyay's research areas of interest include local self government and empowerment of women, public policy and management, development and the State's role in social sectors including adult and elementary education in India, political economy of development and poverty eradication through self sustaining economic programs.