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.
Our research, policy, and training work is fundamentally better when it is informed by a broad range of perspectives.
Senior Policy and Communications Associate, J-PAL Latin America and the Caribbean
Gaby Bustamante is a Senior Policy and Communications Associate at J-PAL LAC where she works to effectively communicate policy projects as well as important achievements and milestones of the office. She also supports the organization of events, manages and implements the communication strategy of social media, and gives general support to the policy and communications verticals.
Prior to joining J-PAL in 2021, she worked across multiple sectors including education, social protection, environment, water and sanitation at Peruvian governmental organizations. She has participated in the last four European Union election missions in Peru with a focus on the media and social media. Gaby holds a specialization in leadership for social innovation from Universidad del Pacifico and a bachelor’s degree in Communications and Advertising from Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas.