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.
At J-PAL we actively work to ensure all members of our community, including our staff, researchers, and those associated with our implemented or funded projects and events, are respected, supported, and valued. This is a key component of our commitment to strengthening our work and is a core value that will never change. Discrimination, harassment, and abuse have no place in our work and are not tolerated.
J-PAL follows MIT’s Code of Conduct and Community Standards; therefore, all members of our community are expected to adhere to these in addition to those of their employer, local laws, and codes of membership associations like the AEA and NBER. To ensure a safe workplace and professional community, we set clear expectations for researchers and staff conduct and have established formal mechanisms to communicate conduct violations without fear of retaliation.
All members of J-PAL’s community are encouraged to report concerns related to these issues to their manager or to Cindy Smith, Global Director of Finance & Operations. Concerns can also be reported to MIT’s Institute Discrimination and Harassment Response Office.