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.
Research Assistant, J-PAL Europe
Antoine de Mascarel is a Research Assistant at J-PAL Europe where he provides support on a variety of research projects.
Prior to joining J-PAL in 2023, he interned with the NGO Order of Malta Lebanon where he focused on interventions aimed at helping rural farmers in the Beqaa Valley. Antoine holds a MSc in development economics from Oxford University and a BA in math and economics from École Polytechnique, Paris.
