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.
Research Associate, J-PAL South Asia
Anuj Ghera is a Research Associate at J-PAL South currently working in the Emission Trading Scheme scale up project in Ahmedabad. He is a policy enthusiast and sustainability advocate with a background in public policy and management studies.Anuj strongly believes in the power of data-backed policies to drive human progress. He holds a degree in Public Policy from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, and a graduate degree in Management Studies (BMS), with a specialization in Finance, from Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies.
With diverse experience gained through working in various startups and in a non-profit aimed at transforming the lives of vulnerable children, stakeholders in rural setups, and government systems as a Gandhi Fellow, Anuj has developed a pragmatic approach to problem-solving.
He has a go-getter attitude and is a firm believer in experiential learning, always seeking to overcome obstacles with his diligent, meticulous, and eloquent approach.