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.
Policy Manager, J-PAL Global
Elizabeth Graff is a Policy Manager at J-PAL Global where she works on the Science for Progress Initiative. There, she supports the research grant-making process, stakeholder communications and outreach, and evidence dissemination from RCTs. Prior to joining J-PAL in 2022, she interned at the Treasury Department’s Office of International Development Policy, where she researched the pros and cons of different carbon pricing mechanisms. She has also worked in program management and new business development roles with USAID contractors such as DAI and DevTech, where she started up agriculture and public financial management activities in Afghanistan and South Sudan. Elizabeth holds a Master of Public Policy from Duke University and a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from Cedarville University.