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
Tanya Mishra is a Research Associate at J-PAL South Asia. She is currently working on supporting a wage insurance experiment to determine the demand of ‘hospi-cash’ insurance policy within the informal sector along with implications for influencing nationwide healthcare schemes.
Prior to joining J-PAL, Tanya worked as a consultant with a Maryland-based international development consulting firm on themes of gender and financial inclusion. During these three years, she managed multiple research and policy projects for international and regional organizations across Central Asia and Africa. Her main research interests include labor economics, migration and education intersecting with gender.
Tanya holds a Master’s degree in Global Development Economics from Boston University and Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Miranda House, Delhi University.