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.
Senior Policy Manager, J-PAL Global
Anna Mysliwiec is a Senior Policy Manager at J-PAL Global, where she manages the Political Economy and Governance sector. In her role on the Policy team, she writes policy publications, cultivates new research partnerships, and conducts policy outreach for evidence dissemination.
Prior to joining J-PAL, she worked with Innovations for Poverty Action in Liberia, where she managed an evaluation on the long-term impact of cognitive behavioral therapy on crime and violence. She previously worked at the National Democratic Institute, supporting democracy and governance programs in Tunisia, Syria, and Mauritania. She also interned with Precision Agriculture for Development, helping start up the organization's work in Bangladesh.
She holds a BA in Middle East Studies from Middlebury College and an MPP from the Harvard Kennedy School.