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.
Policy Associate, J-PAL Global
Donald Pepka is a Policy Associate at J-PAL Global, where he supports J-PAL’s work in cost effectiveness and welfare analysis. Before joining J-PAL in 2023, Donald worked as a research assistant in public policy, focused on political representation, and as a legislative intern in the North Carolina General Assembly.
Donald graduated from Duke University in 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in Public Policy Studies and Mathematics.
