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 900 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, Morocco Innovation and Evaluation Lab, J-PAL Middle East and North Africa
Maria Rhomari is a Policy Manager at the Morocco Employment Lab where she collaborates with organizations and policy makers to develop evaluation projects and enhance evidence-based policies and programs. Her expertise lies in economic development, with a focus on social protection, labor and employment.
Prior to joining J-PAL in 2023, she worked for several years as an Evaluation Lead and Senior Policy Officer at the Ministries of Labor and Health and Social Affairs in France. Her responsibilities encompassed policy analysis and evaluation, the development and monitoring of social indicators, and engagement in negotiations and representation within international organizations such as the OECD, G7, G20, and the European Union.
Maria is a graduate of Sciences Po Rennes and holds a Master’s degree and a PhD in Economics from the University Paris-Dauphine. Her thesis focused on pension reforms in developing countries and extending coverage to informal workers.