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.
J-PAL Affiliated Professor
Keough-Hesburgh Professor of Economics
University of Notre Dame
William Evans is the Keough-Hesburgh Professor of Economics at the University of Notre Dame. His principle research interests are in applied microeconomics and include topics in the economics of education, public finance, and health economics. He is a co-founder of the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities, a research center that partners with local social service agencies to provide evidence-based poverty solutions.
William has served on the review board of J-PAL's Addressing Homelessness and Housing Stability portfolio. He has also lectured at J-PAL training events.
William received a BA in mathematics and economics from Wake Forest University, and an MA and PhD in economics from Duke University.