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.
Project Director DigiFi, J-PAL Africa
Abdoulaye Ndiaye is a Project Director at J-PAL Africa where he leads the Digital Identification and Finance Initiative (DigiFI Africa).
Prior to joining J-PAL in 2020, he worked at the World Food Program as a Program Policy Officer, focusing on social protection and safety nets issues. Before that, he conducted research on labor migration and labor market reforms as a research assistant for the Center for Technology and Economic Development.
Abdoulaye holds a master’s degree in international economic policy from Sciences Po Paris and a bachelor’s degree in economics from New York University Abu Dhabi.