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.
Research & Training Associate, J-PAL Global
Diana Horvath is a Research and Training Associate at J-PAL Global, where she supports with data publication and developing training content on impact evaluation. Prior to joining J-PAL in 2023, she worked at Boston College as a research associate on projects studying student loans and other household debt accumulation. She also interned at the OECD, where she researched the impact of environmental degradation on learning outcomes.
Diana holds a master’s degree in international development from Sciences Po Paris and a bachelor of arts in international relations from Boston University.