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.
The MicroMasters® Program in Data, Economics, and Design of Policy (DEDP) equips learners with the practical skills and theoretical knowledge to tackle some of the most pressing challenges around the world.
Through eight courses taught by MIT faculty, learners will gain a strong foundation in microeconomics, development economics, probability, and statistics, and engage with cutting-edge research in the field. The program is unique in its focus on running randomized evaluations to assess the effectiveness of social programs and its emphasis on hands-on skills in data analysis.
All course content is available online for free. Learners who wish to earn certificates in the courses can pay a fee to take proctored exams. Learners who complete three core and two elective courses earn a DEDP MicroMasters program credential in their respective track and become eligible to apply to the on-campus master’s in DEDP at MIT and other graduate programs at participating global pathway schools.
Attend our sixty-minute webinar on January 9 at 10:00 am ET to learn more and to have your questions answered live by the DEDP program team! We hope to see you there! Can't attend the live webinar? Register anyway. A recording of the event will be sent to all registrants.