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  • About

    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 1,100 researchers at universities around the world, J-PAL conducts randomized impact evaluations to answer critical questions in the fight against poverty.

    • Overview

      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 1,100 researchers at universities around the world, J-PAL conducts randomized impact evaluations to answer critical questions in the fight against poverty.

      • Affiliated Professors

        Our affiliated professors are based at over 130 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.

      • Invited Researchers
      • J-PAL Scholars
      • Board
        Our Board of Directors, which is composed of J-PAL affiliated professors and senior management, provides overall strategic guidance to J-PAL, our sector programs, and regional offices.
      • Leadership
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    • Strengthening Our Work

      Our research, policy, and training work is fundamentally better when it is informed by a broad range of perspectives.

    • Code of Conduct
    • Initiatives
      J-PAL initiatives concentrate funding and other resources around priority topics for which rigorous policy-relevant research is urgently needed.
    • Events
      We host events around the world and online to share results and policy lessons from randomized evaluations, to build new partnerships between researchers and practitioners, and to train organizations on how to design and conduct randomized evaluations, and use evidence from impact evaluations.
    • Blog
      News, ideas, and analysis from J-PAL staff and affiliated professors.
    • News
      Browse news articles about J-PAL and our affiliated professors, read our press releases and monthly global and research newsletters, and connect with us for media inquiries.
    • Press Room
      Based at leading universities around the world, our experts are economists who use randomized evaluations to answer critical questions in the fight against poverty. Connect with us for all media inquiries and we'll help you find the right person to shed insight on your story.
  • Offices
    J-PAL is based at MIT in Cambridge, MA and has seven regional offices at leading universities in Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, North America, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.
    • Overview
      J-PAL is based at MIT in Cambridge, MA and has seven regional offices at leading universities in Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, North America, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.
    • Global
      Our global office is based at the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It serves as the head office for our network of seven independent regional offices.
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  • Sectors
    Led by affiliated professors, J-PAL sectors guide our research and policy work by conducting literature reviews; by managing research initiatives that promote the rigorous evaluation of innovative interventions by affiliates; and by summarizing findings and lessons from randomized evaluations and producing cost-effectiveness analyses to help inform relevant policy debates.
    • Overview
      Led by affiliated professors, J-PAL sectors guide our research and policy work by conducting literature reviews; by managing research initiatives that promote the rigorous evaluation of innovative interventions by affiliates; and by summarizing findings and lessons from randomized evaluations and producing cost-effectiveness analyses to help inform relevant policy debates.
    • Agriculture
      How can we encourage small farmers to adopt proven agricultural practices and improve their yields and profitability?
    • Crime, Violence, and Conflict
      What are the causes and consequences of crime, violence, and conflict and how can policy responses improve outcomes for those affected?
    • Education
      How can students receive high-quality schooling that will help them, their families, and their communities truly realize the promise of education?
    • Environment, Energy, and Climate Change
      How can we increase access to energy, reduce pollution, and mitigate and build resilience to climate change?
    • Finance
      How can financial products and services be more affordable, appropriate, and accessible to underserved households and businesses?
    • Firms
      How do policies affecting private sector firms impact productivity gaps between higher-income and lower-income countries? How do firms’ own policies impact economic growth and worker welfare?
    • Gender
      How can we reduce gender inequality and ensure that social programs are sensitive to existing gender dynamics?
    • Health
      How can we increase access to and delivery of quality health care services and effectively promote healthy behaviors?
    • Labor Markets
      How can we help people find and keep work, particularly young people entering the workforce?
    • Political Economy and Governance
      What are the causes and consequences of poor governance and how can policy improve public service delivery?
    • Social Protection
      How can we identify effective policies and programs in low- and middle-income countries that provide financial assistance to low-income families, insuring against shocks and breaking poverty traps?
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Bhavneet Kaur

Bhavneet Kaur is a Research Associate at J-PAL South Asia, where she supports research and field implementation for projects in Punjab, including initiatives related to technology-enabled learning and large-scale education interventions. She also contributes to a school-based behavioral intervention...
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Vaishnavi LNU

Vaishnavi is a Research Associate at J-PAL South Asia working on Noora Health Project. Prior to this, she worked at University of Konstanz and Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA). During her past research experiences, she worked on multiple research and policy projects related to mental well...
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Pradhyumna Karthik Vayuvegula

Pradhyumna Karthik is a Research Associate at J-PAL South Asia. He is currently engaged in research pertaining to the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), in partnership with the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Government of Karnataka, and the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation...
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Jaina Manish Haran

Jaina M Haran (she/her) is a Research Associate at J‐PAL South Asia, based in Mysore, Karnataka. She works on evaluating the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) scheme, focusing on challenges in its implementation and identifying measures to strengthen the operation and maintenance of water infrastructure in...
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Samriti Chowdhury

Samriti Chowdhury is a Research Associate at J-PAL South Asia, where she is working on the evaluation of a technology-focused labor market intervention. Her work supports the implementation of a rigorous impact evaluation to test how upskilling improves the lives of young tech graduates across...
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Meghna Sandhir

Meghna Sandhir is a Senior Research Associate at J-PAL South Asia, where she works on advancing gender-sensitive policing initiatives in Punjab. Her current work focuses on strengthening institutional responses to gender-based violence, improving police community engagement, and generating evidence...
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Senior Advisor, AI

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Md Amzad Hossain

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Senior Research Associate - J-PAL -Latin America and the Caribbean

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Policy and Research Manager - J-PAL Europe

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Paco Gonzalez

Paco Gonzalez is a Senior ADEPT and Training Associate at J-PAL Global, where he works on educational programs to equip policymakers and researchers to conduct and apply evidence from impact evaluations. As a member of the Research, Education, and Training group and the ADEPT team, he focuses on...
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Evidence to Policy Case Study
Case study

Encouraging Covid-19 preventive behaviors via celebrity messages

At the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic, J-PAL affiliated researchers used evidence from Indonesia to support the state government of West Bengal, India in designing a public health campaign that reached over 32 million people.
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Michael Anderson

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Policy Publication
File: Policy publication

Promoting Labour Market Inclusion: Evidence from the Inclusion Policy Lab in Spain and Across Europe

This report reviews the evidence on labour market inclusion programs generated by the Inclusion Policy Lab (the Lab) and places it in context alongside broader evidence from randomized evaluations of labour market policies across Europe.
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Aravind Nair

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