Sara El Sarrag

Sara El-Sarrag is a Research Manager at J-PAL Middle East and North Africa where she works on evaluating the impact of watching the highlight scenes and storylines of a TV series on changing the viewers’ social norms, perceptions, and beliefs. She's also working on evaluating the impact of debt relief programs on improving outcomes in employment, family wellbeing, and mental health.

Since joining J-PAL in 2019, she has worked on several RCTs within the labor, firm, gender, and social protection sectors.

Sara holds a BA in Economics from the American University in Cairo; Specialization in Quantitative and Financial Economics.