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 900 researchers at universities around the world, J-PAL conducts randomized impact evaluations to answer critical questions in the fight against poverty.
J-PAL Affiliated Professor
Assistant Professor
University of British Columbia
Jamie is an assistant professor in the Vancouver School of Economics at University of British Columbia. Her research surrounds small firm hiring, job training, and network-based technology adoption in low income countries. She has experience conducting field experiments in Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, and Ghana. Jamie received her PhD in economics at the University of California, Berkeley.
