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
Associate Research Professor
University of Notre Dame
David Phillips is an associate research professor of economics at the University of Notre Dame. His research focuses on urban geography, public transit, crime, housing subsidies, and their intersections with poverty. His work primarily utilizes experimental and quasi-experimental methods. He received his PhD in economics from Georgetown University.
