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    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
      • Staff
    • 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.
    • Africa
    • Europe
    • Latin America and the Caribbean
    • Middle East and North Africa
    • North America
    • South Asia
    • Southeast Asia
  • 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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Fatima Zahra Bendriss

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Attaullah Abbasi

Attaullah Abbasi is a Senior AI Policy Associate at J-PAL Global, where he supports efforts to maximize the social benefits of artificial intelligence and assess its potential risks and unintended consequences. As a member of the Policy and Communications group, Attaullah works with partners...
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Malek Jaziri

Malek Jaziri is a Research Associate at the Morocco Innovation and Evaluation Lab (MEL), J-PAL Middle East and North Africa.
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Louise Dubois

Louise Dubois is a Research Associate at the Morocco Innovation and Evaluation Lab (MEL).
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Reihane Zitouni

Reihane Zitouni is a Policy & Training Associate at the Morocco Innovation and Evaluation Lab (MEL).
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The Evidence Effect: Evidence for action in conflict and crisis

The people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance are among those hardest hit by cuts to foreign aid. With humanitarian funding at historic lows, many essential services are being scaled back or suspended altogether, leading to preventable deaths and putting millions more lives at risk. Restoring...
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Researcher Spotlight: Ariel Zucker on applying economic theory to real-world solutions

In this episode of the Researcher Spotlight Series, host Sambhav Choudhury speaks with Ariel Zucker, assistant professor of economics at UC Santa Cruz. Ariel discusses her journey from an early interest in global health disparities to becoming a development economist specializing in experimental...
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Emma Stroupe

Emma Stroupe is a Communications Associate at J-PAL Global. As a member of the Policy and Communications team, she focuses on global strategic communication across sectors and regional offices to promote evidence-informed policymaking.
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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...
Shobhini, Iqbal and Vini Mahajan at the launch event
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J-PAL South Asia Launches SARWA to Design and Scale Solutions for Air and Water Pollution in India

J-PAL South Asia launched the SARWA initiative in Gandhinagar to design and scale solutions for air and water pollution, in partnership with government and supported by Community Jameel.
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J-PAL Updates

July 2025 Global Monthly Newsletter

In the July edition of our newsletter, we celebrate five years of J-PAL Middle East and North Africa and their work to embed rigorous evaluation and learning in policy systems across the region, highlight how the private sector and funders can catalyze change, and share takeaways from an event...
Shobhini, Iqbal and Vini Mahajan at the launch event
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J-PAL South Asia launches SARWA to advance clean air and water solutions in India

J-PAL South Asia launched SARWA, a new initiative to support governments in designing, evaluating, and scaling evidence-based solutions for clean air and water, in partnership with Community Jameel and key public agencies in India.
MoU signing
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SARWA Featured at Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2024: MoU Signed to Advance Clean Air and Water Initiatives

J-PAL South Asia participated in the Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2024 to sign a Memorandum of Understanding under the SARWA initiative, in the presence of state government leadership. The booth showcased innovative research including the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), engaging over 70 attendees.
SARWA team members at India Water Week 2023 in New Delhi
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SARWA at 8th India Water Week: Strengthening Partnerships for Inclusive Water Management

J-PAL South Asia participated in the 8th India Water Week to engage with policymakers and partners on collaborative approaches to strengthen water resource management through the SARWA initiative.
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SARWA at EEAP Webinar on Energy Efficiency in Asia Pacific

At the 18th EEAP webinar, J-PAL South Asia’s SARWA initiative presented research findings on how behavioral insights and smart technologies can drive more effective energy efficiency strategies across the Asia Pacific.

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