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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.
      • 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
      J-PAL Africa is based at the Southern Africa Labour & Development Research Unit (SALDRU) at the University of Cape Town in South Africa.
    • Europe
    • Latin America and the Caribbean
      J-PAL Latin America and the Caribbean is based at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
    • Middle East and North Africa
      J-PAL MENA is based at the American University in Cairo, Egypt.
    • North America
    • South Asia
      J-PAL South Asia is based at the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) in India.
    • Southeast Asia
      J-PAL Southeast Asia is based at the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Indonesia (FEB UI).
  • 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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2024 DEDP cohort graduation
Event

Webinar: Admissions for the DEDP Master's Program at MIT

Attend our sixty-minute webinar on October 22 at 9:00 am ET to learn about the admissions process for MIT's Master of Applied Science in Data, Economics, and Design of Policy (DEDP).
Research Paper
File: Research paper

mattsson-2025-information-systems-service-delivery-and-corruption-evidence-from-the-bangladesh-civil-service.pdf

Research Paper
File: Research paper

Information Systems, Service Delivery, and Corruption: Evidence from the Bangladesh Civil Service.pdf

Person

Mostafa Alsherif

Mostafa Alsherif is a Finance and Operations Manager at J-PAL Middle East and North Africa at the American University in Cairo.
Person

Gozde Corekcioglu

IPA team holding a recruitment drive to find research enumerators.
Evaluation

The Impact of Job Networks on Women's Recruitment in Malawi

Researchers introduced a recruitment drive for a firm in Malawi to evaluate the impact of referral-based hiring on women’s employment at the company. Results from the randomized evaluation indicate that men systematically referred fewer women, and women’s referral of other qualified women was not enough to offset men’s behavior.
Person

Daniel Ho

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Corinne Low

Person

Jonathan de Quidt

Municipal workers on vehicle in Rajpath, Delhi engulfed by smog
Update
J-PAL Updates

New Initiative to Help Governments in the Global South Reduce Pollution and Foster Economic Growth

The Emissions Market Accelerator provides a custom-built solution to make emissions markets work anywhere, for any pollutant, by supporting governments from design to full operation.
A group of people pose for a photo while standing in a conference room.
Update
J-PAL Updates

Community Jameel, FCDO and IDRC Partner with J-PAL and IDinsight to Launch AI Evidence Alliance for Social Impact in Cape Town

The AI Evidence Alliance for Social Impact will advance the evidence-informed deployment of artificial intelligence solutions for social good in Africa and Asia. AEASI was announced in Cape Town at the AI for Africa Conference, hosted by the South African G20 presidency, the African Union and UNESCO...
Global Evaluation Initiative, Catholic University of Chile and J-PAL LAC teams after a meeting at Chile
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J-PAL Updates

CLEAR Center for Latin America and the Caribbean To Be Established at the Catholic University of Chile

Set to commence in 2024, the Center for Learning in Evaluation and Results for Latin America and the Caribbean (CLEAR-LAC) will find its new home at the prestigious Catholic University of Chile. The Center will be an implementing partner of the GEI and contribute to its mission by supporting the...
Update
J-PAL Updates

JEEViKA, Bandhan-Konnagar, and J-PAL South Asia Launch the Satat Jeevikoparjan Yojana Playbook to Double Down on the Fight Against Extreme Poverty at Scale

JEEViKA, Bandhan-Konnagar, and J-PAL South Asia launch the Satat Jeevikoparjan Yojana Playbook to double down on the fight against extreme poverty at scale.
Rwanda agricultural landscape
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J-PAL Updates

J-PAL and UM6P Launch New Agriculture Research Lab for Africa

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT is partnering with University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P) to form the UM6P-J-PAL Agricultural Lab for Africa. Hosted at UM6P in Morocco, the lab will work to design and implement rigorous impact evaluations of policies and programs that...
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J-PAL Updates

New Open Data Platform to Advance Robust and Comprehensive Research in the Agricultural Sector

The Agricultural Technology Adoption Initiative today launched a data portal to share harmonized data from randomized evaluations of agriculture programs.

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