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Anchored by a network of more than 1,000 researchers at universities around the world, J-PAL conducts randomized impact evaluations to answer critical questions in the fight against poverty.</p> </div> </div> <div class="menu-level-1-wrapper"> <ul class="menu-level-1"> <li> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/about-us" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/43">Overview</a></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-description-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>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 1,000 researchers at universities around the world, J-PAL conducts randomized impact evaluations to answer critical questions in the fight against poverty.</p> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/affiliated-professors" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/42">Affiliated Professors</a></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-description-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Our affiliated professors are based at over 120 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.</p> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://www.povertyactionlab.org/invited-researchers" title="Invited Researchers">Invited Researchers</a></div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/page/j-pal-scholars-and-fellows" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/8135112">J-PAL Scholars</a></div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/board-members" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/40">Board</a></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-description-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">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.</div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/staff" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/395951">Staff</a></div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/strengthening-our-work" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/6557141">Strengthening Our Work</a></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-description-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Our research, policy, and training work is fundamentally better when it is informed by a broad range of perspectives.</p> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/page/code-conduct-j-pal-community" title="Code of Conduct for the J-PAL Community" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/7821966">Code of Conduct</a></div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/initiatives" title="J-PAL initiatives concentrate funding and other resources around priority topics for which rigorous policy-relevant research is urgently needed." data-drupal-link-system-path="node/37">Initiatives</a></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-description-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">J-PAL initiatives concentrate funding and other resources around priority topics for which rigorous policy-relevant research is urgently needed.</div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/events" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/33">Events</a></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-description-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">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.</div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/blog" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/34">Blog</a></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-description-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">News, ideas, and analysis from J-PAL staff and affiliated professors.</div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/news" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/32">News</a></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-description-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">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.</div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/press-room" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/7800470">Press Room</a></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-description-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">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.</div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/j-pal-offices" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/5120">Offices</a></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-description-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">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.</div> </div> <div class="menu-level-1-wrapper"> <ul class="menu-level-1"> <li> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/j-pal-offices" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/5120">Overview</a></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-description-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">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.</div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/global" data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/352">Global</a></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-description-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">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.</div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/africa" data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/350">Africa</a></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-description-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">J-PAL Africa is based at the Southern Africa Labour & Development Research Unit (SALDRU) at the University of Cape Town in South Africa.</div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/europe" data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/351">Europe</a></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-description-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">J-PAL Europe is based at the Paris School of Economics in France.</div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/latin-america-caribbean" data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/353">Latin America and the Caribbean</a></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-description-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">J-PAL Latin America and the Caribbean is based at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.</div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/middle-east-and-north-africa" title="J-PAL MENA is based at the American University in Cairo, Egypt." data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/354">Middle East and North Africa</a></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-description-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">J-PAL MENA is based at the American University in Cairo, Egypt.</div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/na" data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/355">North America</a></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-description-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">J-PAL North America is based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States.</div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/south-asia" data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/356">South Asia</a></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-description-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">J-PAL South Asia is based at the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) in India.</div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/southeast-asia" data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/357">Southeast Asia</a></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-description-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">J-PAL Southeast Asia is based at the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Indonesia (FEB UI).</div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/sectors" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/39">Sectors</a></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-description-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">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.</div> </div> <div class="menu-level-1-wrapper"> <ul class="menu-level-1"> <li> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/sectors" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/39">Overview</a></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-description-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">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.</div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/sector/agriculture" data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/386">Agriculture</a></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-description-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">How can we encourage small farmers to adopt proven agricultural practices and improve their yields and profitability?</div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/sector/crime-violence-conflict" data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/392">Crime, Violence, and Conflict</a></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-description-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">What are the causes and consequences of crime, violence, and conflict and how can policy responses improve outcomes for those affected?</div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/sector/education" data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/385">Education</a></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-description-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">How can students receive high-quality schooling that will help them, their families, and their communities truly realize the promise of education?</div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/sector/environment-energy-climate-change" data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/390">Environment, Energy, and Climate Change</a></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-description-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">How can we increase access to energy, reduce pollution, and mitigate and build resilience to climate change?</div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/sector/finance" data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/388">Finance</a></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-description-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">How can financial products and services be more affordable, appropriate, and accessible to underserved households and businesses?</div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/sector/firms" data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/394">Firms</a></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-description-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">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?</div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/sector/gender" data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/393">Gender</a></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-description-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">How can we reduce gender inequality and ensure that social programs are sensitive to existing gender dynamics?</div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/sector/health" data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/387">Health</a></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-description-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">How can we increase access to and delivery of quality health care services and effectively promote healthy behaviors?</div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/sector/labor-markets" data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/391">Labor Markets</a></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-description-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">How can we help people find and keep work, particularly young people entering the workforce?</div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/sector/political-economy-governance" data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/389">Political Economy and Governance</a></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-description-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">What are the causes and consequences of poor governance and how can policy improve public service delivery?</div> </div> </li> <li> <div> <div class="field field--name-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/sector/social-protection" title="J-PAL’s Social Protection sector focuses on identifying policies and programs in low- and middle-income countries effective at providing financial assistance to low-income families, insuring against shocks, and breaking poverty traps." data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/2236">Social Protection</a></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-description-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">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?</div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </header> <div class="breadcrumbs-wrapper"> </div> <main role="main" class=""> <div class="layout-content"> <a id="main-content" tabindex="-1"></a> <div class="region region-content"> <div id="block-translationoptionsblock" class="block block-jpal-translation block-translation-options-block"> </div> <div data-drupal-messages-fallback class="hidden"></div> <div id="block-jpal-content" class="block block-system block-system-main-block"> <article data-history-node-id="25" about="/home" class="node node--type-landing-page node--view-mode-full"> <div class="node__content"> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="block--type-image block block-block-content block-block-content79d53503-71d1-44ce-bfb3-7c2f1de1de27 block--image full-width include-mit-logo"> <div class="block-content block-content--type-image block-content--view-mode-full ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="image-block-full-image"> <div class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-full-width ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="image-full-width-image"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/full_width/public/images/2025/01/homepage_c1_2025.jpg?itok=I23oyJoT" width="2411" height="700" alt="Woman weaving textile goods for her market of Pisac handicrafts in Cusco Peru" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-full-width" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class='mit-logo'> <img src='/themes/custom/jpal/assets/mit-logo-gray.png?1704975626' alt='Massachusetts Institute of Technology logo'/> </div> </div> <div class="block--type-intro-text block block-block-content block-block-contentec94a752-75c2-4e98-bdd6-2277f6752a4c"> <div class="block-content block-content--type-intro-text block-content--view-mode-full ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="intro-text-body"> <p class="text-align-center">Our mission is to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence. 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