Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab

Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
FoundedJune 2003
TypeAcademic center
FocusRandomized impact evaluation in areas including Microfinance, Public Health, Agriculture, and more; training and capacity building; policy outreach
Location
OriginsMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Area served
Global
Key people
Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banerjee, Benjamin Olken, Iqbal Dhaliwal
Websitewww.povertyactionlab.org

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. J-PAL conducts randomized impact evaluations to answer critical questions in the fight against poverty, and builds partnerships with governments, NGOs, donors, and others to generate new research, share knowledge, and scale up effective programs.[1]

  1. ^ "Boston Review — Rachel Glennerster and Michael Kremer: Small Changes, Big Results For The World's Poor". Archived from the original on August 6, 2011.