Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
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The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) is an international research center founded in 2003 by economists Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Sendhil Mullainathan. J-PAL's mission is to reduce global poverty by supporting scientifically informed policy-making. The center focuses on using carefully designed field experiments to identify effective solutions to poverty-related issues in areas such as education, health, and access to credit. Their research has led to successful public policy recommendations and has transformed the field of development economics, with their methods becoming standard practice. Programs influenced by J-PAL research have reached over 400 million people worldwide.12
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Esther Duflo…then at MIT), founded the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), a research centre supporting scientifically informed policy making to reduce global poverty. Duflo and Banerjee were married in 2015.
Read More…then at MIT), founded the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), a research centre supporting scientifically informed policy making to reduce global poverty. Duflo and Banerjee were married in 2015.
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…economist at MIT, founded the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), a research centre supporting scientifically informed policy making to reduce global poverty. Banerjee and Duflo were married in 2015.
Read More…economist at MIT, founded the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), a research centre supporting scientifically informed policy making to reduce global poverty. Banerjee and Duflo were married in 2015.
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