Cambridge, United States · Established 2003

J-PAL

Fighting poverty with evidence.

(About)

MIT-based research center on antipoverty policies.

J-PAL was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Cambridge, United States. Today it is a maturing organisation, working on research, poverty and rcts and known within the sector for its tagline "Fighting poverty with evidence.".

The organisation currently operates in 10 countries, with major presence in India, Kenya and Ghana. MIT-based research center on antipoverty policies. Verified profiles, financials and annual reports are published on its official website at povertyactionlab.org.

(Verified profile)

What the record actually says.

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Structure & mandate

J-PAL is headquartered in Cambridge, United States, established in 2003. See the linked official sources for full governance and finances.

Key public programmes

▸Research — see official programme pages for details.
▸Poverty — see official programme pages for details.
▸RCTs — see official programme pages for details.

Founded

2003

Cambridge

United States

Countries of work

10+

Independent registers

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(Public perception & reviews)

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(Work in the field)

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(Where we operate)

Active in 10 countries.

HQCountry of work

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India
Kenya
Ghana
South Africa
Indonesia
Brazil
Chile
Mexico
France
Vietnam

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