Cambridge, United States · Established 2003
J-PAL
Reducing poverty by ensuring policy is informed by scientific evidence.
(About)
Global research centre at MIT working to reduce poverty by ensuring policy is informed by scientific evidence.
J-PAL was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Cambridge, United States. Today it is a maturing organisation, working on randomised evaluations, poverty and policy and known within the sector for its tagline "Reducing poverty by ensuring policy is informed by scientific evidence.".
The organisation currently operates in 1 country, with major presence in Global. Global research centre at MIT working to reduce poverty by ensuring policy is informed by scientific evidence. Verified profiles, financials and annual reports are published on its official website at povertyactionlab.org.
(Verified profile)
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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
- ▸Randomised evaluations — see official programme pages for details.
- ▸Poverty — see official programme pages for details.
- ▸Policy — see official programme pages for details.
Founded
2003
HQ
Cambridge
United States
Countries of work
1+
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 1 country.
- Globalregion
1 entry not pinnable (regions or aliases).
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