Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Middle East and North Africa (J-PAL MENA at AUC), based at the American University in Cairo School of Business, leads J-PAL’s work in the Middle East and North Africa region. J-PAL MENA at AUC conducts randomized evaluations, builds partnerships for evidence-informed policymaking, and helps partners scale up effective programs.
Hosted at the School of Business, J-PAL MENA represents a collaboration between the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), AUC, MIT and Community Jameel. Producing pioneering research aimed at reducing poverty, the lab seeks to improve lives through evidence-informed policymaking.
