{"id":75709,"date":"2020-07-21T06:04:52","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T06:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alj.com\/?post_type=in-the-news&#038;p=75709"},"modified":"2020-11-04T07:54:31","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T07:54:31","slug":"new-j-pal-center-to-help-improve-lives-across-mena","status":"publish","type":"in-the-news","link":"https:\/\/alj.com\/en\/in-the-news\/new-j-pal-center-to-help-improve-lives-across-mena\/","title":{"rendered":"New J-PAL center to help improve lives across MENA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.povertyactionlab.org\/\">Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)<\/a>, together with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aucegypt.edu\/home\">American University in Cairo (AUC)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.communityjameel.org\/\">Community Jameel<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mit.edu\/\">Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)<\/a>, has announced the launch of a new regional research center in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) focused on alleviating poverty and improving lives through evidence-informed policymaking.<\/p>\n<p>Based at the AUC\u2019s School of Business and launched in collaboration with global philanthropy Community Jameel, J-PAL MENA becomes J-PAL\u2019s seventh regional center. 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