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New Water, Air, and Energy Lab to improve access for Capetonians

Independent Online
In a positive move towards sustainable urban development, Cape Town has unveiled its latest initiative, the Water, Air, and Energy (WAE) Lab, aimed at addressing critical environmental challenges and improving access to essential resources for its residents.

UCT hosts Nobel Laureate for lecture on universal basic income in the developing world

University of Cape Town News
On 13 March, the University of Cape Town (UCT) welcomed Nobel Laureate Professor Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee, an expert in development economics, for an open lecture on the potential transformative effects of universal basic income in the developing world.

Excitement as Water, Air and Energy Lab launched in City

Cape Times
With lessons learned from the brink of “Day Zero”, drought and energy procurement plans, the City has partnered with a global research centre to launch a new research lab.

Abhijit Banerjee, Nobel Prize in Economics: ‘There are important things that cannot be solved just with a money transfer ’

El País
The experiment took place in Kenya and involved two groups of poor people chosen at random. Those in group A would receive a fixed payment every month for 12 years. Those in group B would be given the same monthly stipend but only for two years.

Generando evidencia para informar las políticas educativas en Puerto Rico mediante colaboraciones de investigación y práctica

El Segundo Simposio Internacional sobre Investigación e Impacto en la Educación destacó el valor de las colaboraciones de investigación en la construcción y el uso de evidencia para informar las políticas educativas

Jeanne Lafortune takes over as co-scientific director of J-PAL LAC

Instituto de Economía, UC
The Instituto de Economía UC congratulates J-PAL affiliate and UC Chile professor Jeanne Laforne as co-scientific director of J-PAL LAC. They interviewed her and shared some of her goals and priorities in the new role.

J-PAL Africa, the City of Cape Town, and Community Jameel launch new Water, Air, and Energy Lab

The lab will partner local policymakers and researchers to generate evidence-based solutions aimed at improving access to clean air, water, and reliable energy for Capetonians.

Academic from the UC Institute of Economics presents at the JPAL-LAC international seminar on school tutoring

Instituto de Economía, UC
The Instituto de Economía UC spotlights the J-PAL affiliate Michela Carlana (Harvard) and J-PAL LAC co-scientific director Francisco Gallego's participation in an international education seminar in Chile. They shared their experience with school tutoring. The seminar reflected on school tutoring as...