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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.

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.

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...

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.

MoRD inks pact with J-PAL, South Asia for driving women-led development

ETV Bharat
The agreement signed between Additional Secretary, MoRD, Charanjit Singh and Executive Director, J-PAL South Asia Shobhini Mukerji, is aimed at bringing the rural poor women on the path to self-sufficiency. Also, technical assistance will be provided in the implementation of development under...

Ministry of Rural Development partners with J-PAL South Asia as it expands ‘Samaveshi Aajeevika’ across India

The Government of India’s Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) has brought the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) South Asia at IFMR on board as a knowledge partner on ‘Samaveshi Aajeevika’, a comprehensive livelihoods programme designed to put rural women on the path to self-sufficiency...