Expanded access to solar power in Africa can stimulate economic development – but there are risks
Are studies right that expanded access to off-grid solar products has driven economic development in Africa?
Ben Radley, Lecturer in International Development, University of Bath
• conversation
Aug. 12, 2022 • ~7 min
Aug. 12, 2022 • ~7 min
J-PAL North America launches two partnership opportunities to research social programs
Evaluation Incubators to provide technical assistance, training, funding to help partners design randomized evaluations of housing stability strategies and state and local programs.
Mera Cronbaugh | Laina Sonterblum | J-PAL North America •
mit
Aug. 1, 2022 • ~8 min
Aug. 1, 2022 • ~8 min
What the controversial 1972 'Limits to Growth' report got right: Our choices today shape future conditions for life on Earth
A 1972 report warned that unchecked consumption could crater the world economy by 2100. Fifty years and much debate later, can humanity innovate quickly enough to avoid that fate?
Matthew E. Kahn, Provost Professor of Economics and Spatial Sciences, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences •
conversation
July 12, 2022 • ~10 min
July 12, 2022 • ~10 min
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