'I do my engineering in high heels not a hard hat'
The Royal Academy of Engineering wants to demolish stereotypes and attract more women to the industry.
By Bill Wilson | Nov. 6, 2019 | bbcnews~3 mins
Tags: economics engineering
J-PAL North America announces five new partnerships with state and local governments
New partners will work with J-PAL to develop rigorous evaluations of policies related to criminal justice, health, housing stability, and economic security.
J-PAL North America | Oct. 28, 2019 | mit~11 mins
Tags: abdul-latif-jameel-poverty-action-lab-j-pal economics school-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences policy poverty government funding research
Greener and fairer: Balancing pollution, energy prices, and household income
New research looks at how environmental taxes can work for everyone, in Spain and beyond.
Mark Dwortzan | Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change | Sept. 25, 2019 | mit~4 mins
Tags: joint-program-on-the-science-and-policy-of-global-change climate-change greenhouse-gases emissions environment energy economics policy carbon-dioxide research sustainability
Using rigorous evaluation to reduce and prevent homelessness in North America
New J-PAL North America publication highlights how rigorous research can improve policies to help people access and maintain stable, affordable housing.
J-PAL North America | Sept. 9, 2019 | mit~7 mins
Tags: abdul-latif-jameel-poverty-action-lab-j-pal economics research housing poverty school-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences
How “information gerrymandering” influences voters
Study analyzes how networks can distort voters’ perceptions and change election results.
Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office | Sept. 4, 2019 | mit~8 mins
Tags: politics voting-and-elections behavioral-economics game-theory networks research social-media technology-and-society film-and-television government political-science sloan-school-of-management
New science blooms after star researchers die, study finds
Deaths of prominent life scientists tend to be followed by a surge in highly cited research by newcomers.
Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office | Aug. 29, 2019 | mit~5 mins
Tags: sloan-school-of-management research faculty economics history-of-science national-science-foundation-nsf
Harvard biologist discusses the environmental impact of the Amazon fires
Harvard biologist and longtime Amazon rainforest researcher Brian Farrell discusses how the forest fires raging in Brazil are threatening the planet’s climate, and how to stop them.
Colleen Walsh | Aug. 28, 2019 | harvard~9 mins
Tags: national-world-affairs science-technology amazon brazil brian-farrell climate-change david-rockefeller-center-for-latin-american-studies economics environments-sustainability fires rainforest
Climate change to shrink economies of rich, poor, hot and cold countries alike unless Paris Agreement holds
Study suggests that 7% of global GDP will disappear by 2100 as a result of business-as-usual carbon emissions – including over 10% of incomes in both Canada and the United States.
Cambridge University News | Aug. 19, 2019 | cambridge~6 mins
Tags: climate-change economics sustainability macroeconomic sustainable-earth
Shift to renewable electricity a win-win at statewide level
MIT research finds health savings from cleaner air exceed policy costs.
Mark Dwortzan | Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change | Aug. 14, 2019 | mit~5 mins
Tags: joint-program-on-the-science-and-policy-of-global-change eaps idss school-of-science school-of-engineering mit-energy-initiative climate-change economics emissions environment global-warming greenhouse-gases health pollution research sustainability policy government
Lowering emissions without breaking the bank
New research provides a look at how India could meet its climate targets while maintaining economic growth
Mark Dwortzan | Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change | July 31, 2019 | mit~5 mins
Tags: joint-program-on-the-science-and-policy-of-global-change institute-for-data systems and-society sloan-school-of-management mitei school-of-engineering tata-center climate india carbon alternative-energy climate-change development economics global-warming greenhouse-gases renewable-energy research department-of-energy-doe
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