Why do some neighborhoods improve? | MIT News
Density of highly educated residents, rather than income or housing costs, predicts revitalization.
July 6, 2017 • ~6 min
Bolstering public support for state-level renewable energy policies | MIT News
Analysis shows the design and framing of renewable energy policies can strengthen public support — or opposition.
June 30, 2017 • ~13 min
J-PAL North America partners with local governments to tackle homelessness and reduce incarceration | MIT News
Selected cities and counties will receive funding and technical support from J-PAL to test innovative strategies in the fight against poverty.
June 30, 2017 • ~8 min
Investigating the trap of unemployment | MIT News
PhD student Aicha Ben Dhia studies France’s labor market from the perspective of local job-seekers.
June 29, 2017 • ~10 min
How J-PAL thinks globally and acts locally | MIT News
Can an antipoverty program work in different settings? A new report presents a user’s guide to a tough issue.
June 28, 2017 • ~9 min
Testing the metrics | MIT News
MIT researchers refine yardstick for measuring schools and teachers.
June 14, 2017 • ~8 min
MIT Technology and Policy Program’s Best Thesis for 2017 maps out a clean energy future for India | MIT News
Award-winning paper by Arun Singh shows how one of the world’s fastest-growing economies can expand its energy consumption while limiting emissions.
June 7, 2017 • ~6 min
3Q: Siqi Zheng on air quality and urban development in China | MIT News
Author of “Blue Skies over Beijing” links Chinese air quality and urban development.
May 19, 2017 • ~8 min
Tackling air pollution in China | MIT News
Combining climate policy and vehicle emissions standards could pack a one-two punch.
May 17, 2017 • ~7 min
Q&A: On the future of human-centered robotics | MIT News
Professor David Mindell, who researches the interaction between automation and human behavior, discusses the interdependence of people, robots, and infrastructure.
May 15, 2017 • ~7 min
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