J-PAL North America and Results for America announce 18 collaborations with state and local governments

Organizations will support government agencies in using evidence to advance economic mobility and racial equity in the wake of Covid-19.

Mera Cronbaugh | J-PAL North America • mit
Sept. 29, 2023 ~7 min

How stereotyping increases during economic crises

Research shows why people in more diverse communities tend to rely less on negative stereotypes.

Alexander J. Stewart, Senior lecturer, University of St Andrews • conversation
Sept. 26, 2023 ~7 min


How to keep people out of the emergency room

Help for immigrants in arranging primary care visits leads to substantial drop in ER visits and costs, a new study shows.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
Sept. 19, 2023 ~6 min

How to tackle the global deforestation crisis

Vital forest is cleared every day, with major climate effects. Satellites have revolutionized measurement of the problem, but what can we do about it?

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
Sept. 19, 2023 ~10 min

Homebuilder monopolies create housing crunch

Monopolies of homebuilders are contributing to a housing shortage in the US, preventing millions of people from buying a home, says Luis Quintero.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
Sept. 12, 2023 ~13 min

New clean air and water labs to bring together researchers, policymakers to find climate solutions

Labs in Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, and South Asia will be led by J-PAL with support from Community Jameel.

Sarah DiCioccio | Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) • mit
Aug. 29, 2023 ~5 min

Indigenous peoples still face effects of mass bison slaughter

Indigenous peoples are still feeling the economic shock of the mass slaughter of North American bison in the late 1800s, a new study shows.

Carol Clark-Emory • futurity
Aug. 24, 2023 ~10 min

Artificial intelligence for augmentation and productivity

The MIT Schwarzman College of Computing awards seed grants to seven interdisciplinary projects exploring AI-augmented management.

MIT Schwarzman College of Computing • mit
Aug. 18, 2023 ~6 min


Climate change is making debt more expensive – new study

The first ‘climate-smart’ sovereign credit rating shows 59 nations will have lower ratings before 2030 without emissions cuts.

Matt Burke, WTW Research Fellow, University of Oxford • conversation
Aug. 18, 2023 ~7 min

New data reveal US space economy's output is shrinking – an economist explains in 3 charts

With commercial space tourism on the rise and NASA planning to return to the Moon, you might think the US space economy is booming – but the data paints a more complex picture.

Jay L. Zagorsky, Clinical Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University • conversation
Aug. 16, 2023 ~8 min

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