What lies beneath

In a new book, an MIT scholar examines how game-theory logic underpins many of our seemingly odd and irrational decisions.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
April 21, 2022 ~8 min

Empowering people to adapt on the frontlines of climate change

A new platform will unite climate models, impact predictions, random control trial evaluations, and humanitarian services to bring cutting-edge tools to Bangladeshi communities.

Kylie Foy | MIT Lincoln Laboratory • mit
April 19, 2022 ~10 min


How sectoral employment training can advance economic mobility for workers who face barriers to employment

J-PAL North America publication highlights the promise of sectoral employment programs in combating US wage inequality.

Jamie Simonson | J-PAL North America • mit
Feb. 23, 2022 ~6 min

Pricing carbon, valuing people

New research suggests ways to optimize US climate policy design for a just energy transition.

Mark Dwortzan | Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
Jan. 12, 2022 ~6 min

A “big push” to lift people out of poverty

MIT field experiment from India finds a one-time economic boost helps the very poor fare better for at least a decade.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 22, 2021 ~7 min

Q&A: David Autor on the long afterlife of the “China shock”

MIT economist’s new research shows U.S. locales hammered by open trade with China have not rebounded, even a decade or more later.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 6, 2021 ~9 min

Report: Economics drives migration from Central America to the U.S.

A new survey underscores how material needs lead to movement within the Americas — at a high cost to those trying to relocate.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 23, 2021 ~7 min

The reasons behind lithium-ion batteries’ rapid cost decline

A new study finds that investments in R&D on materials and chemistry were key, while economies of scale contributed less.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 22, 2021 ~7 min


Cures for the health insurance enrollment blues

An experiment in Indonesia shows how much subsidies and in-person assistance spur people to get insurance — and how many people stop trying.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 1, 2021 ~8 min

New “risk triage” platform pinpoints compounding threats to US infrastructure

Modeling tool showcases emerging MIT Joint Program research focus on multi-sector dynamics.

Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
Oct. 4, 2021 ~9 min

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