3 Questions: Brent Ryan on Hurricane Harvey’s implications for U.S. cities
Stranded in Houston by hurricane floodwaters, an MIT associate professor sees firsthand how design and policy decisions affected the storm’s impact.
Stranded in Houston by hurricane floodwaters, an MIT associate professor sees firsthand how design and policy decisions affected the storm’s impact.
Study: Commercial parks have boosted growth, created new urban centers.
Alumna Wendy Wen '09 co-founded an online handbag company to create a new generation of luxury for savvy younger shoppers.
Consumers may tune in to prices when they need to — but recall data poorly, study finds.
PhD student Matt Lowe uses cricket tournaments to explore caste interactions in rural India and whether the popular sport can help bridge class divides.
MIT Energy Initiative Director of Research Francis O’Sullivan reflects on current trends in the utility industry, as well as potential solutions to current challenges.
Study: Investing more in inpatient care relative to longer-term nursing facilities reduces mortality rates.
Density of highly educated residents, rather than income or housing costs, predicts revitalization.
Study: Without HOV policies, urban traffic gets much, much worse.
Games found to improve conceptual math skills, but gains may not carry over to primary school.
Economist Alessandro Bonatti’s theoretical studies illuminate the behavior of firms and prices.
Selected cities and counties will receive funding and technical support from J-PAL to test innovative strategies in the fight against poverty.
PhD student Aicha Ben Dhia studies France’s labor market from the perspective of local job-seekers.
Can an antipoverty program work in different settings? A new report presents a user’s guide to a tough issue.
New book by Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson surveys tech’s challenges for business.