Facing the facts about our changing climate
MIT researchers join Boston Globe panel in weighing climate risks and resolutions.
Powering the Chinese dragon
China Light and Power’s Peter Littlewood talks with MIT researchers and students about the country’s strengths and the United States’s opportunity to embrace them.
All the difference in the world
In new book, economists Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson assert that above all else, political institutions — not culture or natural resources — determine the wealth of nations.
When (and where) work disappears
Study: Overseas manufacturing competition hits U.S. regions hard, leaving workers unemployed for years and local economies struggling.
Companies looking at a more regional approach to manufacturing
China no longer the obvious choice for manufacturing functions of large U.S.-based companies, paper says
China’s pollution puts a dent in its economy
Despite improvements in air quality, the economic impact of air pollution has increased dramatically, new MIT study shows.
Taylor Fravel decodes China’s foreign policy
A political scientist analyzes the decisions of a world power.
Introducing the China Energy and Climate Project
In collaboration with Tsinghua University, MIT launches a new research project to analyze the impact of China’s existing and proposed energy and climate policies.
Former mining CEO: China growth will continue, Africa the ‘next battle for natural resources’
Agnelli speaks at Sloan as part of Dean’s Innovative Leader Series
3 Questions: Dennis Frenchman on making cities sustainable
How the form of urban spaces adds to the energy they use.
