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“It certainly is the case that trade contributes to certain lower-priced goods and services, and on the average, that lowers the cost of living,” David Autor notes. “But for displaced workers, the fact that things are 10 percent cheaper at Walmart is just not making up for the fact that they’re not employed.”

Trading places

Economists take a new look at the evidence that the U.S. has lost millions of jobs to China.

March 9, 2016

Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, speaks at the spring 2016 Karl Taylor Compton Lecture.

Christine Lagarde: Thinking globally, speaking locally

IMF managing director calls for new technology, shifting policy to meet population growth.

March 7, 2016

Radius Ensemble (left to right, from top): Noriko Futagami Herndon, viola; Sarah Brady, flute; Jennifer Montbach, oboe and artistic director; Sarah Bob, piano; Miriam Bolkosky, cello; Adrian Morejon, bassoon; Anne Howarth, horn; Gabriela Diaz, violin; Eran Egozy, clarinet.

3Q: A world-premiere concert where the audience helps play

MIT’s Eran Egozy on “12,” a chamber music debut with smartphone-driven percussion.

March 3, 2016

“The question I was beginning to ask was: How is it that Africa is not accounted for in technology studies?” says Clapperton Mavhunga. “How is it we are only accounted for in our social history and our suffering as victims? That’s when this inquiry that took me to MIT began.”

Stealth technology

Clapperton Mavhunga’s work uncovers an Africa where technology is abundant and sophisticated.

March 2, 2016

“Why Only Us: Language and Evolution” (MIT Press), by Robert C. Berwick (top left) and Noam Chomsky (bottom left)

Code of the humans

New book by Noam Chomsky and Robert Berwick explores how people acquired unique language skills.

March 1, 2016

Will we ever stop using fossil fuels?

Not without a carbon tax, suggests a study by an MIT economist.

February 24, 2016

“When the company is more stakeholder-focused, one very concrete consequence is that workers are being more protected,” Aleksandra Kacperczyk explains.

A stake in innovation

Laws allowing companies to prioritize stakeholders boost innovative activity.

February 17, 2016

Bryan Reimer (left), associate director of the MIT New England University Transportation Center, speaks with Mark Rosalind, administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, at “The Present and Future of Automated Driving.”

Car talk

At MIT, federal safety chief discusses future of automated driving.

February 10, 2016

“Using carbon pricing in combination with energy price reforms and renewable energy support, China could reach significant levels of emissions reduction without undermining economic growth,” says Valerie Karplus. Pictured is a photo of Beijing.

Study: China’s new policies will lower CO2 emissions faster, without preventing economic growth

MIT professor sees coal use peaking within next decade and emissions dropping soon after.

February 9, 2016

Democracy and design

Architect and dean Hashim Sarkis believes good design builds a better society.

February 8, 2016

“Today’s African Repats,” held on Feb. 4, 2016, was part of the Starr Forum series of events on global matters hosted by MIT’s Center for International Studies.

Into Africa

Entrepreneurs returning home to Africa find great promise, and many challenges.

February 5, 2016

“Suppose you want to promote entrepreneurship in a given area,” MIT’s Xavier Giroud says. “One policy could be to promote the availability of [more] direct flights between the area and VC hubs.”

Do venture capitalists matter?

Yes, finds a study — especially when direct flights help them visit their investments more often.

February 4, 2016

A cleaner ballot box

In Brazil, auditing voter rolls has shrunk the electorate — to the dismay of incumbents.

January 28, 2016

A new book, “Politicized Enforcement in Argentina” (Cambridge University Press), by Matthew Amengual investigates worker safety and the global realities of labor-law enforcement. Here, a group of metal workers assist in steel production.

Reality check in the factory

MIT professor’s new book shows how labor laws actually get enforced, globally.

January 26, 2016

Governments usually provide subsidies based on overall adoption targets, such as the number of cars or solar panels they would like to see purchased over a period of time. But green technologies are often new products, and no one really knows how many consumers are waiting to buy them.

Sensible subsidies

Study: How should backing for clean technology be designed?

January 21, 2016

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