Better public service with data
MIT master’s student and Brazilian diplomat Davi Augusto Oliveira Pinto wants to help policymakers make informed choices to improve people’s lives.
3 Questions: Measuring the financial impact of design in the built environment
A new book, “Value of Design,” serves as a tribute to the late MIT research scientist Andrea Chegut, whose work linked the economics of innovation to real estate finance and development.
3 Questions: Applying lessons in data, economics, and policy design to the real world
Gevorg Minasyan MAP ’23 draws on experiences in MIT’s Data, Economics, and Design of Policy MicroMasters and master’s programs to shape policymaking at the Central Bank of Armenia.
What Americans actually think about taxes
Andrea Campbell’s new book shows that what we say we want on taxes doesn’t always match what we prefer in practice.
Helping cities evolve
Economics graduate student Vincent Rollet studies how housing, regulation, and politics interact to shape the future of cities.
Study finds better services dramatically help children in foster care
A Chilean experiment with legal aid and social services cuts time in foster care, with lasting effects for kids and lower costs for programs.
Decarbonizing steel is as tough as steel
But a new study shows how advanced steelmaking technologies could substantially reduce carbon emissions.
“Each of us holds a piece of the solution”
Campus gathers with Vice President for Energy and Climate Evelyn Wang to explore the Climate Project at MIT, make connections, and exchange ideas.
Professor Emeritus Stanley Fischer, a towering figure in academic macroeconomics and global economic policymaking, dies at 81
Influential MIT economist and former vice chair of the US Federal Reserve inspired generations of students and helped shape modern macroeconomics.
MIT students and postdoc explore the inner workings of Capitol Hill
In an annual tradition, MIT affiliates embarked on a trip to Washington to explore federal lawmaking and advocate for science policy.
3 Questions: Making the most of limited data to boost pavement performance
Postdoc Haoran Li describes how the Concrete Sustainability Hub is enabling accessible, fast, and robust pavement decision-making.
How can India decarbonize its coal-dependent electric power system?
A detailed MIT analysis identifies some promising options but also raises unexpected concerns.
Studying work, life, and economics
Economics doctoral student Tishara Garg takes a novel approach to answering ambitious questions about big-push industrial policy and development.
Adam Berinsky awarded Carnegie fellowship
MIT political science professor among cohort of fellows who will focus on building a body of research on political polarization.
Beneath the biotech boom
MIT historian Robin Scheffler’s research shows how local regulations helped create certainty and safety principles that enabled an industry’s massive growth.