The high value of water
Study: People willing to pay more for running water report much higher levels of happiness when they have it.
MIT students attend international talks on mercury
Students will blog and tweet about their experiences in Geneva, Switzerland.
The natural experimenter
Economist Josh Angrist uses his meticulous methods to find out what makes some schools better than others.
Researchers reveal strategies for mercury reduction in time for negotiations
MIT, Harvard professors map future trends, reveal ways to reduce mercury levels on eve of final international meeting for mercury control.
President Obama announces intent to appoint Esther Duflo to Global Development Council
MIT development economist nominated for presidential policy council.
The health-insurance markets of the (very near) future
Policymakers must address ‘tension’ between competition and ease of use.
President Obama announces intent to appoint Maria Zuber to National Science Board
MIT geophysicist nominated for 25-member governing board of the National Science Foundation.
Q&A: Associate Provost Philip Khoury on foreign policy in the Middle East
The Ford International Professor of History also talks about how an engineering school benefits the humanities and social science community.
3 Questions: World energy outlook
Fatih Birol, chief economist at the International Energy Agency, talks about the future of fossil fuels and the prospects for curbing greenhouse-gas emissions.
Vehicle efficiency standards vs. a carbon tax: the costs and politics
MIT researchers show merits of a carbon tax.
New method could help communities plan for climate risk
MIT researchers develop tool to assess regional risks of climate change, potential impacts on local infrastructure and planning.
How Jonathan Gruber became ‘Mr. Mandate’
An MIT economist’s path to the center of health-care policymaking in Washington.
F. Daniel Hidalgo: it’s electric
The influence of electronic ballots on democracy in the developing world
