Topic
Poverty
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Tackling poverty, one person at a time
MIT senior and Rhodes Scholar Sarah Tress aims to use engineering to reduce hardships in developing countries.
March 8, 2019 -
MIT D-Lab Practical Impact Alliance holds Co-Design Summit
Gathering aims for collaborative solutions to economic and social development challenges using MIT D-Lab's participatory design methodology.
January 16, 2019 -
State and local governments invited to apply for support to develop rigorous evaluations
MIT’s J-PAL North America will provide funding and support to help selected partners test urgent and important policy questions.
January 9, 2019 -
Platform helps farmers out of extreme poverty
Social enterprise Ricult uses digital tools to empower rural farmers in developing countries.
November 14, 2018 -
J-PAL North America announces new partnerships with three state and local governments
New partners will work with J-PAL and its academic researcher network to develop randomized evaluations of programs and policies.
September 6, 2018 -
Putting the Living Wage Calculator into action
Corporations and nonprofits are applying the popular MIT online tool to shape policy and set wages.
August 21, 2018 -
Turning an economics education into solutions with impact
MITx MicroMasters learner Alan Al Yussef is working to improve lives in the Middle East through a career in development economics.
August 14, 2018 -
At MIT, Thomas Piketty calls for policies and collaborations to reduce income inequality
French economist was a keynote speaker at the 2018 World Economic History Congress.
August 9, 2018 -
Q&A: Anne McCants on "Waves of Globalization," the 2018 World Economic History Congress at MIT
Congress of leading thinkers in economic, business, and social history convenes in the US for first time in 50 years.
July 30, 2018 -
A new way to measure women’s and girls’ empowerment in impact evaluations
Guide developed by J-PAL aims to improve women’s and girls’ empowerment worldwide and reduce bias and other gender-based inequalities.
July 17, 2018 -
MIT researchers release evaluation of low-cost cooling devices in Mali
CITE and D-Lab study finds evaporative cooling devices show promise for helping small-scale farmers, market vendors, and families store and preserve vegetables.
June 20, 2018 -
3Q: Ernest Moniz on the Vatican climate dialogue
Professor emeritus and former U.S. energy secretary reflects on recent meeting with Pope Francis and energy and finance leaders.
June 12, 2018 -
Fighting toxic stress in children is tough but possible
Taking time to understand underlying causes of stress can help children escape debilitating health effects, symposium speakers argue.
May 31, 2018 -
Justin Trudeau: Embrace the rapid pace of change
At flagship Solve event, Canada’s prime minister urges audience to help shape the changes transforming society.
May 18, 2018 -
For food-aid recipients, information is power
A simple card explaining a government aid program leads to more rice for poor villagers in Indonesia.
May 9, 2018 -
Empowering refugees worldwide by providing tools for social change
New collaboration joins together MITx MicroMasters, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, and MIT Refugee Action Hub.
May 1, 2018 -
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to headline Solve at MIT annual meeting
May 16-18 event, hosted by MIT Solve, will include remarks from Eric Schmidt, Ursula Burns, Yo-Yo Ma, and Luis Alberto Moreno, among other luminaries.
April 27, 2018 -
Introducing a user-friendly, step-by-step guide to conducting comparative product evaluations
The Comprehensive Initiative on Technology Evaluation teams up with the Technology Exchange Lab to produce a toolkit for technology evaluation in global development.
April 25, 2018 -
Conference advances use of data and evaluation in policymaking
Government leaders, social service providers, and leading scholars gathered for the second conference of J-PAL North America’s State and Local Innovation Initiative.
March 7, 2018 -
MIT launches Task Force on the Work of the Future
Institute-wide effort will study the evolution of jobs in an age of technological advancement.
February 27, 2018