Why we shouldn’t fear the future of work
MIT task force wraps up with a final conference, sounds note of optimism that new ideas, better policies can help sustain good careers.
MIT forum examines the rise of automation in the workplace
Technologies like robots and artificial intelligence could partner with humans, not oust them from work, research and business leaders say.
Report outlines route toward better jobs, wider prosperity
MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future identifies ways to align new technologies with durable careers.
J-PAL North America announces partners through inaugural Housing Stability Evaluation Incubator
Incubator aims to identify the most effective strategies at reducing homelessness and promoting housing stability.
Podcast series from J-PAL North America shares stories behind the impact of summer jobs in the US
Series paints a holistic picture of summer youth employment programs and how research helps strengthen them.
J-PAL North America launches research initiative to focus on Covid-19 recovery
The Covid-19 Recovery and Resilience Initiative aims to catalyze evidence-based policy solutions to the challenges posed by the pandemic.
Diverse international cohort first to earn MIT master's degrees in data, economics, and development policy
Twenty-two students from 14 countries take an evidence-based approach to affecting global change.
Digitizing supply chains to lift farmers out of poverty
SourceTrace offers a suite of software tools to improve the profitability, sustainability, and transparency of agricultural supply chains around the world.
MIT's Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab to launch research center at American University in Cairo
J-PAL research center will focus on evidence-based policy-making to reduce poverty in the Middle East and North Africa.
A mobile tool for global change
Dimagi’s data-collection platform has helped improve health care for hundreds of millions of people around the world.
MIT launches master’s in data, economics, and development policy, led by Nobel laureates
The first cohort of 22 students from 14 countries share a common ambition: harnessing data to help others.
J-PAL North America seeks partners to research homelessness
Housing Stability Evaluation Incubator will provide funding and technical assistance to help partners build evidence on strategies to reduce and prevent homelessness.
A new way to irrigate crops year-round
Startup Khethworks is deploying solar-powered pumps to help poor farmers in India irrigate crops all year long.
Microparticles could help fight malnutrition
New strategy for encapsulating nutrients makes it easier to fortify foods with iron and vitamin A.
J-PAL North America announces five new partnerships with state and local governments
New partners will work with J-PAL to develop rigorous evaluations of policies related to criminal justice, health, housing stability, and economic security.