Esther Duflo selected as a 2013 Dan David Prize laureate
Honored for research to alleviate poverty through disease prevention
Scaling Development Ventures conference goes digital in face of storm
Speakers and attendees from around world convene online to share lessons learned on the path to 'scaling-up' products and services for global social impact.
The high value of water
Study: People willing to pay more for running water report much higher levels of happiness when they have it.
President Obama announces intent to appoint Esther Duflo to Global Development Council
MIT development economist nominated for presidential policy council.
MIT a linchpin of major new USAID program
Institute researchers aim to spur development and evaluation of useful technologies to help the world’s poor.
D-Lab Scale-Ups program offers $20,000 in seed funds to MIT alumni social entrepreneurs
Proposals for 'Phase II' one-year fellowships due Oct. 5
MIT senior Stephanie Lin wins Rhodes Scholarship
Student in biology, applied international studies will study at Oxford next year.
Taxation without documentation
New study shows ‘informal taxation’ in developing countries is far greater than suspected, supporting public works — and adding a burden for the poor.
In the World: New water-filter factory in Ghana
After years of development, production of ceramic-pot water filters should soar with opening of new facility.
Life on a dollar a day
In Poor Economics, Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo open a window into the lives of the world’s poorest people, and suggest new remedies to combat poverty.
Paul Farmer on Rebuilding Haiti
Sponsored by MIT Program in Science, Technology, and Society, Arthur Miller Lecture on Science and Ethics
Tech support?
Contrasting views on display as MIT researchers debate how technology can curb global poverty.
In the World: Turning waste into profit
Students aim to improve Kenyan slum-dwellers’ access to basic sanitation — and generate renewable energy and jobs along the way.