Finding new ways to fight global poverty
Nobel Prize winner and IDSS affiliate Esther Duflo used randomized controlled trials to help the poor and transform development economics.
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MIT researchers examine cities worldwide
IDSS affiliate Sarah Williams' project 'Moving Nairobi' explored urban mobility in Kenya with data visualizations at the 2019 Seoul Architecture and Urbanism Biennale.
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Getting the carbon out of the electricity sector
IDSS professor Jessika Trancik moderated MIT's third climate change symposium, looking at the role of advances in storage, solar, nuclear, EVs and more in cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
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A milestone for SES: Ian Schneider’s successful dissertation defense
Ian Schneider's successful defense of his dissertation 'Market Design Opportunities for an Evolving Power System' marks the first defense for the Social & Engineering Systems PhD program.
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Duflo and Economics Laureates donate Nobel Prize money to next generation of economists
Nobel winners Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banerjee, and Michael Kremer are each donating their Nobel prize money to the Weiss Fund for Research in Development Economics.
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Trust and identity online: 3 questions with TPP student Maryam Shahid
Maryam Shahid’s undergraduate computer science thesis on online ads led her to cybersecurity policy and TPP.
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Technology and Policy Program launches Research to Policy Engagement Initiative
The new initiative supports efforts to inform policy with scientific research and will build community among researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders.
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Renewable energy and carbon pricing policies
TPP director Noelle Eckley Selin and Emil Dimanchev (TPP ’18) used linked economic and air pollution models to show how the cost of renewable energy policies that reduce air pollution can be more than offset by health care savings.
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Augmentation: the promise and possibility of human-machine collaboration
AI designed to work with humans promises to improve job quality and productivity. Hear from researchers including Institute Professor Daron Acemoglu and IDSS postdoc Morgan Frank on augmentation’s design, challenges, and benefits.
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Preparing workers for the era of artificial intelligence
Economist Daron Acemoglu joins a panel to explore how policy could improve outcomes for workers in the face of AI and automation.
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