Ideas Made to Matter Research

4 researchers join MIT Sloan faculty

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Research topics include analyzing firm behavior, data-driven sequential decision-making, inequality and worker power, and renewable energy integration.

Jul 7, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Labor

Cash-on-hand can raise worker productivity

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A new working paper details an average 6.2% boost in productivity when workers were paid earlier in a project.

Mar 2, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Robots

Measuring the actual impact of robots on jobs

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Industrial robots do reduce jobs and wages — especially for workers in the automotive industry and certain parts of the country.

Jul 29, 2020
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Ideas Made to Matter Education

Meet MIT Sloan’s 4 new faculty members

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These faculty members are experts in decision-making, behavioral economics, and more.

Jul 8, 2020
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Ideas Made to Matter Public Policy

How an age-based reopening could save lives

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MIT economists recommend older Americans stay home during COVID-19 pandemic while younger adults return to work sooner.

Jun 9, 2020
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Ideas Made to Matter Innovation

2 MIT Sloan courses prepare future innovation managers

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In Innovation Strategy and Innovation Analytics, new methods for success in high-tech industries.

Feb 4, 2020
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Ideas Made to Matter Public Policy

The drastic power of a modest carbon tax

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A $7 per metric ton carbon tax could reduce emissions by the same amount as the flagship climate policies of the Obama administration, a new study finds.

Oct 17, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Sustainability

Tech, capitalism, and a hopeful remedy for the planet

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In this excerpt from ‘More from Less,’ Andrew McAfee explains how dematerialization led him to an optimistic theory of the Earth’s fortune.

Oct 4, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter

Global electricity access is up, but has a ways to go

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Misconceptions about who needs electricity, when, and how means aid and investment may not reach those who could benefit most.

Jun 3, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Economics

Standards prop up the economy, but challenges abound

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Misconceptions about who needs electricity, when, and how means aid and investment could be rolled out inefficiently.

May 31, 2019
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