Ideas Made to Matter Behavioral Economics

How 75 cents a day helped Kenyans weather bad times

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A new study suggests that a universal basic income provided stability to impoverished Kenyans in bad times. Could UBI work elsewhere?

Oct 1, 2020
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Ideas Made to Matter Public Policy

How unemployment benefits spur new business creation

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Data from France shows that unemployment benefits can encourage entrepreneurs to open up new businesses and boost the economy.

Aug 27, 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 Finance

Analysts expect COVID-19 will affect top companies until 2022

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A new study shows analysts are expecting negative earnings growth this year. After 2022, they expect the situation to stabilize.

May 21, 2020
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Ideas Made to Matter Behavioral Economics

Tallying the full cost of air pollution

A new, large-scale research review catalogs the enormity of the threat.

Feb 3, 2020
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Ideas Made to Matter Social Media

Crowdsourced ratings of online news quality may actually work

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People are nearly as good as fact-checkers at sussing out unreliable news sources, a new study finds.

Jan 28, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Behavioral Science

3 ways to nudge people toward better behavior

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Donating to charity. Voting. Turning lights off when you leave a room. The research behind getting people to actually adopt altruistic behaviors.

Jan 17, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Data

What will the future workforce look like?

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How data can help build an inclusive workplace culture.

Aug 15, 2018
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Ideas Made to Matter Diversity

What Starbucks got wrong — and right — after Philadelphia arrests

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The company’s initial response was swift, but lacked specifics and sincerity.

May 18, 2018
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