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Community-oriented policing improves attitudes toward police

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The study found that a single positive, nonenforcement contact with a uniformed patrol officer substantially improved the public’s attitudes towards the police.

Sep 16, 2019
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New MIT paper outlines plan to fight election interference

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One of the most urgent threats facing our democracy and other democracies abroad is the ability to detect and thwart foreign election interference. But, research on election interference is scarce.

Aug 29, 2019
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Study helps to explain the decline of tipping norms in the gig economy

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MIT Sloan PhD graduate Erik Duhaime published a paper, “Explaining the decline of tipping norms in the gig economy,” in the Journal of Managerial Psychology.

Aug 26, 2019
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Innovating for a smoother ride

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This research has implications for tackling decision-making problems in the sharing economy.

Aug 21, 2019
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Reducing segregation and increasing upward mobility in American cities

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MIT Sloan School Professor Christopher Palmer partners with Seattle and King County Public Housing Authorities to pilot mobility program addressing the fading American Dream

Aug 4, 2019
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MIT Sloan study finds modest carbon tax achieves same reductions as Obama-era regulations

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A recent MIT Sloan study found that a federal carbon price of $7 in 2020 could reduce emissions by the same amount as all of the flagship climate policies adopted by the Obama administration.

Aug 1, 2019
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