MIT professors Daron Acemoglu, David Autor, and Simon Johnson describe the recently launched MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative. The initiative will advance policy-relevant economics research to identify innovative ways to revitalize labor market opportunities for non-college workers.
MIT economist Abhijit Banerjee and MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology Visiting Artist Sarnath Banerjee collaborated on a pair of short films addressing an environmental crisis facing present-day India by tracing its origins back through the centuries.
The Burchard Scholars dinner series helps create conversations between academic disciplines including physics, engineering, philosophy, and economics. The program pairs MIT sophomores and juniors with Faculty Fellows to discuss important ideas.