Ideas Made to Matter Research

New study: Gentrification triggered 16 percent drop in city crime

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Researchers examined Cambridge, Massachusetts, following the end of rent control in 1995.

Dec 21, 2017
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Ideas Made to Matter

MIT Sloan faculty insights: 11 books from 2017

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Explore our digital future, changing urban mobility, entrepreneurship, and more.

Nov 17, 2017
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Ideas Made to Matter Behavioral Economics

This nonprofit uses behavioral science to nudge people towards making good choices

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Areas like financial literacy, water conservation, and university degree completion can all benefit.

Sep 20, 2017
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Ideas Made to Matter Analytics

How to use algorithms to solve everyday problems

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Faster grocery trips. Better Facebook posts. Ali Almossawi on algorithmic thinking for daily life.

May 8, 2017
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Ideas Made to Matter Finance

Why financial markets behave like living organisms

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MIT Sloan professor explains why you shouldn’t look at markets from a purely mechanistic perspective.

Apr 26, 2017
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Ideas Made to Matter Diversity

Advocating for diversity: A Q&A with MBA student Ellen Rice Staten

The co-president of the MIT Black Graduate Student Association is on a mission to create healthier and more collaborative educational and working environments for MIT

Feb 24, 2016
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Ideas Made to Matter Hiring

Blendoor battles bias in hiring

App connects minority job candidates with tech companies

Feb 19, 2016
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Ideas Made to Matter Behavioral Science

The quiet discrimination of microinequities: A Q&A with Adjunct Professor Mary Rowe

The conflict management expert discusses systems for mitigating discrimination and conflict in organizations

Feb 3, 2016
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Ideas Made to Matter Supply Chain

Can socially conscious investing save the world’s fisheries?

MBA student helps design detailed blueprints addressing fisheries management

Jan 4, 2016
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Ideas Made to Matter Labor

Six 2015 books from MIT Sloan faculty members

From "Simple Rules" to "Strategy Rules," hardware startups to collective intelligence, 2015 writing from the MIT Sloan faculty

Dec 9, 2015
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