Ideas Made to Matter Public Policy

To jump-start America, invest (a lot) in science

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A $100 billion plan to spur scientific research and development in the nation’s heartland.

Apr 4, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Technology

The unintended consequences of automated vehicles

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Prize-winning research from MIT Sloan warns some locales may be heading for a ‘public transit death spiral’ with the advent of automated vehicles.

Mar 28, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Finance

This niche mortgage might ease the next housing bust

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Shared-appreciation mortgages could help distressed homeowners, but they’re not without risk, MIT Sloan research shows

Mar 4, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Economy

Here’s how much the 2008 bailouts really cost

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Estimates are all over the place. Here’s how much the U.S. really spent on the big bailouts — and who really benefitted.

Feb 21, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Economics

Economists rebuke Trump administration fuel economy analysis

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New work in “Science” finds “fundamental flaws and inconsistencies … at odds with basic economic theory.”

Dec 26, 2018
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Ideas Made to Matter Innovation

How a small change will reduce distortion in measuring innovation

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A major economic development organization's definition of innovation just changed.

Oct 30, 2018
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Ideas Made to Matter Climate Change

This tool is pushing people to take action on climate change

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New research suggests the best way to understand climate risks is interactive learning.

Oct 11, 2018
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Ideas Made to Matter Economy

Thomas Friedman isn’t having Donald Trump’s anti-globalism

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In a new podcast, the veteran journalist talks fake news and worldwide interdependency.

Oct 2, 2018
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Ideas Made to Matter Innovation

Will regulating big tech stifle innovation?

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Short answer: Maybe. But there could be better ways of keeping market power in check.

Sep 27, 2018
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Ideas Made to Matter Public Policy

Undocumented immigrant population roughly double current estimate

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New research shows the population could have been mismeasured for decades.

Sep 21, 2018
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