Projects and Research in the Latin American Region

The MIT Sloan Latin America Office (MSLAO) facilitates and supports research, teaching, and knowledge-sharing opportunities in Latin America for MIT and MIT Sloan faculty and researchers. To support our primary goal of promoting long-term collaboration between MIT and Latin America, we award seed funds each year to support projects focused on or in Latin America. The MSLAO prioritizes projects that will lead to innovative research and have the potential to obtain additional government, foundation, or private funding. 

Seed Fund Projects

Project: Child Welfare Research                                                               Country: Chile
Joseph Doyle, MIT Sloan School of Management

Research assesses the impact of the Mi Abogado program and the effects of foster care placement on various child outcomes to inform policy decisions in Chile. 
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Project: Transportation Shaping Sustainable Urbanization
Country: Brazil 
Natalie Grover & Team, MIT Connection Science and Data-Pop Alliance 

Continuing the MPI+ Pilot, this project takes an innovative approach to measuring poverty within informal settlements that will provide actionable data to inform more effective interventions and policy decisions. 
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Project:  Transportation in Rio de Janeiro
Country: Brazil 
Siqi Zheng, MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning  

The project aims to enhance over 550 million passengers annually and offer insights applicable to other Latin American cities. 
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