Public Policy
Ideas and insights about public policy from MIT Sloan.
Public Policy
Download: MIT Sloan research on sustainable business
Companies are under pressure to adopt sustainable business practices. Here is strategic advice for an effective, efficient, and equitable future.
An inside look at the proposed SEC climate disclosure rule
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The SEC is proposing a new rule that would require public companies to disclose their emissions data and create more transparency. Industry experts unpack its implications.
To amplify the impact of science, add access and equity
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“We need technological innovation to get us out of the holes we’re in,” WTO director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala tells MIT graduates.
How to move crypto regulation forward
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Hester Peirce, Neha Narula, and other regulatory experts unpack some of cryptocurrency’s thorniest questions.
6 arguments for carbon taxes
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Long touted by economists, carbon taxes are transparent, enforceable, and adjustable. An MIT Sloan finance professor explains her support.
How credit conditions affect housing prices
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New research from MIT Sloan shows that changes to credit conditions affected housing prices during the 2000s housing boom and bust — and they’re still relevant today.
The ‘Disasterology’ author wants us to rethink emergency management
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Samantha Montano draws from front-line experience to develop ideas for disaster justice and emergency management reform.
How coastal cities can build climate resilience
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Business leaders and policymakers should promote adaptations now to mitigate climate effects to come, experts say. Here’s where to focus the energy.
2021, illustrated
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Six illustrations we loved this year.
Stanley Fischer critiques COVID-19 monetary policies
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Fischer compares central bank responses to the ‘08-‘09 financial crisis and the pandemic, and likes what he sees. Larry Summers begs to differ.