MIT Applied Cooperation Initiative
Rank and response: A field experiment on peer information and water use behavior
Perception of peer rank, or how we perform relative to our peers, can be a powerful motivator.
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MIT Applied Cooperation Initiative
Isolating the effect of injunctive norms on conservation behavior: New evidence from a field experiment in California
Social norms messaging campaigns are increasingly used to influence human behavior, with social science research generally finding that they have modest but meaningful effects.
Alumni
Economics
Creating a More Inclusive Global Movement
Professors Tavneet Suri and Esther Duflo recently participated in a fireside chat at the MIT Sloan Women’s Conference.
Nov 17, 2022
MIT GCFP
Economics
Bayesian Adaptive Clinical Trials for Anti‐Infective Therapeutics during Epidemic Outbreaks
We all have heard about these “unprecedented times” and how we need to throw the old play book out and try something new. For decades, we have had established protocols on [...]
May 4, 2020
MIT GCFP
Economics
Usable bank capital
The COVID-19 induced ‘Great Lockdown’ has cast doubt on the efficacy of bank buffers in supporting the real economy in times of crisis. Despite accommodative regulatory and supervisory action, banks remain hesitant to [...]
Jul 7, 2020
MIT GCFP
Economics
Estimating Probabilities of Success of Vaccine and Other Anti-Infective Therapeutic Development Programs
In a paper published in the Harvard Data Science Review on May 14, 2020, the co-director of GCFP, Andrew Lo, along with his co-authors Kien Wei Siah and Chi Heem Wong, estimate the probability of success (PoS) of [...]
May 27, 2020
MIT GCFP
Public Policy
Opinion: What to know about how the coronavirus crisis will impact your money market fund
Robert C. Pozen, Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management and non-resident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
Apr 2, 2020
MIT GCFP
Public Policy
3 Questions: Jonathan Parker on building an economic recovery
Jonathan Parker, Robert C. Merton Professor of Finance at MIT Sloan and co-director at the MIT GCFP, recently provided answers on [...]
Apr 1, 2020
Action Learning
Innovation
Crafting a marketing plan for new health-monitoring device
When the Mitsubishi Electric Innovation Center (MELIC) needed a go-to market strategy for a new hardware-software AI camera, they relied on IDEA Lab students Adil Bahadoor and Amre Nouh.
Nov 14, 2022
MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative
Sustainability
How Juliana Kerrest is helping light up the Congo
Ar Nuru, Juliana is making an impact as their chief development and sustainability officer, responsible for human resources, ESG, quality control, and special projects.
Oct 28, 2022