China
Facing the facts about our changing climate
April 18, 2012
MIT researchers join Boston Globe panel in weighing climate risks and resolutions.
Powering the Chinese dragon
March 26, 2012
China Light and Power’s Peter Littlewood talks with MIT researchers and students about the country’s strengths and the United States’s opportunity to embrace them.
All the difference in the world
March 23, 2012
In new book, economists Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson assert that above all else, political institutions — not culture or natural resources — determine the wealth of nations.
Also labeled: Books and authors, Economics, Faculty, History, International relations and collaborations, Policy, Social sciences
When (and where) work disappears
February 24, 2012
Study: Overseas manufacturing competition hits U.S. regions hard, leaving workers unemployed for years and local economies struggling.
Companies looking at a more regional approach to manufacturing
February 21, 2012
China no longer the obvious choice for manufacturing functions of large U.S.-based companies, paper says
China’s pollution puts a dent in its economy
February 13, 2012
Despite improvements in air quality, the economic impact of air pollution has increased dramatically, new MIT study shows.
Also labeled: Air, Global economy, Health, Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, Pollution
Taylor Fravel decodes China’s foreign policy
November 14, 2011
A political scientist analyzes the decisions of a world power.
Introducing the China Energy and Climate Project
October 5, 2011
In collaboration with Tsinghua University, MIT launches a new research project to analyze the impact of China’s existing and proposed energy and climate policies.
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