Development
Sterilizing with the sun
February 26, 2013
Solar concentrating system could replace fuel-powered or electric devices in remote villages.
D-Lab Scale-Ups fellowships open for MIT social entrepreneurs
February 22, 2013
Applications due April 3
When opportunity meets preparation
February 13, 2013
Political science PhD student Laura Chirot examines industrial policy in late developing countries.
Purification on the cheap
February 5, 2013
System developed at MIT cleans ‘produced water’ from natural gas wells, could lead to improved desalination plants for developing countries.
Legatum Fellows bring innovation to emerging markets
February 1, 2013
Students see opportunities in the emerging economies of Asia, Africa and Latin America.
The high value of water
January 14, 2013
Study: People willing to pay more for running water report much higher levels of happiness when they have it.
Young African leaders propose paths to prosperity for the continent
December 18, 2012
Members of Youth Think Tank meet with Legatum Center staff and fellows at MIT.
Graduate student David Sengeh gives back to Sierra Leone
December 18, 2012
Media Lab doctoral student created a competition to help youth in his home country create their own solutions.
Sanergy, led by Legatum Center alumni fellows, wins social innovation award
December 5, 2012
Aims to develop sustainable sanitation services in urban slums
Bringing the world to innovation
November 8, 2012
With up to $25 million in new USAID funding, MIT’s D-Lab will gain greater ability to help people in the developing world find their own solutions.
MIT a linchpin of major new USAID program
November 8, 2012
Institute researchers aim to spur development and evaluation of useful technologies to help the world’s poor.
In The World: Helping Brazilians turn waste into products
August 31, 2012
International summit fosters ways of producing everything from food to flooring, using discarded materials.
Thinking about others is not child’s play
August 9, 2012
MIT study reveals changes in brain activity as children learn to read other people’s behavior.
Economist Robert Townsend wins Frisch Medal
July 5, 2012
Prestigious prize granted for research on Thailand’s villages.
Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Economics, Faculty, International development, Research
Student teams tackle Third World health care issues
June 28, 2012
LGO students add operations expertise to ghdLab projects
Taking credit
May 10, 2012
When Thailand’s government started offering microfinance loans to villagers, did anyone benefit? An MIT economist investigates.
Acemoglu wins Nemmers Prize
April 19, 2012
MIT economist granted award for ‘fundamental contributions’ on economics, politics and growth.
Townsend wins Laffont Prize in Economics
November 18, 2011
Development economist to receive French award.
Taxation without documentation
May 25, 2011
New study shows ‘informal taxation’ in developing countries is far greater than suspected, supporting public works — and adding a burden for the poor.
In the World: Cultivating creativity
May 9, 2011
For some of the world’s poorest people, the biggest impact can come from fostering creative problem-solving.
Spotlight on service
May 4, 2011
IDEAS and Global Challenge competitions award nearly $150,000 to teams of public service innovators working around the world.
Life on a dollar a day
April 26, 2011
In Poor Economics, Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo open a window into the lives of the world’s poorest people, and suggest new remedies to combat poverty.
A decade of OCW benefits: Bringing knowledge to the street
April 9, 2011
Using OCW in support of community development.
Universities can lead in development, USAID head says during MIT visit
April 8, 2011
Discusses how new ideas are needed for battling disease, extending education and improving lives in poor nations.
Why do some countries’ economies grow faster?
February 7, 2011
One of the Media Lab’s newest faculty members is adapting the mathematical tools of statistical physics to study development economics.
Tracing families’ escape from poverty
January 10, 2011
Economist’s study shows how the poor in developing countries become wealthier.


























