Global economy

Why some immigrants get citizenshipStudy: Country of origin a 'massive disadvantage' for some immigrants, regardless of qualifications.

Michael Liebreich sees shift to cleaner energy as inevitableChief executive officer of Bloomberg New Energy Finance says clean energy will eventually be the norm.

Researchers reveal strategies for mercury reduction in time for negotiationsMIT, Harvard professors map future trends, reveal ways to reduce mercury levels on eve of final international meeting for mercury control.

3 Questions: Andrew Lo on JP Morgan’s multibillion-dollar trading lossMIT financial markets expert addresses the need for better risk management — and a simple way to tell if JP Morgan’s failed gamble was a trade or a hedge.

When (and where) work disappearsStudy: Overseas manufacturing competition hits U.S. regions hard, leaving workers unemployed for years and local economies struggling.

China’s pollution puts a dent in its economyDespite improvements in air quality, the economic impact of air pollution has increased dramatically, new MIT study shows.

3 Questions: Ricardo Caballero on the search for safe investmentsEconomist believes structural problem underlying financial crisis is ‘worse than ever’

In Profile: Suzanne BergerA onetime student of French political history has become a leading figure in the battle to revive U.S. manufacturing.

3 Questions: Roberto Rigobon on world marketsMIT expert in international economics surveys a month of turmoil.

Cultivating supply chain expertsMIT’s Global SCALE Network connects international centers offering graduate-level education.

Fujimoto wins Carl Zeiss Research AwardEECS professor receives prestigious honor for OCT work

Tracing families’ escape from povertyEconomist’s study shows how the poor in developing countries become wealthier.

Explained: Defining recessionsIt’s not what conventional wisdom holds, as an MIT economist — who heads the bureau charged with identifying U.S. downturns — makes clear.

Deworming the worldHow MIT Sloan School of Management Professor Kristin Forbes is helping to improve school participation in developing countries for just pennies per child

The Tough Get Growing: how to succeed in a down economyPresented by the MIT Enterprise Forum

Moderated by Bo Fishback

Panelists:
Eugene Fitzgerald '85
Daphne Zohar
Helen Greiner '89, SM '90

Ethics and Enlightened LeadershipThe Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values