Poverty

Moving in circlesMIT scholar’s new book scrutinizes the successes and failures of a unique government experiment meant to help America’s urban poor.

In the World: Clean Water for GhanaMIT students help a researcher build a factory that could provide water filters for 1 million people in northern Ghana

Esther Duflo wins Clark medalMIT’s influential poverty researcher heralded as best economist under age 40.

Bill Gates visits MITCalls for a spirit of service

3 Questions: Bill Gates on MITAfter speaking about the importance of giving back, the philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder spoke to MIT News about innovation and learning at MIT

The deep roots of inequalityMIT economics student’s study of Peru shows how practices from hundreds of years ago can influence prosperity today. ‘Pathbreaking,’ says a Harvard economist.

Bill Gates to visit MIT on April 21In a presentation at Kresge Auditorium, the philanthropist will discuss the importance of service.

Data points of lightMIT’s undergraduates fight poverty one statistic at a time, thanks to coordination between the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab.

Saving laborPolitical scientist Richard Locke says our system of improving factory conditions around the world is broken.
He proposes a new solution.

'Genius' grant for MIT economistEsther Duflo receives MacArthur Fellowship for transformative work on economic development; has brought field experiments to studies of poverty around the world