December 10, 2013

Study: Ethanol not a major factor in reducing gas prices

If you have stopped at a gas station recently, there is a good chance your auto has consumed fuel with ethanol blended into it. Yet the price of gasoline is not substantially affected by the volume of its ethanol content, according to a paper co-authored by an MIT economist.

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October 19, 2013

An experiment puts auditing under scrutiny

The structure of the auditing business appears problematic: Typically, major companies pay auditors to examine their books under the so-called

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September 15, 2013

Climate Change Policy: What do the Models Tell Us?

Professor Robert Pindyck has a new working paper (CEEPR-WP-2013-007) that has attracted a good share of attention since it steps into the highly charged debate on the reliability of research related to climate change.

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July 8, 2013

Innovative study estimates extent to which air pollution in China shortens human lives

A high level of air pollution, in the form of particulates produced by burning coal, significantly shortens the lives of people exposed to it, according to a unique new study of China co-authored by an MIT economist.

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June 18, 2013

MIT and UC Berkeley launch energy-efficiency research project

The E2e Project aims to give decision-makers real-world evidence on the most cost-effective ways to reduce energy and emissions.

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April 10, 2013

Climate Change Policy that Makes Economic Sense

In this Faculty Forum Online broadcast, Chris Knittel discussed his studies of consumer and company reactions to energy price fluctuations and the implications of this work for effective environmental policies.

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