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The role of industrial carbon capture and storage in emissions mitigation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology holds potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the industrial sector. Industrial CCS applications, however, are more challenging to analyze than CCS in the power sector ...
Minigrids for electrification : policies to promote industry growth
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
The International Energy Agency estimates $331 billion dollars will be invested over the next 12 years to provide energy access to the 1.1 billion people who currently lack access to reliable electricity service. Of the ...
Occupational skill mismatch and the consequences to employment outcomes
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
An increase in the stock of high skilled workers boosts labor productivity, though economic theory suggests some of the effect may be attenuated by skill mismatch. This research begins to identify and quantify the mechanisms ...
Gene drives and international trade : an analysis of World Trade Organization rules and their governance of ecosystem-altering organisms
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
The development of self-propagating gene drive containing organisms may have wide-reaching consequences, including for international trade. Given compelling potential applications in disease mitigation and pest management, ...
Can buzz on Twitter predict TV ratings and viewers? : a study of US TV shows premiering in fall 2013
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Watching television has always been a social activity. People like to sit down with friends and family to watch it and then discuss it not only with one's friends and family but at work (water cooler conversations). Just ...
Applying an enterprise architecting framework to design enterprise sales and operations planning
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Raytheon Company, a leader in aerospace and defense, has experienced tremendous growth through mergers and acquisitions. In particular, the company's Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) business unit was largely formed through ...
The significance of production cost inputs in regional technology choice : composite automotive body-in-whites in the US versus China
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Nations seek to influence the technology decisions of multi national firms producing within their borders for many reasons. These reasons range from a nation's desires to maximize its competitiveness in the global marketplace ...
Development of a public health information infrastructure for postmarket evidence
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Postmarket data on prescription medical product performance has historically been incomplete, underutilized, and mismanaged to inform safety and comparative clinical effectiveness. Congress has tasked the Food and Drug ...
Knowledge production at the global frontier : the case of China
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
China is increasingly seen as a participant in the global knowledge economy, with recent studies have highlighted the rising number of scientists and engineers educated in Chinese institutions of higher education, and the ...
Environmental technology and policy development in a regional system : transboundary water management and pollution prevention in southeastern Europe
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
In order to surmount the barriers to transboundary integration and coordination of environmental technology and regulatory policy in Southeastern Europe, the environmental capabilities and needs of the region are discussed, ...