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Professor Michael Greenstone discusses his research on pricing the social cost of carbon and Climate Vault's efforts to create a more robust market for carbon credits.

We need rigorous impact evaluations of AI in the social sector to ensure that it promotes social welfare.

Selected LEVER collaborators will work with the organization to develop an evaluation of their respective programs that alleviate poverty.

The Infosys Prize 2024 in Economics is awarded to Arun Chandrasekhar, Professor, Department of Economics, Stanford University, for his contribution to the study of social and economic networks, using innovative data sets and drawing on theoretical methods from machine learning and computer science.

To harness potential of its youth, India must reimagine employability, particularly in context of AI, and invest in teaching methods that leverage technology

A study on Thailand’s social insurance program found that cash incentives significantly boosted enrollment among informal workers, but retention was low, as many valued the immediate cash benefit over long-term insurance.

An AI-powered tutoring assistant increased human tutors’ capacity to help students through math problems and improved students’ performance in math, according to a Stanford University study.