The School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences has announced the newest members of their faculty. They come with diverse backgrounds and vast knowledge in their areas of research: ecology and globalization; trade reforms in India; post-Cold War Cuba; a humanistic account of the global diabetes crisis; and the political history of Mexico’s rural training schools for teachers. David Atkin | Economics David Atkin joins MIT's Economics faculty in the fall of 2015 as an Assistant Professor. He received his PhD from Princeton University and served most recently as an affiliate of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL). Atkin's research focuses on the impacts of trade liberalization on the poor in the developing world. His recent work has studied the role of regional taste differe
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