These are great programs for people who are interested in sustainability (MSc in SMT), entrepreneurship (MSc in MTE), or finance (MSc in MFE), and who want to benefit from a tech curriculum. Our alumni go on to do great things.
Posts by Michaël Aklin
EPFL's deadline to apply to its MSc programs is approaching (Dec 15).
- MSc in Sustainable Management & Technology (SMT) www.epfl.ch/schools/cdm/...
- MSc in Management, Technology & Entrepreneurship (MTE) www.epfl.ch/schools/cdm/...
- MSc in Financial Engineering (MFE) www.epfl.ch/schools/cdm/...
Interested in obstacles to fossil fuel phaseouts?
I wrote a note at VoxEU on labor market problems faced by fossil fuel workers. Labor market frictions make it hard to provide new jobs. Place-based policies can mitigate the problem, but the risk of political failure is high.
As my introduction to this app, I am sharing the recently launched blog for the Open Energy Outlook Initiative. We have already released four articles: www.cmu.edu/energy/key-i...
My lab is recruiting! Two positions:
1 postdoc (1-2yr) (flex starting date) recruiting.epfl.ch/Vacancies/32...
1 PhD student (4yr) (Sept '24) www.epfl.ch/about/workin...
Ideal for folk interested in sustainability policy/econ and who have strong tech skills (causal, computational, etc.).