Engineering Systems Division (ESD) Working Paper Series: Recent submissions

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    • Making Infrastructure Procurement Processes more Flexible under Uncertainty 

      Sakhrani, Vivek; Jordan, Luke; de Neufville, Richard (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2013-05)
      A third to a half of development projects undergo restructuring due to changes in project objectives, scope or other unanticipated changes, therefore requiring schedule extensions, budget additions and rework. Current ...

    • The Coming Hangover: Magnified Effects of Sequestration on Research Enterprises 

      Ghaffarzadegan, Navid; Larson, Richard Charles; Hawley, Joshua (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2013-03)
      As of March 1, 2013 the US government is taking an $85 billion budget cut. Also referred as the “sequestration”, this automatic spending cut policy might continue for several upcoming years and potentially affect many ...

    • Too Many Ph.D. Graduates or Too Few Academic Job Openings: The Basic Reproductive Number R[subscript 0] in Academia 

      Larson, Richard Charles; Ghaffarzadegan, Navid; Xue, Yi (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2013-03)
      The academic job market has become increasingly competitive for Ph.D. graduates. In this Note we ask the basic question of “Are we producing more Ph.D.’s than needed?” We take a systems approach and offer a “birth rate” ...