Moving beyond “defensive medicine”
Study shows removing liability concerns slightly increases C-section procedures during childbirth.
Study shows removing liability concerns slightly increases C-section procedures during childbirth.
Market concentration in the form of “superstar” firms has been lowering labor’s share of GDP in recent decades, a new study finds.
Institute ranks second in five subject areas.
A multidecade study shows economics increasingly overlaps with other disciplines, and has become more empirical in nature.
Study shows people prefer monthly payments in multiples of $100, even when it may cost them money.
In a Starr Forum talk, Luis Videgaray, director of MIT’s AI Policy for the World Project, outlines key facets of regulating new technologies.
MIT professor and alumna shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in economics, which recognized collaborators’ “experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.”
Evidence links Dutch-era sugar production and greater economic activity today.
The first cohort of 22 students from 14 countries share a common ambition: harnessing data to help others.
Academic, government, and advocacy leaders gathered to promote collaborative research partnerships to identify strategies that help workers thrive in today’s labor market.
Some basic metrics do effectively diagnose care quality, according to MIT economists.
The 10th round of MindHandHeart Innovation Fund projects is bringing diversity, equity, and inclusion, wellness, and community-building programming to campus.
Housing Stability Evaluation Incubator will provide funding and technical assistance to help partners build evidence on strategies to reduce and prevent homelessness.
Study shows no effect from program intended to reduce repeated hospitalizations by targeting high-cost patients.
Study: After eBay improved its translation software, international commerce increased sharply.