Street signs
Study shows how seriously investors took the possibility of a democratic revolution during Egypt’s Arab Spring.
Department
Economics
Seeking the stories behind the data
MIT Senior Olivia Zhao will study economics as a Marshall Scholar.
J-PAL North America calls for proposals from governments and health care organizations
MIT research center aims to support state and local governments and health care organizations in testing innovative approaches to address pressing policy challenges.
Three MIT seniors awarded 2018 Marshall Scholarships
Nick Schwartz, Olivia Zhao, and Liang Zhou will pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.
Nancy Rose appointed head of MIT Department of Economics
Distinguished scholar and MacVicar Faculty Fellow is also an accomplished public servant.
How impatience guides financial behavior
Study: Long-term states of mind can affect short-term financial decisions.
Course helps girls in Botswana avoid HIV and “sugar daddies”
Youth-to-youth program teaches girls about the increased odds of contracting HIV from older men.
Two sciences tie the knot
A new major combining computer science and economics will prepare students for designing the virtual marketplaces of the future.
How to court millennial shoppers? Lose the logo
Alumna Wendy Wen '09 co-founded an online handbag company to create a new generation of luxury for savvy younger shoppers.
Intermittent attention, poor memory shape public perceptions of inflation
Consumers may tune in to prices when they need to — but recall data poorly, study finds.
When castes collide
PhD student Matt Lowe uses cricket tournaments to explore caste interactions in rural India and whether the popular sport can help bridge class divides.
Hospitals that spend more on emergency care yield better outcomes
Study: Investing more in inpatient care relative to longer-term nursing facilities reduces mortality rates.
Why do some neighborhoods improve?
Density of highly educated residents, rather than income or housing costs, predicts revitalization.
Study: Preschoolers learn from math games — to a point
Games found to improve conceptual math skills, but gains may not carry over to primary school.
A simple solution for terrible traffic
Study: Without HOV policies, urban traffic gets much, much worse.