Departments
Economics
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Helping students master data
An undergraduate econometrics class gets students to think critically about their own research.
March 18, 2013 -
Esther Duflo selected as a 2013 Dan David Prize laureate
Honored for research to alleviate poverty through disease prevention
March 7, 2013 -
New insight into how people choose insurance plans
Study: Consumers avoid high-deductible plans if they expect to reduce their use of medical care.
February 27, 2013 -
MIT report identifies keys to new American innovation
From ‘Main Street’ firms to multinationals, improvements possible in funding of research, collaboration among manufacturers.
February 22, 2013 -
Six MIT researchers win Sloan Research Fellowships
MIT researchers specializing in economics, mathematics, chemistry and physics are among 126 selected.
February 19, 2013 -
What’s the cost and financial value of college?
At MIT, experts say evidence shows the payoff from college education remains high.
February 8, 2013 -
Duflo, Lander, Lewin to lead spring-semester MITx courses
EdX takes stock of last semester’s <i>MITx</i> courses; data will be used to improve education online and in the classroom.
January 31, 2013 -
The high value of water
Study: People willing to pay more for running water report much higher levels of happiness when they have it.
January 14, 2013 -
The natural experimenter
Economist Josh Angrist uses his meticulous methods to find out what makes some schools better than others.
January 11, 2013 -
The health-insurance markets of the (very near) future
Policymakers must address ‘tension’ between competition and ease of use.
January 2, 2013 -
Study: At most a third of us show a consistent approach to financial risk
Empirically rich new study finds most people alter their risk-management approach depending on the type of financial decision.
December 3, 2012 -
From the water to Washington
MIT senior Noam Angrist works to reform education and health care through youth mentorship and economics.
November 15, 2012 -
Three awards for MIT research in anthropology, economics and political science
Mikusheva receives Elaine Bennett Research Prize; Petersen wins Distinguished Book Award; Helmreich wins Rachel Carson Prize.
November 9, 2012 -
How Jonathan Gruber became ‘Mr. Mandate’
An MIT economist’s path to the center of health-care policymaking in Washington.
October 29, 2012 -
Said and Done for September 2012
Digest of MIT humanities, arts, and social sciences.
September 17, 2012 -
The economic cost of increased temperatures
Study: Warming episodes hurt poor countries and limit long-term growth.
August 7, 2012 -
Study: Many Americans die with ‘virtually no financial assets’
Innovative research shows large divergence in retirement saving outcomes, with the single elderly faring worse than married couples.
August 3, 2012 -
Five MIT researchers win presidential early career honors
Jarillo-Herrero, Lu, Pathak, Sinha and Thaler among 96 winners.
July 23, 2012 -
Economist Robert Townsend wins Frisch Medal
Prestigious prize granted for research on Thailand’s villages.
July 5, 2012 -
Studying school quality, to fight inequality
New MIT center examines education and its lifelong effects.
May 9, 2012