![“Contrary to the conjecture that Medicaid would get people to [move] out of the emergency room and to the primary care physician, we’re seeing a persistent increase in emergency room use,” says Amy Finkelstein, the John and Jennie S. MacDonald Professor of Economics at MIT.](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/201610/MIT-amy-finkelstein.jpg?itok=rE5rhSv8)
Study: With Medicaid, ER visits remain high for two years
Acquiring health insurance does not lead to drop in emergency room usage.
International Policy Lab issues second annual call for proposals to faculty and researchers
The IPL provides funding and policy outreach support to help MIT researchers connect with the policy world.
![“MIT is wonderful because in addition to [finding] an amazing home in economics, I can talk with and learn from a lot of people on the science side,” says Heidi Williams, the Class of 1957 Career Development Associate Professor in MIT’s Department of Economics.
MIT professor Heidi Williams](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/201610/MIT-heidi-williams-01_0.jpg?itok=RYBkTTy6)
Making a splash in health care economics
Heidi Williams builds all-new data sets to answer questions about innovation and biomedical research.
Electing to vote — or not
Assistant Professor Ariel White is looking to understanding how government, policies, and people affect voting behavior.
Economist Bengt Holmström’s Nobel Prize win delights MIT colleagues
Faculty members in SHASS and Sloan cite his transformative work on contract theory.
3Q: Fotini Christia and Ali Jadbabaie on researching the dynamics of sociopolitcal change
MIT faculty discuss how a multidisciplinary, multi-university collaboration helps us understand the mechanics of social and political change.
Harnessing the power of citizens
PhD student Lily Bui works with communities around the world to gather data from the bottom up.
MIT-Portugal and me
Hands-on internships are helping students broadens academic, professional, and personal horizons.
Analyzing the 2016 election: Insights from 12 MIT scholars
Experts from the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences weigh in on topics from polling to rhetoric to individual campaign issues.
MIT economist Bengt Holmström wins Nobel Prize
Holmström shares award with Oliver Hart for work on contract theory.
Provider, improve thyself
Study shows unlicensed health care practitioners in India improve with modest training.
Bruno Perreau named to the French Academic Palms
Humanities scholar honored with France's highest distinction for academics.
Changing the face of conservatism in the U.S.
New book by professor Heather Hendershot explores impact of William F. Buckley’s “Firing Line.”