The complex effects of colonial rule in Indonesia Evidence links Dutch-era sugar production and greater economic activity today. February 5, 2020 Read full story →
Hospital rankings hold up Some basic metrics do effectively diagnose care quality, according to MIT economists. January 30, 2020 Read full story →
Study: Commercial air travel is safer than ever The rate of passenger fatalities has declined yet again in the last decade, accelerating a long-term trend. January 23, 2020 Read full story →
Blood and politics in India New book explores the use of blood in political rhetoric, imagery, and activism, and even the politics of blood drives. January 21, 2020 Read full story →
In health care, does “hotspotting” make patients better? Study shows no effect from program intended to reduce repeated hospitalizations by targeting high-cost patients. January 8, 2020 Read full story →
When machine learning packs an economic punch Study: After eBay improved its translation software, international commerce increased sharply. December 20, 2019 Read full story →
A closer look at the diabetes disaster In a new book, Amy Moran-Thomas examines how diabetes is reaching epidemic levels in countries across the world. December 17, 2019 Read full story →
New health insurance insights Economists analyze how patients and health care providers value Medicaid. December 15, 2019 Read full story →
Bringing figures in anticolonial politics out of the shadows MIT historian Sana Aiyar sheds new light on the complexities of independence movements and global migration. December 10, 2019 Read full story →
Tracking contagion in cities, using mobile phone data Study shows how commuting and other forms of everyday travel help spread mosquito-borne disease in urban settings. November 20, 2019 Read full story →
Historian of the hinterlands In overlooked spots on the map, MIT Professor Kate Brown examines the turbulence of the modern world. November 12, 2019 Read full story →
Economics for hard times In new book, Nobel laureates Banerjee and Duflo examine what we know about the global economy and how to improve it. November 11, 2019 Read full story →
Optimizing kidney donation and other markets without money MIT economist Nikhil Agarwal analyzes the efficiency of markets that match suppliers and consumers but don’t use prices. November 4, 2019 Read full story →
Economist Stanley Fischer calls for autonomy in central banking In MIT talk, the former vice chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve reflects on his career as a policy leader. October 16, 2019 Read full story →
3 Questions: Alan Lightman’s new novel about Cambodia and family MIT writer’s new work, “Three Flames,” explores the fractures and bonds among kin in a rebuilding society. October 14, 2019 Read full story →