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Economic detective work
Versatile scholar Jonathan Parker finds new ways to decipher riddles in economics.
Study: Prices of cancer drugs have soared since 1995
Researchers find a 10 percent annual increase, after inflation.
Studying conflict from the ground up
Newly tenured Fotini Christia studies political conflict — making findings that policymakers can use.
Six keys to sports analytics
Massive MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference reveals state of growing field.
Explaining what voters try to hide
New paper shows how “conjoint analysis” can tackle hard political issues.
3 Questions: Amy Finkelstein on testing health care systems
MIT economist explains why randomized trials can improve medical care.
3 Questions: Pierre Azoulay on the value of funding the NIH
New study shows publicly funded research spurs private drug development.
Novel method projects growth potential of new firms
Detailed study by MIT economists shows which tech businesses tend to thrive.
Study: More expensive emergency care does yield better results
Unique research method reveals significant return on additional health care spending.
When logic meets rhetoric
Edward Schiappa has studied reason and rhetoric from ancient Greece to “Will & Grace.”
