3 Questions: Liquidity lessons
Economist Bengt Holmstrom on the problems of borrowing and lending in a post-crash world, and the role of government in responding to crises
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Tracing families’ escape from poverty
Economist’s study shows how the poor in developing countries become wealthier.
MIT Sloan Professor Emeritus Eli Shapiro dies at 94
The school’s first associate dean, he helped guide MIT Sloan in the years after its founding.
A better way to target tumors
In spite of slow progress toward targeting cancer drugs to individual patients, hope remains.
MIT Medical promotes employee mammograms
No referral or copay for female employees between 40 and 70 who are enrolled in any MIT-sponsored health-insurance plan.
MIT economist Peter Diamond wins Nobel Prize
Honored with two others for work on 'analysis of markets with search frictions'
Health plan changes mean more flexibility for employees and families
Open Enrollment runs from Nov. 1 through Nov. 12
Community Wellness at MIT Medical launches revamped services
Changes name from Center for Health Promotion and Wellness
Moavenzadeh named president of Masdar Institute
Longtime MIT engineering professor takes on role in Abu Dhabi, effective July 1.
Explained: Knightian uncertainty
The economic crisis has revived an old philosophical idea about risk and uncertainty. But what is it, exactly?
Diamond nominated for Federal Reserve post
MIT economist and Institute Professor is Obama’s choice for the U.S. central bank’s seven-person board of governors.
3 Questions: David Jones on heart problems
Physician and historian of medicine explains why bypass surgery is popular even though it fails to help many patients.
Banking on mobile money
A cellphone-based cash transfer system has changed the way Kenyans handle their finances. But what does it mean for Kenya's economy — and the developing world?