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Economics
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Testing the metrics
MIT researchers refine yardstick for measuring schools and teachers.
June 14, 2017 -
QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2017-18
Ranked at the top for the sixth straight year, the Institute also places first in 12 of 46 disciplines.
June 8, 2017 -
MIT Technology and Policy Program’s Best Thesis for 2017 maps out a clean energy future for India
Award-winning paper by Arun Singh shows how one of the world’s fastest-growing economies can expand its energy consumption while limiting emissions.
June 7, 2017 -
3Q: Siqi Zheng on air quality and urban development in China
Author of “Blue Skies over Beijing” links Chinese air quality and urban development.
May 19, 2017 -
Darwin visits Wall Street
Andrew Lo’s new book urges a rethink of financial markets, along evolutionary lines.
May 17, 2017 -
Tackling air pollution in China
Combining climate policy and vehicle emissions standards could pack a one-two punch.
May 17, 2017 -
Q&A: On the future of human-centered robotics
Professor David Mindell, who researches the interaction between automation and human behavior, discusses the interdependence of people, robots, and infrastructure.
May 15, 2017 -
Stopping the revolving prison door
J-PAL North America tests innovative strategies to reduce recidivism and help inmates transition back to society.
May 10, 2017 -
National Academy of Sciences elects six MIT professors for 2017
Bell, Bhatia, Cummins, Duflo, Jensen, and Mavalvala honored for research achievements.
May 3, 2017 -
3 Questions: How urbanization and revolutionary innovation are shaping global real estate
The Center for Real Estate’s Albert Saiz talks about worldwide trends affecting housing, commercial real estate, and investment in the built environment.
May 3, 2017 -
Testing their patients
Medicaid patients wait longer to see doctors, study finds.
May 1, 2017 -
A tax plan to stop climate change
At MIT, former Congressman Bob Inglis speaks about climate and free enterprise.
April 28, 2017 -
Experts gather at MIT to explore new research in education technology
Researchers, policymakers, and education company leaders discuss innovative technologies to improve education for disadvantaged learners.
April 28, 2017 -
Three MIT scholars awarded prestigious Carnegie fellowships
Nielsen, Stewart, and Acemoglu receive high-profile grants for research.
April 26, 2017 -
Shaping public policy in the nation's capital
Alumni continue an enduring tradition of MIT service.
April 12, 2017 -
In MIT visit, sociologist Arlie Hochschild discusses U.S. political divisions
At Mens et Manus America event, Hochschild recommends three pillars of action for finding common ground among U.S. voters.
April 10, 2017 -
Grounded in geology
PhD student Renato Lima de Oliveira examines how a country's natural resources affect its politics and policies.
April 6, 2017 -
Wisdom gleaned from data and behavioral economics
In a follow-up to his popular "Disciplined Entrepreneurship," MIT Sloan Senior Lecturer Bill Aulet provides new insights for entrepreneurs.
April 3, 2017 -
MIT graduate programs earn top marks from US News
Graduate engineering and economics programs are No. 1 in the nation; MIT Sloan is No. 4.
March 14, 2017 -
America’s two-track economy
Economist’s new book examines decline of the nation’s middle class.
March 13, 2017