How Jonathan Gruber became ‘Mr. Mandate’
An MIT economist’s path to the center of health-care policymaking in Washington.
The economic cost of increased temperatures
Study: Warming episodes hurt poor countries and limit long-term growth.
Study: Many Americans die with ‘virtually no financial assets’
Innovative research shows large divergence in retirement saving outcomes, with the single elderly faring worse than married couples.
Why cutting-edge medical technology may not lead to exploding health care costs
New study finds growth of advanced imaging slowed amid financial, medical concerns.
Five MIT researchers win presidential early career honors
Jarillo-Herrero, Lu, Pathak, Sinha and Thaler among 96 winners.
Economist Robert Townsend wins Frisch Medal
Prestigious prize granted for research on Thailand’s villages.
Computer science tackles 30-year-old economics problem
MIT researchers generalize Nobel winner’s work on single-item auctions to auctions involving multiple items.
Economists find evidence for famous hypothesis of ‘comparative advantage’
Why do nations trade goods instead of producing more themselves? An old theory, that countries specialize in the products they make well, may be on the money.
Josh Shifrinson: decline of power play
Military strategy for a declining United States in a complex world
No crystal ball for natural gas
Traditionally, oil prices have been used to gauge the natural gas market; but new research shows that the future of what is currently a cheap fuel is really anyone's guess.
Andrea Campbell: Public opinion and policy viewed through an historical lens
Professor studies taxation, Social Security, health insurance and more.
Taking credit
When Thailand’s government started offering microfinance loans to villagers, did anyone benefit? An MIT economist investigates.
Studying school quality, to fight inequality
New MIT center examines education and its lifelong effects.