Kenya under the microscope
MIT economist Tavneet Suri explores finance, agriculture and even politics in her homeland of Kenya — and elsewhere in Africa.
MIT economist Tavneet Suri explores finance, agriculture and even politics in her homeland of Kenya — and elsewhere in Africa.
MIT professor’s book explores how white-collar job hunters in the U.S. blame themselves unnecessarily — and suffer as a result — when they cannot find work.
Fine-grained research shows boost for leading-edge and low-profile work in the life sciences happens after authors are honored.
New study shows how electronic cash transfers help people cope with income problems.
MIT expert weighs in on health plan’s status as legislation becomes reality.
New study shows that more transparent accounting helps bidders, lowers costs when financial institutions fail.
MIT researchers find that by 2050 more than half the world’s population will live in water-stressed areas and about a billion or more will not have sufficient water resources.
Unique study on Oregon’s citizens sheds light on critical care in the U.S.
JPAL@10 event celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab.
MIT investigators search for the most informative methods to measure the costs of mitigating climate change.
Study: U.S. job market is putting more workers in positions with limited upside and leverage.
At MIT’s ‘Innovations in Health Care’ conference, industry experts discuss how to maintain quality while reining in costs.
MIT economist has co-authored a new survey on the burgeoning research about the effects of the changing climate.
MIT senior Jonathan Tebes sees economics as a way to alleviate poverty in the US, Tanzania, and beyond.