Beyond the bubble
At Center for Real Estate conference, economists contemplate ways to make the risks of financial innovation more evident.
Explained: Defining recessions
It’s not what conventional wisdom holds, as an MIT economist — who heads the bureau charged with identifying U.S. downturns — makes clear.
The energy challenge calls on humanities and social-science research
Courses on energy include economics, political science, history, literature and more.
Explained: Quantitative easing
An unconventional financial tool is getting more attention as the Fed tries to jump-start the U.S. economy
Financial impacts of ‘cap and trade’
Analysis shows that, contrary to some claims, proposed legislation to limit carbon emissions would not disadvantage those with lower incomes.
When a little knowledge really is dangerous
MIT Sloan professor on the ‘arms race’ between investors trying to understand financial products, and the firms trying to confuse them.
Measure for Measure
What makes scientists productive? To find out, economists with MIT links are researching the researchers.
Haiti’s plight
MIT anthropologist Erica James examines the psychological damage inflicted on the island nation’s inhabitants.
Energy answer: Blowing in the wind?
MIT researchers say wind power can make sense for utility companies, starting now
Firms with strong intellectual property strategies fare better in raising capital
Patents alone not enough, says MIT Sloan School of Management senior lecturer