MIT research center aims to support state and local governments and health care organizations in testing innovative approaches to address pressing policy challenges.
Nick Schwartz, Olivia Zhao, and Liang Zhou will pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.
Distinguished scholar and MacVicar Faculty Fellow is also an accomplished public servant.
Study: Long-term states of mind can affect short-term financial decisions.
Youth-to-youth program teaches girls about the increased odds of contracting HIV from older men.
A new major combining computer science and economics will prepare students for designing the virtual marketplaces of the future.
Alumna Wendy Wen '09 co-founded an online handbag company to create a new generation of luxury for savvy younger shoppers.
Consumers may tune in to prices when they need to — but recall data poorly, study finds.
PhD student Matt Lowe uses cricket tournaments to explore caste interactions in rural India and whether the popular sport can help bridge class divides.
Study: Investing more in inpatient care relative to longer-term nursing facilities reduces mortality rates.
Density of highly educated residents, rather than income or housing costs, predicts revitalization.
Study: Without HOV policies, urban traffic gets much, much worse.
Games found to improve conceptual math skills, but gains may not carry over to primary school.
Selected cities and counties will receive funding and technical support from J-PAL to test innovative strategies in the fight against poverty.
PhD student Aicha Ben Dhia studies France’s labor market from the perspective of local job-seekers.