Six MIT researchers win Sloan Research Fellowships
MIT researchers specializing in economics, mathematics, chemistry and physics are among 126 selected.
Department
Economics
What’s the cost and financial value of college?
At MIT, experts say evidence shows the payoff from college education remains high.
Duflo, Lander, Lewin to lead spring-semester MITx courses
EdX takes stock of last semester’s MITx courses; data will be used to improve education online and in the classroom.
The high value of water
Study: People willing to pay more for running water report much higher levels of happiness when they have it.
The natural experimenter
Economist Josh Angrist uses his meticulous methods to find out what makes some schools better than others.
The health-insurance markets of the (very near) future
Policymakers must address ‘tension’ between competition and ease of use.
Study: At most a third of us show a consistent approach to financial risk
Empirically rich new study finds most people alter their risk-management approach depending on the type of financial decision.
From the water to Washington
MIT senior Noam Angrist works to reform education and health care through youth mentorship and economics.
Three awards for MIT research in anthropology, economics and political science
Mikusheva receives Elaine Bennett Research Prize; Petersen wins Distinguished Book Award; Helmreich wins Rachel Carson Prize.
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.
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.