Economics
3 Questions: AIDS researchers on new vaccine results
September 29, 2009
Partial success of a new AIDS vaccine offers clues to help develop a stronger vaccine, say MIT’s Arup Chakraborty and MGH’s Bruce Walker.
Also labeled: Ragon Institute, 3 Questions
Lab-grade economics
September 28, 2009
Can economists conduct studies with solid scientific foundations? Professor Joshua Angrist explains how to carry out 'natural experiments' with numbers.
Also labeled: Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)
Insurance against financial fear
September 22, 2009
When the economy stumbles, panic can drive matters from bad to worse. Economist Ricardo Caballero has a new plan to keep investment markets free of fear
'Genius' grant for MIT economist
September 22, 2009
Esther Duflo receives MacArthur Fellowship for transformative work on economic development; has brought field experiments to studies of poverty around the world
Avoiding carbon copies
September 16, 2009
Can free-market enterprise generate clean-energy breakthroughs? Economist Daron Acemoglu says it's unlikely — unless government and universities help.
3 Questions: Alice Amsden on development and eradicating poverty
June 2, 2009
Also labeled: Urban studies and planning, 3 Questions
Q&A with William Wheaton on the housing recovery
May 26, 2009
The slow and painful recovery under way in the beleaguered U.S. housing market probably won't be complete for another two years, says Professor of Economics and Urban Studies William Wheaton, director of MIT's Center for Real Estate.
A watershed moment in economics and finance
May 18, 2009
Recession, crisis spark new directions for scholarship
MIT commercial property price index continues fall
May 12, 2009
Gauge declines nearly 6 percent in first quarter; demand sentiment in record drop
Also labeled: Business and management
Sloan's Lo to discuss quantitative analysis and the current financial crisis in Sigma Xi lecture
May 4, 2009
Eight from MIT elected to AAAS
April 20, 2009
Acumen Fund founder to give Legatum Lecture April 9
April 3, 2009
Also labeled: Entrepreneurship, Special events and guest speakers
MIT economists see a few bright spots
April 1, 2009
Six months after panel's initial warnings, 'we're not doomed'
When will it end?
March 27, 2009
MIT experts reconvene to examine economy six months later
Understanding Our Blind Spots
March 23, 2009
Leading economist Andrew W. Lo discusses the challenges and opportunities the current economic crisis presents
As planet warms, poor nations face economic chill
March 13, 2009
Climate change may widen gap between rich and poor, study finds
The middle-age, middle-income squeeze
March 10, 2009
-Older workers taking lower-wage jobs due to broad-based market shifts, MIT study shows
Also labeled: Humanities
Economist Robert C. Merton to receive Muh Award
February 23, 2009
Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Social sciences
MIT to increase financial aid to middle-income families
February 18, 2009
Enhancements aimed at keeping MIT affordable
Also labeled: Administration, Students
Kauffman Foundation study finds MIT alumni companies generate billions for regional economies
February 17, 2009
Study reinforces the importance of universities in driving entrepreneurial growth
Also labeled: Entrepreneurship, Alumni/ae
MIT commercial property price index posts record drop
February 4, 2009
Gauge declines more than 10 percent in fourth quarter
Surviving without growing
January 30, 2009
Jay Forrester, the father of system dynamics, talks about sustainability and organizational decision making
Also labeled: Environment, National relations and service
J-PAL captures major new international award
January 20, 2009
Frontiers of Knowledge prize carries purse worth more than $500,000
Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Global
Three from MIT named among world's top eight young economists
January 8, 2009
Survey by The Economist magazine highlights department's strength
Zuber urges Congress to fund science research and education
January 7, 2009
Also labeled: Faculty, National relations and service
3 Questions: James Poterba on the recession
December 15, 2008
Also labeled: National relations and service, 3 Questions
Letter to the community on Institute budget process
December 11, 2008
Also labeled: Administration, Campus services, Faculty, National relations and service, Staff, Students
Developing a better flight plan for weather forecasting
December 11, 2008
Flying robots could give people more time to prepare for the worst
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