Economics

Principles of Microeconomics now available in MIT OpenCourseWare’s innovative OCW Scholar format14.01SC is the third of seven courses OCW will publish this spring specifically to meet the needs of independent learners.

Jens Hainmueller: A 'numbers' guy takes on pressing public policy issuesPolitical science associate professor ties together qualitative and quantitative ways of thinking about politics and society.

Ashley Finan: Developing better policy for energy innovation

Putting lab life under the lensEconomist Scott Stern advances the scientific study of, well, scientists.

MIT faculty speak at the World Economic Forum in DavosTalks explore the mind/machine interface and the science of predicting the economy, among other topics.

Said and Done for January 2012The humanities, arts and social sciences monthly digest.

Gender spendersStudy suggests yet another cause of personal debt: searching for the ideal mate.

The cost of tropical cyclonesNew model finds climate change could expose North America, East Asia and the Caribbean to costly hurricane damage.

Leading by exampleStudy: The presence of female politicians boosts aspirations, educational achievement of young women.

Knittel named first energy faculty chair at MIT

The case of the missing gas mileageAutomakers have made great strides in fuel efficiency in recent decades — but the mileage numbers of individual vehicles have barely increased. An MIT economist explains the conundrum.

Nobel laureate: Long path to economic renewal, but energy innovation could help

Kaitlyn Nealon named to Capital One Academic All-America Women's Soccer TeamSophomore defender becomes fourth player in the history of the women's soccer program to earn honor.

Rebuilding American manufacturingWhite House working group convenes at MIT to examine how new technologies can create economic growth and more jobs in the United States.

Lucas Papademos ’70, SM ’72, PhD ’78 named prime minister of Greece

3 Questions: Michael Piore on labor disputes at the ballot boxLabor economist sizes up the impact and meaning of this week’s high-profile Ohio referendum to restore collective bargaining rights for public employees.

Summers: To end slump, United States must spendIn MIT remarks, former Treasury secretary calls for the ‘common sense’ cure of more government spending to spur growth.

The office next door

Foster the peopleAt manufacturing conference, emphasis is on keeping high-skill jobs in the United States — and creating workers with the talents to fill those positions.

3 Questions: Ricardo Caballero on the search for safe investmentsEconomist believes structural problem underlying financial crisis is ‘worse than ever’

Workplace woesThe employment crisis isn’t just a lack of jobs — it’s a lack of good jobs, says an MIT professor.

Attention: Deficit disorderAt MIT forum, economists warn that deficit concerns, while legitimate, have been crowding out initiatives to help jobs and growth.

Building innovation in IndiaMIT-India conference explores nation’s challenges, opportunities

American made?MIT forum examines the role of manufacturing in rebuilding the economy.

Duflo wins APPAM’s Kershaw Award for public policy analysis

Said and Done for September 2011The humanities, arts and social sciences monthly digest

3 Questions: Roberto Rigobon on world marketsMIT expert in international economics surveys a month of turmoil.