Global economy

When (and where) work disappearsStudy: Overseas manufacturing competition hits U.S. regions hard, leaving workers unemployed for years and local economies struggling.

China’s pollution puts a dent in its economyDespite improvements in air quality, the economic impact of air pollution has increased dramatically, new MIT study shows.

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

In Profile: Suzanne BergerA onetime student of French political history has become a leading figure in the battle to revive U.S. manufacturing.

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

Cultivating supply chain expertsMIT’s Global SCALE Network connects international centers offering graduate-level education.

Fujimoto wins Carl Zeiss Research AwardEECS professor receives prestigious honor for OCT work

Tracing families’ escape from povertyEconomist’s study shows how the poor in developing countries become wealthier.

Explained: Defining recessionsIt’s not what conventional wisdom holds, as an MIT economist — who heads the bureau charged with identifying U.S. downturns — makes clear.

Deworming the worldHow MIT Sloan School of Management Professor Kristin Forbes is helping to improve school participation in developing countries for just pennies per child