Over 200 students and faculty attend kickoff as SHASS and Sloan begin an exploration of current U.S. social, political, economic challenges.

Professor Malick Ghachem discusses how historians contribute to problem-solving by identifying the roots and sources of a problem.

Faculty from four MIT departments among 126 selected from across the U.S. and Canada.

Prolific MIT economist honored for path-breaking work.

J-PAL North America releases new catalog of administrative data sets to give researchers a leg up in conducting rigorous evaluations of social programs.

The mix of products that countries export is a good predictor of income distribution, study finds.

New study maps U.S. regions where patients appear more ill than they are

Climate-conscious sculptures influence world perspectives in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland.

State and local policymakers joined with leading researchers to share experiences overcoming challenges to evaluating government programs.

MIT professor of philosophy Kieran Setiya explores how individuals and societies can think about and act on climate change.