Helping consumers in a crisis
“Quantitative easing” program let households spend more during the last recession. Could it work again?
June 25, 2020 • ~7 min
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Can financial disclosure of climate risk accelerate climate action?
Online panel discussion hosted by MIT explores best practices for mitigating climate-related risk.
April 16, 2020 • ~10 min
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Why do banking crises occur?
In a new book, political scientist David Singer finds two key factors connected to financial-sector collapses around the globe.
March 10, 2020 • ~7 min
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The trouble with round numbers
Study shows people prefer monthly payments in multiples of $100, even when it may cost them money.
Feb. 20, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: finance economics research behavioral-economics sloan-school-of-management
Giving cryptocurrency users more bang for their buck
Routing scheme boosts efficiency in networks that help speed up blockchain transactions.
Jan. 30, 2020 • ~8 min
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Model beats Wall Street analysts in forecasting business financials
Using limited data, this automated system predicts a company’s quarterly sales.
Dec. 19, 2019 • ~8 min
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Using Wall Street secrets to reduce the cost of cloud infrastructure
“Risk-aware” traffic engineering could help service providers such as Microsoft, Amazon, and Google better utilize network infrastructure.
Aug. 18, 2019 • ~8 min
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3 Questions: Historian Caley Horan on the rise of private insurance in the U.S. | MIT News
Assistant professor explores how risk sharing and mutual aid shifted to individual forms of protection.
July 3, 2018 • ~11 min
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Measuring the economy with location data | MIT News
Startup’s platform crunches anonymized smartphone GPS data to understand how people shop, work, and live.
March 27, 2018 • ~9 min
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MIT rates No. 1 in 12 subjects in 2018 QS World University Rankings | MIT News
MIT ranked within top 5 in 19 out of 48 subject areas.
Feb. 28, 2018 • ~1 min
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