Study also finds tax breaks for general business investment have slightly negative effect on innovation.

Study: Vaccines find more success in development than any other kind of drug, but have been relatively neglected in recent decades.

Committing to aggressive conservation efforts could rebuild ocean habitats and species populations in a few decades.

Consortium includes industry, government, and academic institutions.

MIT researchers review renewable energy and carbon pricing policies as states consider repealing or relaxing renewable portfolio standards.

U.S. elections have become more “unstable,” sometimes swinging in the opposite direction from the greater electorate’s preferences.

Evaluating a 2014 policy change yields some good news and some concerns.

New partners will work with J-PAL to develop rigorous evaluations of policies related to criminal justice, health, housing stability, and economic security.

Political science PhD candidates Guillermo Toral and Tugba Bozcaga find that government-appointed officials deliver the goods — given the right circumstances.

Study offers models for preserving the privacy of citizens while using their data to improve government services.