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

MIT geologists use paleomagnetism to determine the chain of events that resulted in the Himalayan mountains, with the support of MISTI-India.

Physicists simulate critical “reheating” period that kickstarted the Big Bang in the universe’s first fractions of a second.

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

Report urges MIT community to openly share the products of its research and teaching.

New book examines the past and future of Japanese intelligence services in a rapidly shifting world.

Daron Acemoglu’s new book examines the battle between state and society, which occasionally produces liberal-democratic freedom.

New J-PAL North America publication highlights how rigorous research can improve policies to help people access and maintain stable, affordable housing.

Study shows Old World monkeys combine items in speech — but only two and never more, unlike humans.

Surveys spanning recent decades also reveal geographic differences and gender gap in economic views.