A business edge that comes with age
Economist Pierre Azoulay answers three questions about his finding that middle-aged entrepreneurs fare better than twentysomethings.
Peter Dizikes | MIT News OfficeMarch 19, 2020 | mit
~4 mins
Tags: sloan-school-of-management business-and-management entrepreneurship economics research faculty 3-questions
Why are workers getting smaller pieces of the pie?
Market concentration in the form of “superstar” firms has been lowering labor’s share of GDP in recent decades, a new study finds.
Peter Dizikes | MIT News OfficeMarch 10, 2020 | mit
~9 mins
Tags: social-sciences economics business-and-management research national-science-foundation-nsf sloan-school-of-management school-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences
The case for economics — by the numbers
A multidecade study shows economics increasingly overlaps with other disciplines, and has become more empirical in nature.
Peter Dizikes | MIT News OfficeMarch 3, 2020 | mit
~10 mins
Tags: economics sloan-school-of-management school-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences research history-of-science social-sciences
Instrument may enable mail-in testing to detect heavy metals in water
Whisk-shaped device absorbs trace contaminants, preserves them in dry state that can be shipped to labs for analysis.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News OfficeFeb. 25, 2020 | mit
~9 mins
Tags: environment pollution water health india sensors mechanical-engineering research tata-center school-of-engineering sloan-school-of-management j-wafs national-science-foundation-nsf
The trouble with round numbers
Study shows people prefer monthly payments in multiples of $100, even when it may cost them money.
Peter Dizikes | MIT News OfficeFeb. 20, 2020 | mit
~7 mins
Tags: behavioral-economics finance research economics sloan-school-of-management
Study: Commercial air travel is safer than ever
The rate of passenger fatalities has declined yet again in the last decade, accelerating a long-term trend.
Peter Dizikes | MIT News OfficeJan. 23, 2020 | mit
~7 mins
Tags: transportation aviation safety research sloan-school-of-management
In health care, does “hotspotting” make patients better?
Study shows no effect from program intended to reduce repeated hospitalizations by targeting high-cost patients.
Peter Dizikes | MIT News OfficeJan. 8, 2020 | mit
~8 mins
Tags: health-care research economics aging medicine health abdul-latif-jameel-poverty-action-lab-j-pal national-institutes-of-health-nih sloan-school-of-management school-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences
Top MIT research stories of 2019
Most popular stories of the year include science breakthroughs, engineering feats, and confirmation of 16th century architectural genius.
MIT News OfficeJan. 3, 2020 | mit
~5 mins
Tags: research school-of-engineering school-of-science school-of-architecture-and-planning sloan-school-of-management school-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences
Tracking emissions in China
Evaluating a 2014 policy change yields some good news and some concerns.
Nancy Stauffer | MIT Energy InitiativeDec. 30, 2019 | mit
~13 mins
Tags: mit-energy-initiative sloan-school-of-management energy china emissions economics policy pollution research government business-and-management
MIT conference focuses on preparing workers for the era of artificial
As automation rises in the workplace, speakers explore ways to train students and reskill workers.
Rob Matheson | MIT News OfficeNov. 22, 2019 | mit
~10 mins
Tags: research computer-science-and-technology algorithms computer-science-and-artificial-intelligence-laboratory-csail sloan-school-of-management technology-and-society jobs economics policy artificial-intelligence machine-learning innovation-and-entrepreneurship-ie business-and-management manufacturing careers special-events-and-guest-speakers
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