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Gender disparities limit chances for women PhD students

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MIT Sloan research finds that female STEM doctoral students are less likely to become new inventors compared to their male counterparts during the years of their training.

Aug 28, 2023
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Why big changes early in life can help later on

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New study shows big changes early in life can help strengthen connections with others.

Jul 12, 2023
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Why do people around the world share fake news?

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Since the 2016 U.S. Presidential election and British “Brexit” referendum — and then COVID-19 — opened the floodgates on fake news, research has delved into the psychology behind online misinformation

Jun 29, 2023
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Press Finance

How credit is allocated during booms can predict busts

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Across history, some bursts of lending to companies and individuals, or so-called "credit booms," have led to busts, while others haven't.

Jun 26, 2023
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Study: Microtargeting works, just not the way people think

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Recent U.S. elections have raised the question of whether “microtargeting,” the use of extensive online data to tailor persuasive messages to voters, has altered the playing field of politics.

Jun 21, 2023
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Press Finance

MIT’s Golub Center presents the Miriam Pozen Prize to Mario Draghi, former president of the European Central Bank

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The biennial prize recognizes an individual who had made outstanding contributions to the advancement of financial policy research or practice, which is the core mission of the MIT GCFP.

Jun 7, 2023
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