Behavioral Economics

MIT Sloan’s Consumer Finance Initiative delves into household finance, fintech, crypto, savings and lending markets, and retirement funds.

Circuit breakers are meant to calm the markets. But new research shows that they can backfire and create more volatility if not properly designed.

The new faculty joining MIT Sloan in 2022 are experts in finance, system dynamics, technological innovation, and more.

The average U.S. investor holds more of their wealth in the stock market than in prior decades — a trend drastically accelerated by target date funds.

Researcher sheds light on why East Asians are less likely than other ethnicities to attain leadership positions in America.

New research shows that few people spent their economic impact payments in the early days of the pandemic. Those who did spend really needed the money.

Knowing why BMW, Daimler, and Volkswagen colluded against clean air regulation — and quantifying the damages — may have implications for U.S. policy.

Study of brain activity finds using a credit card engages brain networks connected to anticipation and craving.

Two MIT researchers discuss what it will take for alternative transportation to supplant car ownership.

A new working paper details an average 6.2% boost in productivity when workers were paid earlier in a project.