Economics

A veteran of the Federal Reserve talks about her dedication to data, the costs of speaking up, and how her “Sahm rule” could improve the impact of stimulus checks.

A new e-book examines monetary policy responses to the 2021 – 2022 spike in inflation and identifies challenges and lessons for the future.

Robert C. Merton shares his views on Silicon Valley Bank, interest-rate risk, and the need for an accurate assessment of financial policy.

Faculty joining MIT Sloan in 2023 are experts in energy markets, machine learning, health care economics, and decision-making.

Economist and former Italian prime minister Mario Draghi said he expects the war in Ukraine to send inflation higher. Tensions with China aren’t helping.

New research shows that investors are most interested in processing data about large, high-growth firms over smaller companies, even those with high-growth prospects.

Productivity gains from clustered innovation outweigh higher labor and real estate costs. Except in San Francisco.

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

Economics PhDs are more likely to have highly educated parents and come from a more socioeconomically advantaged background — and that’s a problem.

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.