Advancing Social Studies at MIT Sloan
Associate Professor Dean Eckles studies how our social networks affect our behavior and shape our lives.
Associate Professor Dean Eckles studies how our social networks affect our behavior and shape our lives.
“It’s important to look at this as a social message that’s not about laziness but really about people wanting to have full lives ... "
“There is a good chance that when things settle down, we’ll be back to a more normal equilibrium."
The authors analyzed a trove of geolocation data to assess where and when Americans come into contact with people of different income classes.
"Find that chronic problem and then see if you can find the right technology to relieve it."
“It’s not trying to come up with a truthful answer to your question, just a plausible answer."
“There’s a finite number of jobs that you know about. There are more you don’t.”
"If given the option, workers are historically [most] interested in seeing their take-home pay increase."
"Capitalism is an innovation machine because it provides the mechanisms needed to turn inventions into economy-boosting innovations."
“The big moves in inflation are primarily global shocks. ... What the Fed has done has also contributed, without a doubt.”