Three economists study the pros and cons of worker representation on executive boards.
In October 2024, the Legatum Center for Development Entrepreneurship at MIT conducted a two-day workshop titled "Hedging Currency Risk: Innovative Lending Strategies for SMEs in Africa." The workshop brought together a diverse group of entrepreneurs, investors, economists, and thought leaders to tac...
A new financing technique may reduce the risk associated with investing in the treatment of new diseases and potentially unlock new levels of funding for developing so-called “orphan” drugs.
Social distance behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic are influenced by geography and social connectedness, a new study finds.
A new study finds immigrants are more likely to start a company than their U.S.-born counterparts.
The annual list includes researchers studying the benefits of imposter syndrome and how to harness expertise from employees.
An MIT-led study reveals a core tension between the impulse to share news and to think about whether it is true.
Public health interventions do not depress the economy, says a new study based on data from the 1918 flu outbreak.
MIT Sloan's Sinan Aral and Paramveer Dhillon published a study in Nature Human Behavior on the power of influencers in social media networks.
MIT Sloan’s Mohammad Fazel-Zarandi's research on undocumented immigrants has critical implications for the national debate around immigration policy.
