Research

Take a look at the latest research from MIT Economics faculty, including published work and newly-released working papers.

Working Papers

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Labor Economics

Places versus People: The Ins and Outs of Labor Market Adjustment to Globalization

David Autor, David Dorn, Gordon Hanson, Maggie R. Jones, Bradley Setzler
February 2025
Political Economy

Institutions, Technology and Prosperity

Daron Acemoglu
January 2025
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Books

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Risky Business: Why Insurance Markets Fail and What to Do About It
Health Economics, Public Economics

Risky Business: Why Insurance Markets Fail and What To Do About It

Liran Einav, Amy Finkelstein and Ray Fisman
January 2023
Cover of Cooking to Save Your Life with an illustration by Cheyenne Olivier of Abhijit cooking surrounded by others

Cooking to Save Your Life

Abhijit Banerjee
Illustrations by Cheyenne Olivier
November 2021
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Published Papers

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Economic Theory

On the Alignment of Consumer Surplus and Total Surplus Under Competitive Price Discrimination

American Economic Journal: Microeconomics
Dirk Bergemann, Benjamin Brooks and Stephen Morris
January 2025
Quarterly Journal of Economics
Behavioral Economics, Health Economics

Lives vs. Livelihoods: The Impact of the Great Recession on Mortality and Welfare

Amy Finkelstein, Matthew J. Notowidigdo, Frank Schilbach, and Jonathan Zhang
November 2024
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Economics Department students and faculty

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Research News

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