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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Macroeconomics

FCI-plot: Central Bank Communication Through Financial Conditions

Ricardo J. Caballero, Alp Simsek
May 2025
Macroeconomics

FCI-star

Ricardo J. Caballero, Tomás E. Caravello, and Alp Simsek
March 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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Journal of Political Economy

Sources

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Macroeconomics

Interest Rate Cuts vs. Stimulus Payments: An Equivalence Result

Journal of Political Economy, 133(4)
Christian Wolf
April 2025
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Econometrics

Instrumental Variables in Randomized Trials

New England Journal of Medicine Evidence
Joshua D. Angrist, Carol Gao, Peter Hull, and Robert W. Yeh
March 2025
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Economics Department students and faculty

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Research News

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