Research

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

Working Papers

Sources

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Econometrics

Synthetic Controls for Experimental Design

Alberto Abadie with J. Zhao
February 2026
Development Economics

AI-Enhanced Handheld ECGs to Screen for Prior Myocardial Infarction in Rural India

Jenny Wang
Alexander Schubert
Nikhil Kanakamedala
Madeline McKelway
Luke Messac
Cyrus Reginald
Frank Schilbach
T.S. Selvavinayagam
Girija Vaidyanathan
Esther Duflo
Ziad Obermeyer
January 2026

Books

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

Published Papers

Health Economics

Machine Learning Predictions for Assessing Hard-to-Place Deceased Donor Kidneys

Grace Guan, Joachim Studnia, Sanjit Neelam, Xingxing S. Cheng, Marc L. Melcher, Nikhil Agarwal, Paulo Somaini, Itai Ashlagi
January 2026
Development Economics

Chat Over Coffee? Diffusion of Agronomic Practices and Market Spillovers in Rwanda

Esther Duflo, Daniel Keniston, Tavneet Suri and Celine Zipfel
January 2026
Economics Department students and faculty

Labs and Centers

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