Research

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

Working Papers

Macroeconomics

The Safe-Debt Laffer Curve

Ricardo J. Caballero
August 2026
Political Economy

Where the Grass Seems Greener: Economic Misperceptions and Support for Democracy

Daron Acemoglu, Nicolas Ajzenman, Guillermo Cruces, Martin Fiszbein, Gaston Garcıa Zavaleta, Carlos Molina

August 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

Econometrics

Double Robustness of Local Projections and Some Unpleasant VARithmetic

Econometrica
José Luis Montiel Olea, Mikkel Plagborg-Møller, Eric Qian, Christian Wolf
July 2026
Econometrics, Health Economics, Industrial Organization, Market Design

Demand Analysis Under Latent Choice Constraints

Review of Economic Studies
Nikhil Agarwal, Paulo Somaini
July 2026
Economics Department students and faculty

Labs and Centers

Our faculty and affiliated researchers work across a wide range of disciplines and interest areas, using economic science to help tackle the complex issues surrounding global poverty, health care, education, and more.