Ideas Made to Matter Research

9 new researchers join MIT Sloan faculty

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The new faculty joining MIT Sloan in 2022 are experts in finance, system dynamics, technological innovation, and more.

Jul 6, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Financial Markets

Study: How target date funds impact investment behavior

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The average U.S. investor holds more of their wealth in the stock market than in prior decades — a trend drastically accelerated by target date funds.

May 23, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Leadership

Multiethnic networking, East Asians, and US C-suites

Researcher sheds light on why East Asians are less likely than other ethnicities to attain leadership positions in America.

Mar 28, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Economy

Study: Most Americans put their pandemic checks in the bank

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New research shows that few people spent their economic impact payments in the early days of the pandemic. Those who did spend really needed the money.

Feb 16, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Public Policy

Why automakers colluded against clean air regulation

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Knowing why BMW, Daimler, and Volkswagen colluded against clean air regulation — and quantifying the damages — may have implications for U.S. policy.

Sep 27, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Behavioral Science

Credit cards increase the pleasure in purchasing

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Study of brain activity finds using a credit card engages brain networks connected to anticipation and craving.

Mar 29, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Behavioral Economics

Podcast: Why we aren’t at ‘peak car’ yet

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Two MIT researchers discuss what it will take for alternative transportation to supplant car ownership.

Mar 22, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Labor

Cash-on-hand can raise worker productivity

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A new working paper details an average 6.2% boost in productivity when workers were paid earlier in a project.

Mar 2, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Behavioral Economics

Car access tripled in value during early COVID-19

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Car owners, on average, would want $3,300 to give up ownership and use of their vehicle for a month during the pandemic.

Dec 1, 2020
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Ideas Made to Matter Behavioral Economics

Voters’ knowledge of political news varies widely

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What voters read and retain varies by age, gender, race, and socioeconomic status — which in turn can influence politicians and policy.

Oct 13, 2020
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