When companies file an IPO, local ZIP codes get a boost

Companies that file for an IPO alter the economies of nearby ZIP codes, research finds.

David Ruth-Rice • futurity
April 19, 2019 ~4 min

Natural selection shaped fertility for the industrial era

"The data suggest that over time, nature selected individuals who had a predisposition to invest in their children." The result? Economic growth.

Brown University • futurity
April 5, 2019 ~5 min


Facebook is free, but should it count toward GDP anyway?

Study measures how much free online goods are worth to consumers.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
March 26, 2019 ~6 min

Study: Democracy fosters economic growth

Researchers find vast gains in productivity after countries democratize.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
March 7, 2019 ~7 min

Q&A: Why cities aren’t working for the working class

Professor David Autor’s latest research shows how economic polarization stems from urban job loss.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 20, 2019 ~7 min

The future of well-being isn’t about money

Money doesn't matter as much as things like freedom, fairness, and social support for future well-being, report researchers.

Justin Dupuis-McGill • futurity
Feb. 6, 2019 ~3 min

A little digital piracy boosts the bottom line

A little bit of piracy can actually help manufacturers, retailers, and consumers, even when the pirated product is a show like Game of Thrones.

George Vlahakis-Indiana • futurity
Feb. 5, 2019 ~4 min

Study evaluates China’s progress in establishing accounting measures to reinforce its Paris pledge

Firms learn from experience in the measurement, reporting, and verification of carbon emissions under China’s emissions trading systems.

Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
Feb. 1, 2019 ~5 min


Economic justice was always part of MLK Jr.’s message

As we near the anniversary of his death, a new book focuses on the message of economic justice Martin Luther King Jr. shared during his life.

Peter Kelley-U. Washington • futurity
Jan. 20, 2019 ~1 min

Severe air pollution cuts productivity at work

"Working in a highly polluted setting for long periods of time could affect your mood or disposition to work."

National University of Singapore • futurity
Jan. 10, 2019 ~4 min

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