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- Weapons in Space Technology, Politics, and the Rise and Fall of SDI https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/5770/Weapons-in-SpaceTechnology-Politics-and-the-Rise 49 comments
- Tor: From the Dark Web to the Future of Privacy https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/5761/TorFrom-the-Dark-Web-to-the-Future-of-Privacy 96 comments
- The Sciences of the Artificial by Herbert Simon https://direct.mit.edu/books/book/4551/The-Sciences-of-the-Artificial 9 comments
- Uber and Traffic Fatalities https://direct.mit.edu/rest/article-abstract/doi/10.1162/rest_a_01385/117898/Uber-and-Traffic-Fatalities?redirectedFrom=fulltext 2 comments
- Library Genesis in Numbers: Mapping the Underground Flow of Knowledge (2018) [pdf] https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-edited-volume/3600/chapter/120592/Library-Genesis-in-Numbers-Mapping-the-Underground 49 comments
- Plato and the Nerd https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/3527/Plato-and-the-NerdThe-Creative-Partnership-of 2 comments
- Handbook of Rationality (2021) https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-edited-volume/5525/The-Handbook-of-Rationality 9 comments
- The Injustice of Underpolicing in America https://direct.mit.edu/ajle/article/doi/10.1162/ajle_a_00030/112647/THE-INJUSTICE-OF-UNDER-POLICING-IN-AMERICA1 2 comments
- The Art of Abduction https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/5329/The-Art-of-Abduction 54 comments
- School Closures during the 1918 Flu Pandemic https://direct.mit.edu/rest/article-abstract/doi/10.1162/rest_a_01170/109263/School-Closures-during-the-1918-Flu-Pandemic?redirectedFrom=fulltext 84 comments
- Was Henry VIII Infertile? Miscarriages and Male Infertility in Tudor England https://direct.mit.edu/jinh/article/52/2/155/107151/Was-Henry-VIII-Infertile-Miscarriages-and-Male 29 comments
- Public libraries played an important role in American innovation – Between 1883 and 1919, Andrew Carnegie constructed 1,500 public libraries across the US. Patenting in recipient places increased by 10–12% following library construction relative to cities that applied for but did not build libraries https://direct.mit.edu/rest/article-abstract/doi/10.1162/rest_a_01446/120881/Knowledge-Access-The-Effects-of-Carnegie-Libraries 7 comments science
- Scientists studied how people process temporal and spatial information in working memory using magnetoencephalography and MRI. The experiment revealed that handling time is more complex than space, with the brain using more resources and "spatial" cues to encode time information. https://direct.mit.edu/jocn/article-abstract/36/2/290/118307/Temporal-and-Spatial-Information-Elicit-Different?redirectedFrom=fulltext 10 comments science
- Tor: From the Dark Web to the Future of Privacy https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/5761/TorFrom-the-Dark-Web-to-the-Future-of-Privacy 2 comments privacy
- When Filipino nurses were able to work in the US, it did not cause a "brain drain" in the Philippines. Rather, it led to a net increase in nurses in the Philippines, as more Filipinos got educated and only a few left for the US (for each nurse migrant, nine additional nurses stayed). https://direct.mit.edu/rest/article-abstract/106/1/20/107668/Medical-Worker-Migration-and-Origin-Country-Human?redirectedFrom=fulltext 73 comments science
- Increased oversight of police reduces police misconduct without increasing crime. These findings conflict with narratives that greater oversight of police leads to increases in crime by constraining police. https://direct.mit.edu/rest/article-abstract/doi/10.1162/rest_a_01377/117915/The-Effect-of-Police-Oversight-on-Crime-and?redirectedFrom=fulltext 398 comments science
- Study: Austerity in Europe has led to higher vote shares for extreme parties, lower voter turnout, and a rise in political fragmentation. The shift towards extremism and apathy appears to be driven by the reductions in GDP, employment, private investment, and wages that come with austerity. https://direct.mit.edu/rest/article-abstract/doi/10.1162/rest_a_01373/117705/The-Political-Costs-of-Austerity 48 comments europe
- Austerity in Europe has led to higher vote shares for extreme parties, lower voter turnout, and a rise in political fragmentation. The shift towards extremism and apathy appears to be driven by the reductions in GDP, employment, private investment, and wages that come with austerity. https://direct.mit.edu/rest/article-abstract/doi/10.1162/rest_a_01373/117705/The-Political-Costs-of-Austerity 173 comments science
- Automated enforcement of water conservation rules in Fresno, California led to a decrease in summer water use and violations of conservation rules (relative to households subject to in-person inspections). This program massively increased consumer complaints, ultimately causing its cancellation. https://direct.mit.edu/rest/article-abstract/doi/10.1162/rest_a_01316/115270/Man-vs-Machine-Technological-Promise-and-Political?redirectedFrom=fulltext 30 comments science
- Higher minimum wages lead to improved quality of care in nursing homes. https://direct.mit.edu/rest/article-abstract/doi/10.1162/rest_a_01271/113782/Worker-Earnings-Service-Quality-and-Firm?redirectedFrom=fulltext 211 comments science
- The Supply Side of Climate Policies: Keeping Unburnable Fossil Fuels in the Ground | Global Environmental Politics https://direct.mit.edu/glep/article/22/4/1/113630/The-Supply-Side-of-Climate-Policies-Keeping 15 comments economics
- For most Americans, housing was a key component in personal wealth accumulation. However, racist housing policies eroded black wealth in pre-WWII American cities. Black families paid a 28% premium to buy a home on a majority white block, after which their homes lost 10% of their value. https://direct.mit.edu/rest/article-abstract/doi/10.1162/rest_a_01276/113772/Racial-Segregation-in-Housing-Markets-and-the?redirectedFrom=fulltext 58 comments science
- China's Party-State Capitalism and International Backlash: From Interdependence to Insecurity (International Security) https://direct.mit.edu/isec/article/47/2/135/113544/China-s-Party-State-Capitalism-and-International 2 comments china
- In the 2016 election in the US, residents of black neighborhoods waited 29% longer to vote and were 74% more likely to spend 30+ minutes at their polling place (relative to white neighborhoods). This disparity holds when comparing white and black polling places within the same states and counties. https://direct.mit.edu/rest/article-abstract/104/6/1341/97747/Racial-Disparities-in-Voting-Wait-Times-Evidence?redirectedFrom=fulltext 427 comments science
- A sudden and unexpected nation-wide alcohol sales ban in South Africa reduced injury-induced mortality by at least 14% and sharply reduced violent crimes. https://direct.mit.edu/rest/article-abstract/doi/10.1162/rest_a_01228/112423/Alcohol-Violence-and-Injury-Induced-Mortality?redirectedFrom=fulltext 685 comments science
- Denmark implemented a reform in 1999 that improved the language training for refugees. The refugees exposed to this reform ended up with higher earnings, more years of additional schooling and a higher probability of working in complex jobs. https://direct.mit.edu/rest/article-abstract/doi/10.1162/rest_a_01216/111513/Language-Training-and-Refugees-Integration?redirectedFrom=fulltext 73 comments science
- The opening of the Öresund bridge between Denmark and Sweden in 2000 caused a 13.5% increase in the average wage of workers in the region. Workers from a previously small weak labor market could now access areas with more extensive job opportunities, higher wages, and lower unemployment rates. https://direct.mit.edu/rest/article-abstract/doi/10.1162/rest_a_01183/109923/Building-Bridges-and-Widening-Gaps?redirectedFrom=fulltext 29 comments science
- A surge in tea consumption in 18th century England unintentionally caused a substantial decline in mortality. The English consumed more boiled water, reducing their vulnerability to waterborne diseases. https://direct.mit.edu/rest/article-abstract/doi/10.1162/rest_a_01158/109264/For-Want-of-a-Cup-The-Rise-of-Tea-in-England-and?redirectedFrom=fulltext 36 comments science
- Germany's temporary protection of 700,000 Yugoslavian refugees during the 1990s caused a subsequent boost in German industry productivity and exports. The mechanisms appear to be a transfer in knowledge, technologies and best-practices. https://direct.mit.edu/rest/article-abstract/doi/10.1162/rest_a_01165/109253/Migration-and-Knowledge-Diffusion-The-Effect-of?redirectedFrom=fulltext 2 comments science
- School closures during the 1918 Flu Pandemic "had no detectable impact on children's school attendance in 1920, nor on their educational attainment and adult labor market outcomes in 1940." https://direct.mit.edu/rest/article-abstract/doi/10.1162/rest_a_01170/109263/School-Closures-during-the-1918-Flu-Pandemic?redirectedFrom=fulltext 97 comments science
- The United States and the NATO Non-extension Assurances of 1990 for Russia: New Light on an Old Problem? https://direct.mit.edu/isec/article-abstract/45/3/162/95270/The-United-States-and-the-NATO-Non-extension 31 comments europe
- Higher prices for off-patent, generic drugs in the US than comparable countries is due to monopoly power in the US pharmaceutical industry and high barriers to entry. In instances with five or more drug competitors, off-patent drug prices in the US are similar or lower than in comparable countries. https://direct.mit.edu/rest/article-abstract/doi/10.1162/rest_a_01130/107666/Markups-and-Fixed-Costs-in-Generic-and-Off-Patent?redirectedFrom=fulltext 47 comments science
- The "brain drain" thesis (migration reduces human capital in the sending country) is incorrect. When it became easier for Filipino nurses to move to the US, nursing programs expanded in the Philippines, leading to 9 additional nurses for each nurse migrant, thus increasing net human capital. https://direct.mit.edu/rest/article-abstract/doi/10.1162/rest_a_01131/107668/Medical-Worker-Migration-and-Origin-Country-Human?redirectedFrom=fulltext 265 comments science
- scite: A smart citation index that displays the context of citations and classifies their intent using deep learning https://direct.mit.edu/qss/article/doi/10.1162/qss_a_00146/102990/Scite-A-smart-citation-index-that-displays-the 2 comments science
- Study finds that demand for Airbnb listings is inelastic, driving three key insights: the tax burden falls disproportionately on renters, the excess burden is small, and tax enforcement is relatively ineffective at reducing local Airbnb activity. https://direct.mit.edu/rest/article/103/4/636/97677/inferring-tax-compliance-from-pass-through 20 comments science
- Exposure to a random tax audit leads individuals who underreport their taxes to accurately report their taxes in the future. The study concludes "that more resources should be devoted to audits... and performing audits has additional value beyond merely threatening them." https://direct.mit.edu/rest/article/doi/10.1162/rest_a_01101/107397/the-dynamic-effects-of-tax-audits 4 comments tax
- Exposure to a random tax audit leads individuals who underreport their taxes to accurately report their taxes in the future. The study concludes "that more resources should be devoted to audits... and performing audits has additional value beyond merely threatening them." https://direct.mit.edu/rest/article/doi/10.1162/rest_a_01101/107397/the-dynamic-effects-of-tax-audits 97 comments science
- Study: US states with legislation preventing immediate handgun purchases experienced smaller increases in handgun sales. Lower handgun sales coincided primarily with fewer impulsive assaults and points towards reduced acts of domestic violence. https://direct.mit.edu/rest/article/doi/10.1162/rest_a_01106/107404/impulse-purchases-gun-ownership-and-homicides 29 comments science
- South Korea publicly disclosed the locations travelled by each new individual diagnosed with COVID. This reduced travel to those areas and reduced the probability that an undetected infected person spread the virus. In Seoul, this was estimated to reduce COVID cases by 60,000 and deaths by 2,000 https://direct.mit.edu/rest/article/doi/10.1162/rest_a_01095/106907/The-Cost-of-Privacy-Welfare-Effects-of-the 421 comments science
- The construction of large new apartment buildings in low-income areas leads to a reduction in rents in nearby units. This is contrary to some gentrification rhetoric which claims that new housing construction brings in affluent people and displaces low-income people through hikes in rent. https://direct.mit.edu/rest/article/doi/10.1162/rest_a_01055/100977/local-effects-of-large-new-apartment-buildings-in 489 comments science