Erik Katovich, assistant professor of agricultural and resource economics in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources, published a study in The Economic Journal proving the validity of a common belief: large landowners use their money to influence local politics to benefit their operations. Katovich’s study showed that large landholders in the Amazon who donate to winning municipal politicians, like a mayor, are more likely to develop soybean farming on their properties than those who donate to a losing candidate.

Looking at international air travel and multinational firm formation over a 30-year period, MIT researchers found multinational firms are more likely to locate their subsidiaries in cities they can reach with direct flights, and that this trend is particularly pronounced in knowledge industries.

When AI is used to write code that interacts with so-called legacy systems with outdated software, expensive problems arise, costing U.S. companies an estimated $1.5 trillion in reduced productivity and cybercrime. Research by Edward Anderson Jr., professor of information, risk, and operations management, finds ways companies can avoid common pitfalls.