Graduate Theses: Recent submissions
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The Fate of Federal Buildings: Real Estate Disposition and the Future of Washington, D.C.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025-09)The United States federal government is the largest property owner in the country, with more than 370 million square feet of real estate under its control. Much of this portfolio is outdated, underutilized, and located in ... -
Analyst Incentives
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025-09)Analyst forecasts have been shown to reflect substantial behavioral biases and predict a number of macroeconomic phenomena. While we typically treat reported forecasts as statistical expectations, under uncertainty the ... -
Maverick Neuroscientist: What Does a Life in Science Look Like Outside the Ivory Tower? : Dr. Eugenio Vargas-Pena is a renowned psychiatrist in Paraguay, who conducts neuroscience research without university ties, funding, or peer review. ls his embodiment of the gentleman scientist an alternate path for those who want to break away from institutionalized science?
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025-09)This longterm narrative investigates the life and work of Dr. Eugenio Vargas-Peña, a neuropsychiatrist in Asunción, Paraguay who built a fully functional lab in his countryside home. Vargas-Peña conducts brain research ...
