The TypeScript Tax: A Cost vs. Benefit Analysis - https://medium.com/javascript-scene/the-typescript-tax-132ff...
The author leans against TypeScript, but does cite some relevant studies on the benefits.
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One of the cited articles:
To Type or Not to Type: Quantifying Detectable Bugs in JavaScript - http://earlbarr.com/publications/typestudy.pdf (PDF)