Ideas Made to Matter Leadership

Confronting coronavirus: Insight from MIT Sloan

Managing in a pandemic requires knowledge and foresight. These articles examine what’s next for the economy, remote work, and an innovative vaccine.

Apr 10, 2020
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Ideas Made to Matter Finance

When companies report earnings, going first helps

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Research shows firms that report early in the earnings queue earn more media coverage, heightened attention from investors, and a bump in trading volume.

Apr 7, 2020
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Ideas Made to Matter Economy

Social distancing now helps the local economy later

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Public health interventions do not depress the economy, says a new study based on data from the 1918 flu outbreak.

Apr 6, 2020
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Ideas Made to Matter Finance

To navigate the current markets, look back to 2008 — and 1918

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Markets will eventually recover, but the trick is knowing when, an MIT Sloan finance professor says.

Mar 19, 2020
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Ideas Made to Matter Economy

A more accurate way to forecast recessions

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A new data-driven recession index revealed remarkable historical accuracy.

Mar 10, 2020
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Ideas Made to Matter Behavioral Economics

Tallying the full cost of air pollution

A new, large-scale research review catalogs the enormity of the threat.

Feb 3, 2020
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Ideas Made to Matter Public Policy

Jump-starting the creation of good jobs

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How government R&D still matters, and what makes Rochester, New York special.

Jan 27, 2020
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Ideas Made to Matter Labor

AFL-CIO president: Engage workers as tech evolves

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“The instant you start treating people like an asset be invested in rather than a cost to be cut, you start to win.”

Nov 25, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Entrepreneurship

State-level R&D tax credits create startups, but not success

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Tax breaks for research and development mean more innovation and entrepreneurship, but not necessarily better — or faster — innovation and entrepreneurship.

Aug 14, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Platform Strategy

3 forces pushing on the platform economy

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Experts weigh in on regulations, new technology, and inverted firms.

Jul 31, 2019
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