Ideas Made to Matter Economy

How corporate buyer consolidation drives income inequality

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Big retailers and tech companies can make price demands of suppliers. And that in turn affects what suppliers pay workers.

Jul 23, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Economics

Standards prop up the economy, but challenges abound

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Misconceptions about who needs electricity, when, and how means aid and investment could be rolled out inefficiently.

May 31, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter

SokoShare wins 2019 Enterprise Management Lab hackathon

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SokoShare would serve as the intermediary between small farmers and large grocery stores in Kenya.

Apr 18, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Economy

Closing the ‘voice gap’ in America’s workforce

Newly vocal employees call for not just fair compensation, but a greater say in how their companies are run.

Apr 5, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Public Policy

To jump-start America, invest (a lot) in science

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A $100 billion plan to spur scientific research and development in the nation’s heartland.

Apr 4, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Digital Economy

How much are search engines worth to you?

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Apparently, about $17,000.

Mar 26, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Finance

This niche mortgage might ease the next housing bust

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Shared-appreciation mortgages could help distressed homeowners, but they’re not without risk, MIT Sloan research shows

Mar 4, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Economy

Here’s how much the 2008 bailouts really cost

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Estimates are all over the place. Here’s how much the U.S. really spent on the big bailouts — and who really benefitted.

Feb 21, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Finance

Shifting risks could trigger the next financial shock

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To avoid another fiscal crisis, pay attention to risks hiding in shadow financial systems, says MIT Sloan’s Kristin Forbes.

Feb 8, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Innovation

How a small change will reduce distortion in measuring innovation

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A major economic development organization's definition of innovation just changed.

Oct 30, 2018
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