Ideas Made to Matter Economy

People are honest about how they spend their money

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But don’t take them at their word for exact dollar amounts.

Feb 1, 2018
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Ideas Made to Matter Economics

MIT Sloan experts map economy in year one of Trump presidency

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Major changes to business in 2017, and what to expect as Trump administration heads into its second year.

Feb 1, 2018
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Ideas Made to Matter Labor

How better trained home care workers could save the US billions

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Attitudes about status, occupational competition, and concerns regarding autonomy stand in the way.

Nov 28, 2017
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Ideas Made to Matter

MIT Sloan faculty insights: 11 books from 2017

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Explore our digital future, changing urban mobility, entrepreneurship, and more.

Nov 17, 2017
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Ideas Made to Matter Knowledge Management

9 new business insights from MIT Sloan Management Review

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How employees can avoid becoming commodities, and more from the magazine.

Oct 19, 2017
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Ideas Made to Matter Finance

Brexit, explained

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Proponents said leaving the EU would save the U.K. money, but that isn’t the case.

Oct 18, 2017
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Ideas Made to Matter Finance

Rethinking how the housing crisis happened

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New research casts into doubt the central storyline of 2008 — that this was ever a subprime crisis to begin with.

Nov 9, 2016
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Ideas Made to Matter Economy

Should the federal government raise the minimum wage to $15?

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Three MIT Sloan faculty experts weigh the implications.

Jul 14, 2016
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Ideas Made to Matter Entrepreneurship

Turning garbage into profit

MBA student’s startup to recycle waste in Nigeria

Nov 10, 2015
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Military service motivates a Master of Finance student to study at MIT Sloan

Student sees private investment as a path to prosperity for developing countries.

Oct 22, 2015
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