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IAP 2018: US Gov’t: Lender/Insurer of First, Last or All Resorts?

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This January, Doug Criscitello taught a new, for-credit class on the role of the U.S. government as a financial institution. The course touched on the history of government involvement in the credit marketplace, the economic rationale for credit intervention, and the many ways the U.S. government fu...

Jan 18, 2018
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Considering Infrastructure Finance

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Given infrastructure’s integral role in enabling high-functioning economies around the world and the concern that the pace of investment is not keeping up with the need for it, I have recently begun to focus my research on the consequences of different approaches to...

Dec 22, 2017
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“Financial Regulation: What Lies Ahead” #MITSloanExperts Twitter Chat

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Deborah Lucas, the Distinguished Professor of Finance at MIT’s Sloan School of Management, and the Director of the MIT Golub Center for Finance and Policy, discussed the 10-year anniversary of the financial crisis during an #MITSloanExperts Twitter chat on October 30.

Oct 26, 2017
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“Financial Regulation: What Lies Ahead?” webcast with Deborah Lucas & Chester Spatt

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On November 1, MIT Sloan Experts series held a live online conversation with former SEC Chief Economist and MIT Golub Center Visiting Fellow Chester Spatt and GCFP Director and Professor of Finance Deborah Lucas.

Oct 11, 2017
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