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Government Credit in the Spotlight

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It is the rare journalist who tackles the topic of government credit programs and their ills. Rarer still is a popular account that accurately brings these complicated issues to life. Kudos to Michael Grunwald, who writing for Politico, did just that. I highly recommend his article. (Note that to ge...

Jan 26, 2015
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Unfunded State and Local Healthcare Benefits, the Elephant in the Room?

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Last week Bob Pozen, a Visiting Senior Lecturer here at MIT Sloan with a distinguished background in government, business and education gave an eye-opening lunch talk. The topic was “Other Post-Employment Benefits” or OPEBs—which is accounting jargon for the liabilities governments incur for retiree...

Dec 16, 2014
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VOX post on putting an accurate price tag on government credit support

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CFP Director Deborah Lucas posted this guest blogpost on the Center for Economic Policy Research portal VOX: “Putting an accurate price tag on government credit support.”

Dec 11, 2014
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Speaker Amir Yaron “Why does Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Offer Super Return?”

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Please join us to hear Amir Yaron discuss “Why does Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Offer Super Return?”

Dec 2, 2014
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