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...

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.

It is high time for advanced-economy governments to accelerate the move to “less-cash societies” by addressing the growing disconnect between steadily rising currency issuance (mostly in large notes like the $100 bill) and ever-declining use of cash in legal, tax-compliant payments.

“Government Financial Products, Policies, and Institutions,“ ​​​​​​​September 27-28, 2017, Cambridge, MA

In order to heighten PhD student awareness of some of the exciting research opportunities in the area of finance and policy, GCFP co-sponsored an intensive capital markets workshop hosted by the MIT Sloan School of Management and the Foundation for the Advancement of Research in Financial Economics ...

As nearly 2,000 professionals with an interest in government financial management gathered in Boston for the 2017 Professional Development Training of the Association of Government Accountants, the Golub Center was well represented throughout the week by Executive Director Doug Criscitello.

On July 11, Scott Bell, senior accountant at the US Department of the Treasury, visited the Center to provide an overview of the financial report of the U.S. government. Mr. Bell gave [...]

MIT students enjoyed an illuminating fireside chat with GCFP Distinguished Visiting Fellow Daniel Tarullo and Co-Director Jonathan Parker on [...]

On April 26, 2017, GCFP Distinguished Fellow and former Fed Governor Daniel Tarullo gave a public talk on financial regulation in the United States. Before taking [...]

David Enrich, author of the new book The Spider Network, came to MIT to tell the story of how a cartel of bankers set out to rig a crucial financial market — and how he developed a years-long relationship with the scandal’s ringleader.