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October 9-10, 2025 • Cambridge, MA
Reassessing Government Assets and Liabilities
Putting the Finance into Public Finance
The 12th annual conference of the MIT Golub Center for Finance and Policy (MIT GCFP) was on the timely theme of better measuring government assets and liabilities. Globally, growing government debt burdens and structural imbalances threaten fiscal sustainability. Yet projections based on official statistics reveal only part of the picture. A reevaluation of fiscal sustainability through the lens of financial economics can better inform policymakers and the public about the true magnitude of imbalances and the risks they entail. The conference brought together leading academic, policymakers and practitioners to discuss these challenges and policy options for mitigating them, and to explore the implications for interest rates, financial markets, and the macroeconomy.
The conference, co-sponsored by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, was held in-person in at the Boston Marriott Cambridge in the heart of Kendall Square and was livestreamed.
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Each year the MIT GCFP’s annual conference brings together leading academics, policy makers and practitioners to discuss research and new developments in a selected area related to one or more of the main research tracks of the Center:
- Evaluation and Management of Government Financial Institutions
- Regulation of Financial Markets and Institutions
- Risk Measurement and Management in the Public Sector
The mission of the MIT GCFP is to serve as a catalyst for innovative, cross-disciplinary and non‑partisan research and educational initiatives that address the unique challenges facing governments in their role as financial institutions and as regulators of the financial system.
For more information about the Golub Center, feel free to peruse prior research and events on our website, including last year’s conference.
