Viewpoints
These commentaries from the network of GCFP affiliates offer fresh perspectives on current issues in financial policy. The GCFP does not make policy recommendations, and any opinions expressed are those of the authors and not the GCFP.
How Accurate is AI Retirement Planning?
CBS NEWS - MoneyWatch | Professor Andrew W. Lo said that AI struggles with tax optimization, doesn't understand regulatory nuance and — unlike a human financial adviser — isn't subject to legal requirements...
RIP Spirit Airlines
VOX MEDIA - Today, Explained | Sloan Professor and GCFP Director Deborah Lucas weighs in on the Spirit Airlines bailout.
Would a government bailout of Spirit Airlines really be worth it?
MARKETPLACE | By the time companies are discussing bailouts, "they're already toast, and you're just trying to resurrect them from the dead," said professor Deborah Lucas. Bailouts can have a bad reputation, she said, but there are some cases where there is some justification. That's why, Lucas adde...
Fed succession brings central bank independence into focus
Eric Rosengren discusses the Federal Reserve leadership transition, the importance of central bank independence, and how inflation and supply pressures are complicating the policy outlook.
AI investment risks, Fed leadership changes, and policy uncertainty shape the outlook for investors
Peter R. Fisher and Gary Gensler discuss how rapid investment in artificial intelligence, Federal Reserve leadership changes, and policy uncertainty are shaping the outlook for investors.
Federal Reserve on hold as Iran war clouds inflation and labor outlook
MIT GCFP Visiting Scholar and former Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren discusses how the Iran war is affecting the Federal Reserve’s policy outlook, and its implications for inflation, the labor market, and the 2026 rate path.
Former Boston Fed President Rosengren on inflation, politics, and Fed independence
MIT GCFP Visiting Scholar and former Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren discusses the Federal Reserve’s policy outlook amid persistent inflation and growing political pressure.
Former Boston Fed President Rosengren: The Fed will have to rely on 'noisier' data during shutdown
MIT GCFP Visiting Scholar and former Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren weighs in on how the government shutdown affects the Federal Reserve’s access to economic data.
Ditch quarterly earnings like Trump says? What’s needed is better reporting — not less.
MIT Sloan Senior Lecturer and former President of Fidelity Investments Bob Pozen discusses the implications of changing corporate financial reporting practices.