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MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship Digital Economy

Challenging Assumptions by Micheil Banoub

This raises another question: how can SMEs afford annualized rates exceeding 70%? The answer lies in short loan tenures and high profit margins. Many supply contracts have short tenures of 1-2 months, meaning the interest accumulated is minimal relative to the loan term. Moreover, as I learned durin...

Mar 4, 2025
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MIT Golub Center for Finance and Policy Public Policy

What is the Social Discount Rate? MIT Economists Weigh In

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In a comment letter to the Office of Management and Budget on Circular A-4 that guides federal agencies in conducting benefit-cost analyses, a dozen MIT professors, many affiliated with the Golub Center for Finance and Policy, offered suggestions [...]

Jul 19, 2023
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