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.

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 [...]

This year’s MIT Sloan CFO Summit, the nation’s premier event is scheduled for Thursday, November 19, from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm at the Boston Marriott Newton in Newton, MA. The theme for the conference is “Innovation & Expertise: The Art of CFO Success.”

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.

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 [...]

In conjunction with the Sloan Finance and Policy Club, the Center led approximately 20 graduate students on a trek of Washington, D.C. on March 10 to tour a few of the most important agencies at the intersection of government and finance. The objective of the trip was to show [...]

On Wednesday, March 15 at noon, the Golub Center for Finance and Policy hosted Professor Jasmina Hasanhodzic of Babson College in a special research seminar. Professor Hasanhodzic presented her paper “Valuing Government Obligations When Markets are Incomplete” (joint work with Laurence Kotlikoff).

On December 12-13, the Golub Center for Finance and Policy held a second iteration of the course Mission & Metrics: Finance Training for Federal Credit Program Professionals. The training attracted participants from a variety of U.S. agencies engaged in governmental lending activities, including [.....

As part of its Distinguished Speaker Series, the MIT CFP invites you to a lunch talk by Michael Piwowar, SEC Commissioner on Current Issues and Challenges in Securities Regulation