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MIT Golub Center for Finance and Policy Public Policy

Improved Retirement Savings

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Robert Merton (School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at MIT Sloan School of Management, 1997 Nobel Prize in Economics and GCFP co-director) has long advocated for better ways to save for retirement. His concept of Retirement Security Bonds (RSB’s) would allow [...]

Feb 27, 2023
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IAP 2018: US Gov’t: Lender/Insurer of First, Last or All Resorts?

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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...

Jan 18, 2018
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Hilary Allen Lunch Seminar

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In the past five years, financial regulators have become increasingly attuned to the necessity for cultural change in the financial industry. Recognizing that [...]

Mar 28, 2018
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Mervyn King Lunchtime Lecture

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On October 4, 2018, the MIT Golub Center for Finance and Policy Distinguished Speaker Series, the MIT Department of Economics, the Sloan Finance and Policy Club, and the Undergraduate Economics Association hosted a public lunchtime lecture and Q&A with Mervyn King, Lord King of Lothbury, KG, GBE, FB...

Sep 13, 2018
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Kenneth Rogoff: The Curse of Cash, Nov. 2

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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.

Oct 5, 2017
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