How Can Impact Investors Enable Systems Change?
This thesis sheds some light on the theory and practice of this emerging field. The results highlight how impact investors have great potential to help enable systems change.
This thesis sheds some light on the theory and practice of this emerging field. The results highlight how impact investors have great potential to help enable systems change.
A March 2025 workshop in London gathered experts to shape a research agenda for systemic investing to address urgent global challenges.
<p>"Congress is poised to pass a reconciliation bill, politically dubbed the 'One Big, Beautiful Bill,' that could do serious harm to America's economic future," wrote senior lecturer <a href="https://mitsloan.mit.edu/faculty/directory/robert-c-pozen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Robert C. Pozen</...
<p>Research scientist <a href="https://mitsloan.mit.edu/faculty/directory/ranjan-pal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ranjan Pal</a> and co-author wrote: "While the use of LLMs comes with a plethora of management (and technological) benefits for pharma supply chains, its use is loaded with many ...
<p>Professor <a href="https://mitsloan.mit.edu/faculty/directory/yasheng-huang" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yasheng Huang</a> said that if he had to highlight one fundamental difference between China and other civilisations, it would be the existence of imperial examinations. They are direct...
<p>Professor <a href="https://mitsloan.mit.edu/faculty/directory/pierre-azoulay" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pierre Azoulay</a> found that immigrants are 80% more likely to start businesses. Their companies generate 50% more jobs and pay about 1% higher wages than firms started by native-born Ame...
<p>Professor <a href="https://mitsloan.mit.edu/faculty/directory/roberto-rigobon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Roberto Rigobon</a> and postdoctoral researcher <a href="https://mitsloan.mit.edu/staff/directory/isabella-loaiza-saa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Isabella Loaiza</a> co-authored ...
<p>The GENIUS act stands for "Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins of 2025." If the legislation passes, it could usher in mainstream adoption of stablecoins for digital payments and spur growth in the stablecoin industry, said research scientist <a href="https://mitsloan...
<p>In this podcast episode, senior lecturer <a href="https://mitsloan.mit.edu/faculty/directory/steven-spear" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Steven Spear</a> discussed the role of innovation in organizational transformation and the evolution of industry, emphasizing the importance of cultural shifts...
<p><a href="https://mitsloan.mit.edu/staff/directory/jennifer-graham" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jennifer Graham</a>, senior associate director, <a href="https://mitsloan.mit.edu/sustainability-initiative/welcome" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative</a>, recommends...