Housing finance policy has been built during and for times of crisis. Just look at the long list of government actions related to the financing of housing [...]
Edward L. Golding, Laura E. Kodres, and Deborah J. Lucas The 2008 financial crisis triggered a wave of new financial regulations, most notably as mandated by the Dodd Frank Act of 2010. That legislation recognized that existing regulations were inadequately designed to protect against systemic ri...
MAY 4 – 2023 “BankThink: No, FHFA is not encouraging a race to the bottom.” Recently, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, acting in its capacity as conservator of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, made some modest changes in the pricing of mortgage risk. These modest changes [...]
Edward Golding and Deborah Lucas discuss a simple policy change that relies primarily on market discipline that would reduce the likelihood of future SVBs.
Peter R. Fisher's advertisement for a position as a Course Development Assistant for Fall 2025.
What happens when manufacturing companies regularly incorporate worker feedback and ideas into their production processes? New research coauthored by MIT Sloan Professor Nathan Wilmers finds that productivity is generally higher—and so is production worker pay.
2025 papers from GCFP affiliates
MIT Sloan Senior Lecturer and former President of Fidelity Investments Bob Pozen discusses the implications of changing corporate financial reporting practices.
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.
MIT Sloan Professor Paul Osterman explains the importance of developing industry-specific strategies to improve the jobs of low-wage workers.
