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 [...]

It is with great pleasure that I transition to my new role as the inaugural executive director of MIT’s Center for Finance and Policy (CFP). As someone who has focused on government financial institutions for many years, I welcome this new beginning as a chance to direct sunlight towards a unique se...

What is the best mix of cash and credit assistance to combat the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, and what are the principles that should guide those choices? For policymakers [...]

Today the MIT CFP announced the winners of its first crowd-sourced contest, “What is a Systemically Important Financial Institution?” A collaboration between the MIT Center for Finance and Policy and the Harvard Crowd Innovation Laboratory, the contest was launched to generate new proposals to speci...

GCFP appoints Jan Eberly as Distinguished Senior Fellow

While attending a conference of government financial managers in July 2015, I had the opportunity to participate on a panel to consider ways to improve the U.S. budget process and was amazed at the energy and enthusiasm for the topic. With hundreds of attendees cramming a large breakout session room...

The CFP is pleased to announce the addition of two new and distinguished members, Ms. Carla F. Avila and Dr. Sung Hwan Shin, to its Advisory Board. The CFP Advisory Board convenes annually at MIT, and provides essential oversight, guidance and support to the Center and its mission.

July 18, 2024 Mortgage Credit Risk Roundtable co-hosted by Ventera.

MIT GCFP Pop-Up Panel on May 13, 2025

Event | Killian Award Lecture by Robert C. Merton