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The COVID-19 induced ‘Great Lockdown’ has cast doubt on the efficacy of bank buffers in supporting the real economy in times of crisis. Despite accommodative regulatory and supervisory action, banks remain hesitant to [...]
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When deposits are not completely insured, the presence of too big-to-fail (TBTF) banks alters the competitive landscape for depositors’ funds [...]
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This blog post is based on a talk presented at the Shadow Open Market Committee on February 11, 2022. The opinions expressed are my own and not those of the MIT Golub Center for Finance and Policy.
The COVID-19 crisis has added a whole new level of relevancy to the work of leaders in the MIT community, with many faculty adjusting rapidly to evolve their thinking to meet the pressing demands of the present.
Melissa Roberts Chapman, EMBA ‘22, has dedicated her career to fostering entrepreneurship and economic development, particularly in the Midwest. As the President of the KC BioHub and Kansas City’s Regional Innovation Officer, she works to build an equitable biomanufacturing and biologics innovation ...
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New research finds that when U.S. companies switched away from standardized pay rates for blue-collar jobs in the late 1970s and 1980s, workers’ real wages declined.
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A discussion of COVID-19 financial and economic policies and their most important short- and long-term implications for:
In an era where talk of startup acts, innovation bills, and the emergence of new tech hubs saturates political discourse, it’s crucial to scrutinize the readiness of nations to foster a conducive environment for startups. The allure of becoming the next Silicon Valley in Africa or elsewhere may seem...
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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...
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Mojola Ola, EMBA ’22, is redefining energy access across Africa—and transforming the lives of the people in the country he calls home.
