The GCFP invites guest blog submissions to encourage discussion of important financial policy issues. This first guest posting, by Bob Pozen, proposes a “Third Type of Retirement Plan” that would address some of the stresses in public sector defined benefit pension plans while preserving much of the...
In 2016, MIT’s Golub Center for Finance and Policy (GCFP) focused its annual conference on recent research aimed at shedding new light on the financial crisis. Topics included matters relating to securitization, housing and the mortgage market, government regulation, and systemic risk.
Insights on fighting gender bias and meeting career challenges head on, from the Ideas Made to Matter women’s leadership series, The Bias Cut.
Data from France shows that unemployment benefits can encourage entrepreneurs to open up new businesses and boost the economy.
Golub - The CEBRA 2021 Annual Meeting
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.
Top tech leaders are spending less time collaborating with peers and more time meeting customers and developing innovations.
We are pleased to bring you this year’s annual conference, titled “Financial Policy and the Environment,” hosted in partnership with Barclays, on Wednesday, October 20 and Thursday, October 21, 2021.
MIT economists recommend older Americans stay home during COVID-19 pandemic while younger adults return to work sooner.
On December 11, 2023, the MIT GCFP brought together a panel of experts on housing and financial regulation to examine whether changes to the FHLBS might be warranted.
