COVID-19 has exacerbated inequality worldwide. Central banking experts from the U.S., Finland, and Malaysia discuss if and how central banks can help.
A recent study by MIT Sloan Visiting Associate Prof. of Finance Matthew Rhodes-Kropf systematically documents how technological shocks have substantially lowered the cost of starting new businesses.
Efficiency in Household Decision Making: Evidence from the Retirement Savings of U.S. Couples | Consumer Finance Initiative
Cleansing by Tight Credit: Rational Cycles and Endogenous Lending Standards | Consumer Finance Initiative | Lending Markets
The SEC is proposing a new rule that would require public companies to disclose their emissions data and create more transparency. Industry experts unpack its implications.
Voluntary climate commitments by financial institutions aren’t having a positive impact, research finds. But banks do have time to reverse course and make progress.
MIT Sloan and CSAIL researchers apply artificial intelligence techniques to one of the largest datasets of clinical trial outcomes to handicap the drug and device approval process
An IV Hazard Model of Loan Default with an Application to Subprime Mortgage Cohorts | Consumer Finance Initiative | Lending Markets
How do Borrowers Adjust in a Household Foreign Currency Debt Crisis? | Lending Markets | Consumer Finance Initiative
Retail Financial Innovation and Stock Market Dynamics: The Case of Target Date Funds | Consumer Finance Initiative | FinTech
