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Unfunded State and Local Healthcare Benefits, the Elephant in the Room?
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Last week Bob Pozen, a Visiting Senior Lecturer here at MIT Sloan with a distinguished background in government, business and education gave an eye-opening lunch talk. The topic was “Other Post-Employment Benefits” or OPEBs—which is accounting jargon for the liabilities governments incur for retiree...
Raising a Voice for Marginalized Perspectives
Jenny Lacika, SB ’06, never expected to become a children's book author. Now she is celebrating the publication of her first book.
Putting a Twist on the Pre-Med Experience
Some might find studies in management and German to be an odd fit for an aspiring physician. Valeria Robayo would disagree.
Something to smile about: improving the sustainability profile of Colgate’s toothpaste packaging
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As part of their 2025 Sustainability and Social Impact Strategy, Colgate is working towards its goal for 100% of its packaging to be recyclable, reusable, or compostable by 2025. As such, Colgate worked with a team of S-Lab students on a project for their French business to develop innovative ways f...
Yishi Zuo, MBA ’18
Yishi Zuo, MBA ’18, joins Christopher Reichert, MOT ’04, on this episode of Sloanies Talking with Sloanies.
Making the most of an expansive network
Tarun Walia, SFMBA '22, is a biotech consultant from Ambala, India who is now working at McKinsey as an associate partner.
3 Questions: Jonathan Parker on building an economic recovery
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Jonathan Parker, Robert C. Merton Professor of Finance at MIT Sloan and co-director at the MIT GCFP, recently provided answers on [...]
Pandemics Depress the Economy, Public Health Interventions Do Not: Evidence from the 1918 Flu
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The COVID-19 pandemic damages the U.S. and the world economy and puts policymakers in an unfamiliar dilemma. Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) such as social distancing slow the spread of [...]