During our Growth Stage Program in Cairo this past June, ten distinct levers of scale were explored with the participating founders. Gisele El Far, an intern at the MIT Kuo Sharper Center who documented the sessions, noticed a powerful thread connecting every insight: trust. From keeping systems ...
Much of the discourse around the pace at which renewable energy has taken off in Africa has centred largely on two themes: cost of capital and regulatory certainty. In reply to "The real barrier to Africa's solar energy boom" by Rabah Arezki, Linda Mabhena-Olagunju argues the wider discourse misses ...
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In a new guest commentary for the Golub Center, Professors Ray Ball and Andrew Sutherland argue that CA's proposal will struggle to accurately value and tax billionaire assets and may even drive away some of the state’s largest taxpayers.
For its entire 15-year life as a regional bank, Silicon Valley Bank held the same risky bet. Our Research Associate, Niccolo Comati, explains how the bank's collapse is a story of a supervisory system that polices process rather than risk.
Professor Catherine Wolfram is quoted on the effects of sanctions, sanction relief, and sanction extension for Russia in the wake of the Iran conflict.
Professors Catherine Wolfram, Kimberly Clausing, and Christopher R. Knittel write about the already-felt costs of climate change across the U.S.
Professor Catherine Wolfram provides her expert opinion on energy policy and the role of the U.S.
U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran have darkened the outlook for the world economy. Professor Christopher Knittel shares his projections for implications.
Explore macroeconomics from a business perspective, guided by renowned economist Professor Roberto Rigobon.
