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MIT Golub Center for Finance and Policy Public Policy

Improved Retirement Savings

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Robert Merton (School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at MIT Sloan School of Management, 1997 Nobel Prize in Economics and GCFP co-director) has long advocated for better ways to save for retirement. His concept of Retirement Security Bonds (RSB’s) would allow [...]

Feb 27, 2023
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Center for Development & Entrepreneurship Economics

Currency Conundrums: Volatile African Exchange Rates and What Can Be Done

The blog, written by Isha Doshi , explores the challenges posed by currency volatility in sub-Saharan Africa, where erratic exchange rates impact both international investors and local economies. TLG Capital, with over a decade of experience investing in African SMEs, highlights how factors like rel...

Oct 29, 2024
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Center for Development & Entrepreneurship Communications

Discovering the New Builders

A conversation covering the systemic issues facing entrepreneurs from marginalized communities and discussed the changes that are needed in our cultural, economic, and educational systems to catalyze their growth.

Jan 29, 2021
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Action Learning Finance

Analyzing investment opportunities in agricultural real estate

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Apollo Global Management, a high-growth alternative asset management company, asked a team of students taking MIT Sloan's Proseminar in Corporate Finance/Investment Banking to develop a white paper outlining the opportunities for investment in agricultural real estate. They not only learned more abo...

May 2, 2022
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MIT Golub Center for Finance and Policy Public Policy

Paving a path to better reverse mortgages

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The MIT GCFP and Columbia University convened a group of leading researchers, policymakers, industry participants and consumer advocates to discuss the U.S. reverse mortgage market. The meeting took place on […]

Aug 21, 2018
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MIT Golub Center for Finance and Policy Public Policy

China’s Growing Local Government Debt Levels

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High rates of debt growth by local governments are a cause for concern in any country. In China, where recent turmoil in the equity and foreign-exchange markets has put a spotlight on that country’s economy and growth prospects, increasing levels of borrowing by provincial and other lower levels of ...

Jan 27, 2016
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MIT Sloan Fellows MBA Program Leadership

Navigating Turbulence With Clarity Of Purpose

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“It’s natural to react to a crisis in a purely tactical manner,” says Astellas Pharma President Percival Barretto-Ko, SF ’11.

Aug 11, 2020
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