Scott Bell presents an overview of the Financial Report of the US Government
On July 11, Scott Bell, senior accountant at the US Department of the Treasury, visited the Center to provide an overview of the financial report of the U.S. government. Mr. […]
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It’s time to stop blaming poor people for the financial crisis
A new paper co-authored by MIT Sloan Prof. Antoinette Schoar shows that home loans to all kinds of borrowers, not just subprime, inflated the catastrophic housing bubble. Specifically, they point out […]
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Will your bank be on your side if it gets hit with a cyberattack?
In a recent column, I discussed cyber risks that could adversely affect bank and brokerage customers and explored the conditions necessary for development of actuarially sound insurance products at the […]
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Steering US Credit Programs Toward Data-Driven Performance Management
I recently had the opportunity to speak at an event to discuss a highly informative new report on US federal lending, authored by Tom Stanton, Alan Rhinesmith, and Mike Easterly, […]
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Valuing the GSEs’ Government Support
The best available estimate of the federal cost of the GSE bailout is about $290 billion—the fair value estimate provided by CBO at the time. By any measure, that cost […]
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Tackling Financial Problems Can Require Non-Financial Solutions
Financial regulation is most effective when it targets the origins of the problem it seeks to remedy. This is akin to the medical adage: treat the cause, not the symptom. […]
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GCFP participates in AGA PDT, hosts reception
As nearly 2,000 professionals with an interest in government financial management gathered in Boston for the 2017 Professional Development Training of the Association of Government Accountants, the Golub Center was […]
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Reimagining the US Mortgage Market
GCFP Director Deborah Lucas gave a talk on the U.S. mortgage market during MIT Sloan’s Reunion Weekend 2017. Slides from the presentation can be found here.
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Fireside Chat with Daniel Tarullo
MIT students enjoyed an illuminating fireside chat with GCFP Distinguished Visiting Fellow Daniel Tarullo and Co-Director Jonathan Parker on May 3, 2017. Professor Parker opened the discussion by asking Mr. […]
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