Success at the intersection of technology and finance

Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin visits MIT, discusses how technology will continue to transform trading and investing.

MIT Career Advising and Professional Development • mit
May 10, 2023 ~7 min

Stranded assets could exact steep costs on fossil energy producers and investors

A new study estimates potential losses by 2050 amid low-carbon energy transition.

Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
Aug. 19, 2022 ~3 min


How the debt crisis of 2008-09 fueled populist politics

Research shows that in Hungary, debt drove voters to the right, as part of a consequential shift.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
June 16, 2022 ~8 min

Fighting discrimination in mortgage lending

A new technique for removing bias in datasets can enable machine-learning models to make loan approval predictions that are both fair and accurate.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
March 30, 2022 ~8 min

MIT experts test technical research for a hypothetical central bank digital currency

Collaboration with Federal Reserve Bank of Boston yields progress in understanding how a digital currency might be developed in the future.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 3, 2022 ~9 min

Market report: Rising stock wealth does boost spending, employment

Study brings new data to a longstanding question, with findings policymakers can apply.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
May 14, 2021 ~7 min

Not all banking crises involve panics

Study shows many kinds of finance-sector failures — not just history’s most famous bank runs — lead to economic downturns.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 5, 2021 ~7 min

Helping consumers in a crisis

“Quantitative easing” program let households spend more during the last recession. Could it work again?

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
June 25, 2020 ~7 min


Can financial disclosure of climate risk accelerate climate action?

Online panel discussion hosted by MIT explores best practices for mitigating climate-related risk.

Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
April 16, 2020 ~10 min

Why do banking crises occur?

In a new book, political scientist David Singer finds two key factors connected to financial-sector collapses around the globe.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
March 10, 2020 ~7 min

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