TV's New Economics
TV's New Economics
03/08/2006 5:00 PM BartosHenry Jenkins, Provost's Professor of Communication, Journalism, and Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California; ; David F. Poltrack, Executive Vice President, Research and Planning, CBS Television ; Jorge Reina Schement, Distinguished Professor of ...
The New Paradigm for Financial Markets
The New Paradigm for Financial Markets
10/28/2008 3:30 PM KresgeGeorge Soros, Chairman, Soros Fund Management; Ricardo Caballero, PhD '88, Ford Professor of Economics and Department Head, MITDescription: George Soros extends his "theory of reflexivity" from abstraction to application in the realm of investing. His book, The New ...
The Financial Crisis, the Recession, and the American ...
The Financial Crisis, the Recession, and the American Political Economy: A ...
11/09/2010 4:00 PM 54"100Charles H. Ferguson, Ph.D. '89, FilmmakerDescription: Charles Ferguson shows how useful a varied background in math, political science and business can be, as he dissects the complexities and recent crisis of the U.S. financial system. In a ...
The Evolution of Financial Technology
The Evolution of Financial Technology
01/28/2011 9:00 AM KresgeAndrew W. Lo, Harris & Harris Group Professor, Director, MIT Laboratory for Financial Engineering; John C. Cox, Nomura Professor of Finance, MIT Sloan School of Management; Robert C. Merton, Ph.D. '70, MIT Sloan School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance; ...
The Economic Meltdown: What Have We Learned, if Anything?
The Economic Meltdown: What Have We Learned, if Anything?
02/05/2010 4:15 PM 32"123Paul Krugman, PhD'77, Professor of Economics and International Affairs; Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton UniversityDescription: The U.S. has had more than 70 years to come to terms with the Great Depression, ...
The ECB Perspective of the Financial Crisis
The ECB Perspective of the Financial Crisis
Evangelos is currently deputy head of the Risk Management Division in the European Central Bank (ECB). Since January 1, 1999, the ECB has been responsible for conducting monetary policy for the Euro area--the world's largest economy after the United States. The ECB's ...
Shaped by Booms and Busts: How the Economy Impacts CEO ...
Shaped by Booms and Busts: How the Economy Impacts CEO Management Style
06/05/2010 10:30 AM Wong AuditoriumAntoinette Schoar, Michael Koerner '49 Professor of Entrepreneurial FinanceDescription: Antoinette Schoar analyses how general economic conditions affect the CEO career path. More details about the lecture coming soon. UPDATED ...
Report Card on President Obama: MIT Experts Assess ...
Report Card on President Obama: MIT Experts Assess President Obama on ...
11/09/2010 4:30 PM Bartos theaterRichard Samuels, Ph D, '80, Ford International Professor of Political Science, Director, Center for International Studies; Henry D. Jacoby, Professor of Management, MIT Sloan; Barry Posen, Ford International Professor of Political ...
Paint it Black: Avoiding the Financial Beast of Burden in ...
Paint it Black: Avoiding the Financial Beast of Burden in 2009 and Beyond
02/25/2009 7:00 PM Wong AuditoriumJames Poterba, MIT Mitsui Professor of Economics; David Tabak, '90, Senior VP, National Economic Research Associates; Alan Cohen, '82, Senior Managing Director, York Capital ManagementDescription: "Paint it Black" is all about red -- ...
Observations on the Science of Finance in the Practice of ...
Observations on the Science of Finance in the Practice of Finance
03/05/2009 5:00 PM Wong AuditoriumRobert C. Merton, Ph.D. '70, MIT Sloan School of Management Distinguished Professor of FinanceDescription: There willbe a time "beyond crisis," asserts Robert C. Merton, who delves into the dense science of derivatives -- a field he ...
Meet 2011 TR35 Winner Aishwarya Ratan
Meet 2011 TR35 Winner Aishwarya Ratan
Ratan describes his work at EmTech 2011: Converting paper records to digital in real time Yale University Beginning in 2009, while working with Microsoft Research India, Aishwarya Ratan spent 15 months figuring out how to help local microcredit co-ops, which often struggle with handwritten ...
Redefining Business in Africa
Legatum Lecture: Redefining Business in Africa with Dr. James Mwangi
Under Dr. James Mwangi, Equity Bank challenged conventional banking wisdom and redefined their business model to focus on microfinance and low-income consumers.
Leading with Information Technology
Leading with Information Technology
04/01/2008 2:00 PM 8"404Marshall Carter, Chairman, New York Stock ExchangeDescription: Marshall Carter leads an MIT class through a case study on corporate transformation, highlighting tips he believes are as salient for engineering students as for those focused on business services. Don't ...
Future of the Euro: Threats and Opportunities
Future of the Euro: Threats and Opportunities
A conversation with Marco Mazzucchelli on the future of the euro. This video was taped on 4/23/2012. Marco Mazzucchelli is a visiting scholar at the MIT Sloan School and the former Depty CEO-Global Head of Banking at RBS Global Banking & Markets David Singer is ...
Financial Services: Prospects for Your Future
Financial Services: Prospects for Your Future
09/24/2009 12:00 PM Wong AuditoriumLawrence K. Fish, Former Chairman and CEO, Citizens Financial Group; Member, MIT Corporation; ; Simon Johnson, Ronald A. Kurtz (1954) Professor of Entrepreneurship, Professor of Global Economics and Management, MIT Sloan School of ...
Financial Re-Engineering
Financial Re-Engineering
10/01/2010 9:00 AM e14"633Bengt Holmstrom, Paul A. Samuelson Professor of Economics; Andrew W. Lo, Harris & Harris Group Professor, Director, MIT Laboratory for Financial Engineering; Robert C. Merton, Ph.D. '70, MIT Sloan School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance; Jiang Wang, ...
Damon Rich: Artist Talk
Damon Rich: Artist Talk
Damon Rich (Center for Urban Pedagogy) will present a progress report on CUP's new project about the world of real estate finance. Where does the money to build and repair buildings come from? How is it controlled? What flights happen about it? In preparation for an exhibition and DVD ...
Critical Issues and Grand Challenges
Critical Issues and Grand Challenges
06/15/2009 10:15 AM Wong AuditoriumJames A. Champy, '63, SM '65, Chairman of Consulting Perot Systems Corporation; Life Member, MIT Corporation; John Reed, Retired, Chairman, Citigroup, Inc.; Denis Cortese, CEO, Mayo Clinic; Steven E. Koonin, PhD '75, Undersecretary for Science, U.S. ...
Challenges to the Global Economy
Challenges to the Global Economy
02/11/2009 5:30 PM Wong AuditoriumMartin Feldstein, George F. Baker Professor of Economics, Harvard University; Simon Johnson, PhD '89, Ronald A. Kurtz Professor of Entrepreneurship, MIT Sloan School of ManagementDescription: If economic analyses earned ratings like movies, this event would ...
An Entrepreneur's Perspective of the Financial Crisis
An Entrepreneur's Perspective of the Financial Crisis
Manuel Sosna is one of the three founders of ubitexx GmbH and was responsible for finance, key account management and marketing from 2002 to April 2009. Now he supports ubitexx, among other companies, as a management consultant. Manuel talks here about how the ...