The Status of Women in Science and Engineering at MIT
The Status of Women in Science and Engineering at MIT
03/28/2011 9:00 AM KresgeNancy Hopkins, Amgen, Inc. Professor of BiologyDescription: It's difficult to imagine that at one point in her career, National Academy of Science member Nancy Hopkins thought to quit. In her talk, she relates the historical challenges facing ...
Testimonials: MIT150 Economics and Finance Symposium
Testimonials: MIT150 Economics and Finance Symposium
An alumnus and a current grad student reflect on why they attended Economics and Finance: From Theory to Practice to Policy. To register for upcoming MIT150 symposia, visit http://mit150.mit.edu/symposia
Technology Day 1995 - "War, Technology, Peace and Change"
Technology Day 1995 - "War, Technology, Peace and Change"
MIT's 1995 Technology Day takes place on June 16, 1995 on the theme "War, Technology, Peace and Change." A fly-by of six vintage World War II airplanes led by a B-25, intended as a tribute to the sacrifices of MIT community members in wartime service, concludes the ...
Technology Day 1998 - "Creating Wealth: Knowledge, Skills, ...
Technology Day 1998 - "Creating Wealth: Knowledge, Skills, Capital, ...
MIT's 1998 Technology Day takes place on June 6, 1998 on the theme "Creating Wealth: Knowledge, Skills, Capital, Resources." Featured speakers include Tony K. Tan PH '64, "Creating Wealth: A National Perspective;" Judith C. Lewent GM '72, "Building National Wealth ...
Profile: Jens Hainmueller
Profile: Jens Hainmueller
Jens Hainmueller, associate professor in the Department of Political Science, discusses his current research.
MIT150 symposium: Economic Policy Challenges
MIT150 symposium: Economic Policy Challenges — Macroeconomics and Fiscal ...
MIT150 Symposium Economics and Finance: From Theory to Practice to Policy Welcome Deborah K. Fitzgerald - Kenan Sahin Dean, MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Moderator Ricardo Caballero PhD '88 - Ford Professor of Economics and Department Head, MIT ...
Philip Morrison and Lester Thurow - Symposium on ...
Philip Morrison and Lester Thurow - Symposium on Forecasting the Future ...
Physicist Philip Morrison (Institute Professor) and economist Lester Thurow (Dean of the Sloan School of Management) address senior executives at the "Symposium on Forecasting the Future Across Industries: Tech/ Science/ Art/ Economics/ Politics" held at MIT's ...
Finance in Action
Finance in Action
01/28/2011 10:45 AM KresgeStewart C. Myers, Robert C. Merton (1970) Professor of Financial Economics,; MIT Sloan School of Management ; Douglas T. Breeden, '72, William W. Priest, Jr. Professor of Finance, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University; Eugene Flood, PhD '84, President and CEO, ...
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 Future of Finance
The Future of Finance
01/28/2011 12:15 PM Rockwell cageRobert C. Merton, Ph.D. '70, MIT Sloan School of Management Distinguished Professor of FinanceDescription: In his keynote address, Robert Merton chooses not to focus on the financial crisis. It is clear to him there were "fools and knaves," as well as "many ...
Economic Policy Challenges: Macroeconomics and Fiscal Policy
Economic Policy Challenges: Macroeconomics and Fiscal Policy
01/27/2011 1:15 PM KresgeRicardo Caballero, PhD '88, Ford Professor of Economics and Department Head, MIT; Pedro Aspe, PhD '78, Co"Chairman, Evercore Partners and Chairman and CEO, Protego; Olivier Blanchard, PhD '77, Class of 1941 Professor of Economics, MIT and ...
Economic Policy Challenges: Microeconomics and Regulation
Economic Policy Challenges: Microeconomics and Regulation
01/27/2011 3:45 PM KresgeNancy L. Rose, PhD '85, Charles P. Kindleberger Professor of Applied Economics, MIT; Dennis W. Carlton, SM '74 PhD '75, Katherine Dusak Miller Professor of Economics,; Booth School of Business, University of Chicago; Richard Schmalensee, '65 ...
The Evolution of Economic Science: Individual and Firm ...
The Evolution of Economic Science: Individual and Firm Behavior
01/27/2011 8:45 AM KresgeJames Poterba, MIT Mitsui Professor of Economics; George Akerlof, PhD '66, Koshland Professor of Economics, University of California, Berkeley; Avinash Dixit, PhD '68, John J. F. Sherrerd '52 University Professor of Economics, Emeritus, ...
The Evolution of Economic Science: Macroeconomics, Growth, ...
The Evolution of Economic Science: Macroeconomics, Growth, and Development
01/27/2011 10:45 AM KresgeDaron Acemoglu, James Killian Professor of Economics, MIT; Peter Diamond, PhD '63, MIT Institute Professor; Esther Duflo, PhD '99, Abdul Latif Jameel Prof of Poverty Allev & Develop Department of Economics; Robert Hall, PhD '67, Robert and ...
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 ...
Diamond wins Nobel Prize (Part 2)
Nobel Prize in Economics - MIT Professor Peter A. Diamond - Part 2
Nobel Prize in Economics Press Conference with winner Peter Diamond
Diamond wins Nobel Prize (Part 1)
Nobel Prize in Economics - MIT Professor Peter A. Diamond - Part 1
Nobel Prize in Economics Press Conference with winner Peter Diamond
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, ...
Capitalism 3.0: An Institutional Revolution In the Making
Capitalism 3.0: An Institutional Revolution In the Making
06/05/2010 Wong AuditoriumOtto Scharmer, Senior LecturerDescription: C. Otto Scharmer points to what he calls a "blindspot" in contemporary leadership research: the organization and management of attention. He argues that there are different kinds of awareness or ...