Brooklyn: For the Love of Brownstones
Brooklyn: For the Love of Brownstones
Two friends, one a lifetime Bed-Stuy Brooklyn resident, and the other a Harlem native, talk about their love of New York Brownstones.
CityScope Peru: Elizabeth's Story
CityScope Peru: Elizabeth's Story
Elizabeth is a 12-year-old girl from Tambo de Mora, Peru. in 2007, her town was destroyed by an earthquake. Hear her words, and see the pictures she has taken of her town in this short audio slideshow.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Rebuilding the City of New Orleans: Working Across Sectors ...
Rebuilding the City of New Orleans: Working Across Sectors to Achieve a ...
01/30/2008 11:30 AM 32"123John Fernandez, '85, Associate Professor, Department of ArchitectureDescription: It took John Fernandez more than a year just to begin to understand the political players and competing interests in New Orleans, and so it is no surprise to him ...
Financial Markets: Outlook 2007
Financial Markets: Outlook 2007
01/25/2007 7:00 PM KresgeLiz Claman, Anchor, CNBC; Axel Bichara, SM '88, Atlas Venture; Benjamin Howe, America's Growth Capital; Frederick Lane, Lane, Berry & Co.; Deborah Kuenstner, Fidelity InvestmentsDescription: There's a lot of money to be made in the coming year, say these practitioners ...
Housing the Lowest Income Americans: The Past, Present and ...
Housing the Lowest Income Americans: The Past, Present and Future of ...
06/07/2003 9:00 AM KresgeLawrence Vale, SM '88, Professor and Head of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, MIT School of Architecture and PlanningDescription: Vale provides a historical overview of public housing in America and shares insights from his most ...
Reverberations: Mexico City's 1985 Earthquake and the ...
Reverberations: Mexico City's 1985 Earthquake and the Transformation of ...
03/18/2002, 5:30, 10-485 Diane E. Davis In this lecture, Diane Davis examines the impact of Mexico City's 1985 disastrous earthquake on the social, spatial, and political character of Mexico's capital city. Davis discusses the earthquake's implications for social ...