Ideas Made to Matter Manufacturing

Private equity fortifies business in the heartland

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Private equity looks and acts differently in the flyover states. Here’s how one investor is helping Midwest manufacturers survive COVID-19.

Apr 30, 2020
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Ideas Made to Matter Strategy

COVID-19 insights from MIT Sloan Management Review

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How to make better decisions, plan for long-term supply chain and economic disruptions, and reduce remote-work stress during the coronavirus outbreak.

Apr 27, 2020
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Ideas Made to Matter Economy

How to restart the economy with a ‘safe’ workforce

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When the time comes, restarting the economy needs to be as quick and safe as possible. Safe workers, “immunity certificates,” and digital tracking could help.

Apr 14, 2020
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Ideas Made to Matter Leadership

Confronting coronavirus: Insight from MIT Sloan

Managing in a pandemic requires knowledge and foresight. These articles examine what’s next for the economy, remote work, and an innovative vaccine.

Apr 10, 2020
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Ideas Made to Matter Finance

When companies report earnings, going first helps

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Research shows firms that report early in the earnings queue earn more media coverage, heightened attention from investors, and a bump in trading volume.

Apr 7, 2020
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Ideas Made to Matter Economy

Social distancing now helps the local economy later

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Public health interventions do not depress the economy, says a new study based on data from the 1918 flu outbreak.

Apr 6, 2020
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Ideas Made to Matter Finance

To navigate the current markets, look back to 2008 — and 1918

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Markets will eventually recover, but the trick is knowing when, an MIT Sloan finance professor says.

Mar 19, 2020
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Ideas Made to Matter Economy

A more accurate way to forecast recessions

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A new data-driven recession index revealed remarkable historical accuracy.

Mar 10, 2020
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Ideas Made to Matter Behavioral Economics

Tallying the full cost of air pollution

A new, large-scale research review catalogs the enormity of the threat.

Feb 3, 2020
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Ideas Made to Matter Public Policy

Jump-starting the creation of good jobs

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How government R&D still matters, and what makes Rochester, New York special.

Jan 27, 2020
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