President-elect Donald Trump made tariffs and mass deportations a cornerstone of his winning campaign. But according to Nobel laureate professor Simon Johnson, Trump will have a hard time delivering on these promises.

Associate professor Swati Gupta said: "My hope is that we are able to understand ways of querying these algorithmic systems, of asking the right questions. That can help us estimate in kind of a collaborative sense, what are the things that we don't know about the system, where the system is very inaccurate, where the system is potentially biased, and guide our decisions based on that."

In this podcast episode, associate professor Emil Verner discussed his paper "Failing Banks," the causes and policy implications of bank failures, the shortcomings of the Diamond-Dybvig model of bank runs, and how financial crises spur the rise of populism.

Research scientist Christian Catalini said: "A bitcoin strategic reserve signals doubt in the USD and our ability to sustain debt. This would be a terrible strategic misstep—a gift to Russia and China, who've long sought to undermine the dollar's global dominance."

Lecturer Malia Lazu said: "Democrats ran a race to the right, and in order to do that, we had to be silent on a lot of issues that we work on daily, that people find passion in. This is a time to be honest about where we are because we could be moving in the wrong direction."

Professor Catherine Wolfram said: "The political theory behind the Inflation Reduction Act was that a lot of the investment would go into red congressional districts and red states, and that that would give it some permanence. We'll see whether that political theory bears out."

Professor David Thesmar and co-authors wrote: "Over recent years, responsible asset management has developed considerably in size. However, the exact nature of responsible investors' preferences remains somewhat elusive. Our paper investigates the moral preferences of investors through incentivized experiments."

Lecturer Shira Springer wrote: "It's long past the time when women's professional teams focused on youth leagues and targeted young girls and their parents. Now, leaders of expansion franchises like BOS Nation see potential avid fans everywhere. That presents obvious opportunities and demands thoughtful choices about how to attract 'the many,' and those choices should be informed by a deep understanding of 'the many.'"

Nobel laureate Institute Professor Daron Acemoglu wrote: "Nowadays, those most likely to vote for Democrats are the highly educated, not manual workers. In the United States, as elsewhere, democracy will suffer if the center left does not become more pro-worker."

In this podcast episode Derek Warnick (MBA '09) said: "I believe in utilizing a financial focus to further technology and business innovation. I don't think that the role of a CFO or a finance department should be an afterthought."

Evan Ferber (MBA '21) wrote: "Programs that evolve with their customers and deliver relevant, timely rewards will be the ones that stand out in an increasingly competitive landscape."