public policy

Congress went ahead and passed the Inflation Reduction Act recently, which has a ton of money allocated to renewable energy subsidies as you have no doubt already been told. The thing is there are a ton of caveats and protectionist measures tied to these subsidies, so only some companies are gonna...

24 Aug 2022

For long-term careerists who built true expertise in a particular industry: I'm curious about this because a lifelong career focusing on both granular and high-level business issues (in your respective area) likely gives you visibility into the politics around issues you're trying to navigate as...

02 Jan 2022

I know its not an exciting topic but would really just like to hear the community's opinion. I recall one of my professors always mentioning how engineers should get more involved politically as we need to tackle so many science related issues climate, energy, and my personal favourite...

06 Jun 2016

Hi all, I've recently been doing some thinking about my career and an area that I've gotten interested in as of late is economic development. I'm still really new to this field, so pardon how ignorant/naive I may sound, but I think I'd either want to work for a large NGO or even in a state/national...

03 Jan 2013

Hi all, I'm currently working in finance and have come to realize that I'm not as passionate about this area as I once thought. Although my undergrad is in business/finance, I am now becoming more interested in public policy or working for a think tank/consulting firm that uses stats and publishes...

26 Nov 2012

What is the career prospect/work prospect for someone holding an an MPP ( from Harvard-1 year Mid-Career MPP) coupled with an MBA ( from Cambrdige, Oxford ) with 10 years of financial consulting experience in a BIG4?

01 Jan 2012

When you consider the public debt, do you regard it as a public policy issue or macroeconomic issue? Sorry I was asked this question in class today and I made a convincing argument for it being a economic issue but I was told I was wrong. May not be the best place to ask this question but you guys...

23 May 2011

I'm wondering if MBB or other top consulting firms regularly recruit from master's programs at top schools which aren't specifically finance or economics related? For example, I'm thinking of master's programs such as LSE's poli sci / political economy, or programs at Harvard's Kennedy School or...

18 Aug 2009