Author: Leslie Macmillan
How Will the Infrastructure Bills Impact the Economy?
Last month President Joe Biden signed into law a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. Economists debate whether the bill, and the $1.7 trillion Build Back Better Act, will boost economic growth or lead to increased taxes and more inflation.
December 17, 2021
Posted in Insights
2026-04-16 08:30:22
Consumers Seek Old Comfort in New Nostalgia Products
Old-fashioned and low-tech products such as brick phones and gaming consoles are popular once again. Babson consumer behavior expert Lauren Beitelspacher explains how nostalgia fuels this phenomenon.
November 3, 2021
Posted in Insights
2026-04-16 08:30:22
New Faculty Award Funds Study of Healthcare Inequity in the United States
An interdisciplinary team of Babson professors has begun researching the growing disparity in access to good healthcare in the United States, funded by a new faculty scholarship from The Blank School.
October 20, 2021
2026-04-02 02:53:40
Fueled by Love of Art, Babson Student Finds Novel Application for NFTs
Magnus Aske ’23 came up with a project involving fundraising and the antiquities collection of a foreign country. When the deal goes through, “It will be one of the biggest early landmark sales in NFTs so far,” he says.
October 7, 2021
Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership
2026-03-31 07:23:23
How ‘Expeditionary Entrepreneurship’ Can Aid Disaster Response
Babson alumnus Jesse Levin uses a concept he calls “expeditionary entrepreneurship” to aid in crisis operations through volunteer humanitarian assistance, disaster response, and emergency economic stability work.
October 6, 2021
Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights
2026-04-16 13:03:12
