Filene Research Institute

Through independent research and innovation, the Filene Research Institute explores issues vital to the future of credit unions and consumer finance.


PhD Funding

  1. Credit Unions as Employers of Choice for the New MBA

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    In Credit Unions as Employers of Choice for the New MBA: A Report on the Filene Summer Fellowships, Filene’s Research Director Ben Rogers tracks the activities, challenges, and successes of Filene’s endeavor to place top MBA candidates at credit unions across the country. This is a primer for those that want to make themselves a destination for talented, up-and-coming business minds.

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    categories » CU Tomorrow, PhD Funding, Young Adult Recruiting

  2. Filene Invests in Future Academic Leaders

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    In 2008 Filene partially funded the projects of nine PhD candidates. Our goal was to not only help these PhD candidates but spread the word about credit unions to future academics. The results below highlight some of the completed projects of these academics:

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    categories » Life Cycle and Evolution of Credit Unions, Limited Income Households, PhD Funding

  3. Budding Social Scientists

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    Each year, tens of thousands of bright minds pursue their PhD and publish such electic research as Sealed-Bid Auction of Dutch Mussels: A Statistical Analysis and Kinky Perceived Demand Curves and Keynes-Negishi Equilibria. Although, I’m sure a lot of people care about Dutch Mussels and Kinky Demand Curves, Filene Research Institute is more interested in consumer finance research.

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    categories » PhD Funding, Philosophy and Values, Research in Motion