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Deborah Lucas is the Sloan Distinguished Professor of Finance at MIT Sloan School of Management and the Director of the MIT Golub Center for Finance and Policy. Her recent research focuses on the intersection of finance policy, applying insights from financial economics to measure the costs and risks associated with a broad range of government financial activities. Current projects include developing new methods to measure the value of government subsidies, improving the measurement of fiscal and macroeconomic effects of credit support, and creating an international inventory of credit subsidies in the energy sector. Lucas has affiliations with esteemed organizations like the International Monetary Fund and the National Bureau of Economic Research. She has held significant roles including chief economist at the U.S. Congressional Budget Office and has been involved in various capacities such as a trustee for NBER pension plans and an independent director at multiple financial institutions. With extensive contributions to academia and public policy, she is widely recognized for her expertise in U.S. federal credit programs and financial products.