Banking - Publications - Faculty & Research

January 1997 (Revised March 1997)
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Crisis at the Federal Reserve: Arthur Burns and the Stagflation of 1973-75

By: David A. Moss and Wyatt C. Wells

Briefly examines the history of the Federal Reserve System up through 1970 and then delves into how the central bank, under the leadership of Arthur F. Burns, responded to the "stagflation" of the early 1970s. It culminates with the Federal Reserve's response to the... View Details

Keywords: Central Banking; Inflation and Deflation; Government Administration; Financial Crisis; United States

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Because of his extensive study of European public and private financing systems during 1901, Vanderlip helped National City Bank become a tremendous resource for American businesses wishing to expand abroad. Vanderlip’s international... View Details

Keywords: Finance

23 Sep 2014
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Aig-Imoukhuede Named Chairman of Nigerian Stock Exchange

19 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

Your Customers: Use Them or Lose Them

her course for Harvard MBA students, Managing Service Operations, which explores interactions between firms and customers. Defy Conventional Wisdom Commerce Bank entered a mature industry where the overall level of customer satisfaction... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

30 Jun 2008
Research & Ideas

Rethinking Retirement Planning

would be offered through their 401(k). "They didn't see anything wrong with it," Merton says. "They just didn't believe it could be that good until it had their employer's seal of approval. Most people trust their employer more than View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Banking; Banking

08 Mar 2023
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Bankable skills: Goldman Sachs CIO Marco Argenti on the Emerging Tech-Business Talent Model

12 Feb 2021
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Jane Fraser Has to Fix Citigroup. It Will Be a Tough Job.

01 Jun 2000
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World Bank's Wolfensohn Highlights Challenges, Increased Role for Private Sector

World Bank's Wolfensohn Highlights Challenges, Increased Role for Private Sector Describing his organization's mission as one focused on issues of poverty and equity, World Bank president James D. Wolfensohn (MBA '59) addressed the... View Details

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Ridas Rimkus

roles in several Swiss banks before starting his MBA and transitioning into Investment Banking – he spent the last summer in the Evercore NYC office. Ridas will be very happy to 1) support students who are... View Details

25 Oct 2013
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"Cool as Ice" CEO Takes Helm at Canada's Scotiabank

08 Oct 2020
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JPMorgan Chase Commits $30 Billion to Advance Racial Equity

more tangible, meaningful way.” The release notes that the firm’s commitment will focus on promoting and expanding affordable housing and homeownership for underserved communities; growing Black- and Latinx-owned businesses; improving financial health and access to... View Details

March 2008 (Revised July 2009)
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U.S. Subprime Mortgage Crisis: Policy Reactions (A)

By: Laura Alfaro and Renee Kim

By March 2008, the U.S. Government and the U.S. Federal Reserve Board had taken various policy measures over the last few months to tackle the subprime mortgage crisis that threatened to drag the economy into a recession. The Bush administration approved a fiscal... View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Inflation and Deflation; Central Banking; Mortgages; Policy; Business and Government Relations; United States

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Hepburn was instrumental in building Chase’s global finance presence. After three years of his tenure, the Bank declared a 400% dividend. A strong proponent of the gold standard, Hepburn became a prominent figure in international View Details

Keywords: Finance

March 2006 (Revised May 2010)
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Banco Hipotecario S.A.

By: Daniel Baird Bergstresser, Arthur I Segel and Alexandra de Royere

In 2003, the chairwoman and controlling shareholder of Argentina's leading residential mortgage lender are considering how to bring the bank's restructuring to a successful conclusion as the country's economy continues to suffer from the impact of the 2001-2002... View Details

Keywords: Restructuring; Currency; Banks and Banking; Mortgages; Crisis Management; Competition; Argentina

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