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- 05 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles and Working Papers 2008
Organizations, explores the internal complexities of people in control. Plus: Book excerpt. 16. Rethinking Retirement Planning Many of us are relying on defined contribution plans to help fund retirement. But Harvard Business School professor View Details
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- August 2019
- Case
Immigration Policy in Germany (B)
By: Matthew C. Weinzierl and Robert Scherf
Weinzierl, Matthew C., and Robert Scherf. "Immigration Policy in Germany (B)." Harvard Business School Case 720-010, August 2019.
- August 19, 2012
- Article
A Realistic Discount Rate for Pensions
By: Robert C. Pozen and Theresa Hamacher
- November – December 2011
- Article
Most Likely to Succeed: Leadership in the Industry
By: Robert C. Pozen and Theresa Hamacher
What is the critical factor for success in the U.S. mutual fund industry? Is it top-ranked investment performance, innovative products, or pervasive distribution? In our view, it is none of these factors, despite their obvious importance. Instead, the best predictors...
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Leadership;
Success;
Investment Funds;
Rank and Position;
Performance;
Investment;
Innovation and Invention;
Product;
Distribution;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Asset Management;
Governance Controls;
United States
Pozen, Robert C., and Theresa Hamacher. "Most Likely to Succeed: Leadership in the Industry." Financial Analysts Journal 67, no. 6 (November–December 2011).
- July 6, 2011
- Article
Fine Time to Wade Into Money Market Funds
By: Robert C. Pozen and Theresa Hamacher
Pozen, Robert C., and Theresa Hamacher. "Fine Time to Wade Into Money Market Funds." Washington Post (July 6, 2011).
- April 2012
- Case
Credit Rating Agency Reform in the US and EU
By: Robert C. Pozen and Brian Conroy
The purpose of this note is to explore reform options for the credit rating industry. The note examines the ways in which credit rating agencies contributed to the recent financial crisis, particularly through ratings of securitized products and sovereign debt. It...
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Debt Securities;
Financial Condition;
Standards;
Financial Crisis;
Corporate Finance;
Financial Services Industry;
United States;
European Union
Pozen, Robert C., and Brian Conroy. "Credit Rating Agency Reform in the US and EU." Harvard Business School Case 312-127, April 2012.
- June 2011
- Teaching Note
The Expansion of Ping An (TN)
By: Robert C. Pozen and Nina Yang
Teaching Note for 311133.
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China
- April 2011 (Revised June 2012)
- Background Note
Note on U.S. Pension Accounting
By: Robert C. Pozen and Brij Khurana
The purpose of this note is to describe the manner in which publicly traded corporations and local governments in the United States account for their pension plans.
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Pozen, Robert C., and Brij Khurana. "Note on U.S. Pension Accounting." Harvard Business School Background Note 311-115, April 2011. (Revised June 2012.)
- April 2011 (Revised November 2012)
- Supplement
Reinsurance Negotiation: Confidential Information for Auburn Re
By: Robert C. Pozen and Henoch Senbetta
The Reinsurance Negotiation case is a fictional three-party negotiation between a primary insurer and two reinsurers. The case is appropriate for use in a wide variety of courses, including Financial Institutions, Negotiations, and courses related to the Insurance and...
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Pozen, Robert C., and Henoch Senbetta. "Reinsurance Negotiation: Confidential Information for Auburn Re." Harvard Business School Supplement 311-112, April 2011. (Revised November 2012.)
- February 2011 (Revised April 2011)
- Background Note
Note on the Reinsurance Industry
By: Robert C. Pozen and Henoch Senbetta
This note begins with an overview of reinsurance contacts - their mechanics, types and pricing. It then discusses the structure of the reinsurance industry and the impact of recent crises on this industry.
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Financial Crisis;
Insurance;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Industry Structures;
Insurance Industry
Pozen, Robert C., and Henoch Senbetta. "Note on the Reinsurance Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 311-102, February 2011. (Revised April 2011.)
- Article
On the Management of Financial Guarantees
By: Robert C. Merton and Z. Bodie
Merton, Robert C., and Z. Bodie. "On the Management of Financial Guarantees." Financial Management 21, no. 4 (Winter 1992): 87–109.
- May 2010 (Revised August 2010)
- Case
Breaking the Buck
By: Robert C. Pozen and Elizabeth Leonard
After an incredibly volatile six months since Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy, Finbar McCall contemplated his options. As the investment manager of RPG Prime Reserve Fund, Inc. (RPGXX), McCall had just heard the news that the U.S. Treasury was extending the...
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Change Management;
Financial Crisis;
Financial Management;
Insurance;
Investment Funds;
Business and Government Relations;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Financial Services Industry
Pozen, Robert C., and Elizabeth Leonard. "Breaking the Buck." Harvard Business School Case 310-135, May 2010. (Revised August 2010.)
- August 2008 (Revised May 2009)
- Background Note
Note on Comparative Treatment of Business Method and Software Patents in the United States and European Union
By: Robert C. Pozen and Felicia Ellsworth
This note analyses and compares the legal definitions and practical applications of Business Method and Software Patents in the United States and European Union.
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Pozen, Robert C., and Felicia Ellsworth. "Note on Comparative Treatment of Business Method and Software Patents in the United States and European Union." Harvard Business School Background Note 309-023, August 2008. (Revised May 2009.)
- 1995
- Chapter
The Informational Role of Asset Prices: The Case of Implied Volatility
By: Zvi Bodie and Robert C. Merton
Bodie, Zvi, and Robert C. Merton. "The Informational Role of Asset Prices: The Case of Implied Volatility." Chap. 6 in The Global Financial System: A Functional Perspective, by D. B. Crane, K. A. Froot, Scott P. Mason, André Perold, R. C. Merton, Z. Bodie, E. R. Sirri, and P. Tufano, 197–224. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1995.
- 1999
- Chapter
The Global Financial System Project
By: Robert C. Merton and Peter Tufano
Keywords:
International Finance;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Projects;
Banking Industry;
Financial Services Industry
Merton, Robert C., and Peter Tufano. "The Global Financial System Project." In The Intellectual Venture Capitalist: John H. McArthur and the Work of the Harvard Business School, 1980-1995, edited by T. K. McCraw and J. L. Cruikshank. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1999.
- 1992
- Working Paper
On the Management of Deposit Insurance and Other Guarantees
By: Robert C. Merton and Zvi Bodie
- 2019
- Working Paper
Understanding Different Approaches to Benefit-Based Taxation
By: Robert Scherf and Matthew C. Weinzierl
The normative principle of benefit-based taxation has exerted substantial influence on many areas of public finance, but it has been largely set aside in the modern theoretical approach to optimal income taxation, where welfarist objectives dominate. A prerequisite for...
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Scherf, Robert, and Matthew C. Weinzierl. "Understanding Different Approaches to Benefit-Based Taxation." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-070, January 2019. (Revised August 2019.)
- July 2013
- Teaching Note
Searching for a Retirement Plan
By: Robert C. Pozen and Lucas Goodman
Keywords:
Retirement
- July 2013
- Case
Searching for a Retirement Plan
By: Robert C. Pozen and Lucas Goodman
Pozen, Robert C., and Lucas Goodman. "Searching for a Retirement Plan." Harvard Business School Case 314-022, July 2013.
- October 21, 2012
- Article
Social Media is a Thorny Issue in the U.S.
By: Robert C. Pozen and Theresa Hamacher