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- 2012
- Article
The Cost and Timing of Financial Distress
By: Christopher Parsons
Assessments of the trade-off theory have typically compared the present value of tax benefits to the present value of bankruptcy costs. We verify that this comparison overwhelmingly favors tax benefits, suggesting that firms are under-leveraged. However, when we... View Details
Parsons, Christopher. "The Cost and Timing of Financial Distress." Journal of Financial Economics 105, no. 1 (July 2012): 62–81.
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Faculty Responds to Financial Crisis
Global Failures Create a “Lodestar” for HBS Research and Teaching From new cases to new courses and research projects, the HBS faculty’s response to the global financial crisis has been “quite extraordinary,” says Professor Joe Badaracco,... View Details
- July 2001 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
Policy Management Systems Corp.: The Financial Reporting Crisis
Tim Williams, the new CFO of a publicly-traded enterprise software company, attempts to rebuild his company's reputation for reliable financial reporting following a highly visible financial reporting crisis. The crisis begins with an earnings shortfall warning, which... View Details
Keywords: Accrual Accounting; Revenue Recognition; Capital Markets; Policy; Corporate Governance; Accounting Audits; Technology Industry
Hutton, Amy P. "Policy Management Systems Corp.: The Financial Reporting Crisis." Harvard Business School Case 102-013, July 2001. (Revised October 2001.)
- Teaching Interest
Empirical Research in Financial Reporting and Corporate Governance
By: Suraj Srinivasan
This course is a survey of financial accounting research intended for doctoral students. The primary purpose of the course is to introduce fundamental research themes and methodologies used in empirical financial accounting research. Participants will become... View Details
- Research Summary
Innovation and Development in the Household Financial Sector
This research examines the sources of long-run innovations in consumer financial services. The topics of research include the changing background and motives of the founders of new firms, the role of policy in promoting innovation and/or stability, and the impact of... View Details
- December 1989
- Article
Management Turnover and Financial Distress
By: S. C. Gilson
Gilson, S. C. "Management Turnover and Financial Distress." Journal of Financial Economics 25 (December 1989): 241–262.
- June 2016 (Revised March 2017)
- Case
Prudential Financial and Asset-Liability Management
By: Mark S. Seasholes, Adi Sunderam, Luis M. Viceira and Emily A. Chien
Seasholes, Mark S., Adi Sunderam, Luis M. Viceira, and Emily A. Chien. "Prudential Financial and Asset-Liability Management." Harvard Business School Case 216-076, June 2016. (Revised March 2017.)
- January–February 2007
- Article
Simple Steps to Financial Security
By: Blythe J. McGarvie
McGarvie, Blythe J. "Simple Steps to Financial Security." Shattered: Breaking the Glass Ceiling (January–February 2007).
- July 19, 2011
- Article
Retirement Challenges for Financial Advisers
By: Robert C. Pozen
Pozen, Robert C. "Retirement Challenges for Financial Advisers." Registered Rep (July 19, 2011).
- 13 Oct 2008
- News
Financial Crisis: Confidence-and Some Cautions
- 26 Aug 2010
- News
Income Inequality and Financial Crises
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Addressing The Financial Security Gap
percent of Americans have no retirement savings, and that by 2030, some 72 million American retirees will be living below the poverty line. “The pandemic has shown just how unstable things can be, how quickly it can happen, and how we need to add more View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 2015
- Working Paper
Executives' Financial Preferences and Shareholder Tax Outcomes
By: Gerardo Pérez Cavazos and Andreya M. Perez-Silva
We demonstrate that executives’ personal financial preferences impact both layers of shareholder taxes, corporate taxes and corporate payouts. We reconstruct executives’ insider equity portfolios to quantify their personal incentives and analyze stock sales that reveal... View Details
Keywords: Executives; Capital Gain; Dividends; Effective Tax Rate; Tax Avoidance; Taxation; Management Teams; Business and Shareholder Relations
Pérez Cavazos, Gerardo, and Andreya M. Perez-Silva. "Executives' Financial Preferences and Shareholder Tax Outcomes." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-034, September 2015.
- Web
Financials - Annual Report 2020
Financials 5-Year Data Summary 1ms Financial Data IN MILLIONS For the Fiscal Year ended June 30... 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Revenues $ 861 m. 925 856 800 761 Expenses $ 831 m. 821 766 731 704 Cash from... View Details
- 2010
- Book
The Squam Lake Report: Fixing the Financial System
In the fall of 2008, fifteen of the world's leading economists-representing the broadest spectrum of economic opinion-gathered at New Hampshire's Squam Lake. Their goal: the mapping of a long-term plan for financial regulation reform. The Squam Lake... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Financial Markets; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business and Government Relations
Scharfstein, David S., as part of the Squam Lake Working Group. The Squam Lake Report: Fixing the Financial System. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2010.
- September 1960
- Supplement
Note on Financial Forecasting, Problems
Presents a problem set. View Details
Helfert, Erich A. "Note on Financial Forecasting, Problems." Harvard Business School Supplement 206-086, September 1960.
- September 1960 (Revised June 1967)
- Supplement
Note on Financial Analysis, Problems
Presents a problem set. View Details
Helfert, Erich A. "Note on Financial Analysis, Problems." Harvard Business School Supplement 206-084, September 1960. (Revised June 1967.)
- 2019
- Chapter
Fiduciary Law and Financial Regulation
By: Howell E. Jackson and Talia B Gillis
Jackson, Howell E., and Talia B Gillis. "Fiduciary Law and Financial Regulation." In The Oxford Handbook of Fiduciary Law, edited by Evan J. Criddle, Paul B. Miller, and Robert H. Sitkoff. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019.