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- September 22, 2008
- Article
Solutions
By: Robert C. Pozen
Pozen, Robert C. "Solutions." Forbes.com (September 22, 2008).
- June 15, 2008
- Article
Think First, Bail Out Later
By: Robert C. Pozen
Keywords:
Cognition and Thinking
Pozen, Robert C. "Think First, Bail Out Later." New York Times (June 15, 2008).
- Article
Seeking Clarity
By: Robert C. Pozen
Pozen, Robert C. "Seeking Clarity." Journal of Accountancy 204, no. 4 (October 2007).
- November 19, 2008
- Article
Foundations to Be Laid before Bridging Gap
By: Robert C. Pozen
Pozen, Robert C. "Foundations to Be Laid before Bridging Gap." Financial Times (November 19, 2008).
- April 26, 2007
- Article
How to Strengthen Wall Street's Global Trust
By: Robert C. Pozen
Pozen, Robert C. "How to Strengthen Wall Street's Global Trust." Financial Times (April 26, 2007).
- winter 2006
- Article
Observations on Innovation in Pension Fund Management in the Impending Future
By: Robert C. Merton
- December 2004
- Article
The Real Problem with Pensions
By: Robert C. Merton
Merton, Robert C. "The Real Problem with Pensions." Forethought. Harvard Business Review 82, no. 12 (December 2004): 21–22. (HBS Reprint #F0412H.)
- 1997
- Chapter
On the Role of the Wiener Process in Finance Theory and Practice: The Case of Replicating Portfolios
By: Robert C. Merton
Keywords:
Mathematical Methods
Merton, Robert C. "On the Role of the Wiener Process in Finance Theory and Practice: The Case of Replicating Portfolios." In The Legacy of Norbert Wiener: A Centennial Symposium. Vol. 60, edited by D. Jerison, I. M. Singer, and D. W. Stroock. Proceedings of Symposia in Pure Mathematics . Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society, 1997.
- July 1989
- Article
On the Application of the Continuous-Time Theory of Finance to Financial Intermediation and Insurance
By: Robert C. Merton
Merton, Robert C. "On the Application of the Continuous-Time Theory of Finance to Financial Intermediation and Insurance." Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance 14, no. 52 (July 1989): 225–262. (Reproduced as Chapter 14 in Continuous-Time Finance.)
- 01 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 1
C. Fritz Foley, and James R. Hines Jr. Publication:National Tax Journal (forthcoming) Abstract Deferral of U.S. taxes on foreign source income is commonly characterized as a subsidy to foreign investment, as reflected in its inclusion...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Article
Is it Better to Average Probabilities or Quantiles?
By: Kenneth C. Lichtendahl, Yael Grushka-Cockayne and Robert L. Winkler
We consider two ways to aggregate expert opinions using simple averages: averaging probabilities and averaging quantiles. We examine analytical properties of these forecasts and compare their ability to harness the wisdom of the crowd. In terms of location, the two...
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Keywords:
Probability Forecasts;
Quantile Forecasts;
Expert Combination;
Linear Opinion Pooling;
Forecasting and Prediction
Lichtendahl, Kenneth C., Yael Grushka-Cockayne, and Robert L. Winkler. "Is it Better to Average Probabilities or Quantiles?" Management Science 59, no. 7 (July 2013): 1594–1611.
- February 2009 (Revised April 2011)
- Supplement
Mistry Architects (B)
By: Amy C. Edmondson, Robert G. Eccles and Mona Sinha
This case is a follow-up of Mistry Architects: Innovating for Sustainability (A) (Case 609-044). In Case (A) Sharukh and Renu Mistry found and run an architectural firm dedicated to being both client-oriented and environmentally responsible. The case uses a difficult...
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Keywords:
Problems and Challenges;
Emerging Markets;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Natural Disasters;
Environmental Sustainability;
Product Design;
Innovation and Invention;
Construction Industry
Edmondson, Amy C., Robert G. Eccles, and Mona Sinha. "Mistry Architects (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 609-064, February 2009. (Revised April 2011.)
- February 2009 (Revised April 2011)
- Case
Mistry Architects (A)
By: Amy C. Edmondson, Robert G. Eccles and Mona Sinha
Describes an architecture firm founded and run by a husband and wife team, Sharukh and Renu Mistry, that emphasizes "green" building. The firm presents an unusual mix of projects-spanning the spectrum from larger corporate projects to small private homes. The mix also...
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Keywords:
Family Business;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Design;
Housing;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Business and Community Relations;
Environmental Sustainability;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Conflict and Resolution
Edmondson, Amy C., Robert G. Eccles, and Mona Sinha. "Mistry Architects (A)." Harvard Business School Case 609-044, February 2009. (Revised April 2011.)
- 2013
- Chapter
Beyond Platinum: Making the Case for Titanium Buildings
By: Jock Herron, Amy C. Edmondson and Robert G. Eccles
Buildings are the nation's greatest energy consumers. Forty percent of all our energy is used for heating, cooling, lighting, and powering machines and devices in buildings. And despite decades of investment in green construction technologies, residential and...
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Keywords:
Buildings and Facilities;
Energy;
Attitudes;
Environmental Sustainability;
Construction Industry;
Green Technology Industry;
United States
Herron, Jock, Amy C. Edmondson, and Robert G. Eccles. "Beyond Platinum: Making the Case for Titanium Buildings." Chap. 4 in Constructing Green: The Social Structures of Sustainability, by Rebecca L. Henn and Andrew J. Hoffman, 77–100. MIT Press, 2013.
- 26 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 26
Strategies Authors:Pol Antràs and C. Fritz Foley Publication:In Costs and Benefits of Regional Economic Integration, edited by Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee. Oxford University Press, forthcoming Abstract...
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Martha Lagace
- 21 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
Faculty Research Looks to Latin America
different in scope and age and mission: the Clark Foundation and Pfizer pharmaceuticals. These two organizations wanted to get rid of trachoma by the year 2020. "They both had very specific and clear core capabilities. Pfizer had...
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by Martha Lagace
- 2009
- Working Paper
Systemic Risk and the Refinancing Ratchet Effect
By: Amir E. Khandani, Andrew W. Lo and Robert C. Merton
The confluence of three trends in the U.S. residential housing market—rising home prices, declining interest rates, and near-frictionless refinancing opportunities—led to vastly increased systemic risk in the financial system. Individually, each of these trends is...
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- 2009
- Working Paper
Systemic Risk and the Refinancing Ratchet Effect
By: Amir E. Khandani, Andrew W. Lo and Robert C. Merton
The confluence of three trends in the U.S. residential housing market-rising home prices, declining interest rates, and near-frictionless refinancing opportunities-led to vastly increased systemic risk in the financial system. Individually, each of these trends is...
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Khandani, Amir E., Andrew W. Lo, and Robert C. Merton. "Systemic Risk and the Refinancing Ratchet Effect." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-023, September 2009. (Revised July 2010.)
- October 1999
- Case
Dispatch Management Services
By: William A. Sahlman, Michael J. Roberts and Matthew C. Lieb
Keywords:
Distribution Industry
Sahlman, William A., Michael J. Roberts, and Matthew C. Lieb. "Dispatch Management Services." Harvard Business School Case 800-017, October 1999.