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- April 1997 (Revised February 2001)
- Case
Mexico in Debt
By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Eilene Zimmerman
Describes Mexico's political and economic system in the 1960s and 1970s. Focuses on: 1) the causes of the debt crisis in 1982; 2) elements of President de la Madrid's restructuring efforts between 1982-88; President Salinas's attempts to complete restructuring and... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Economic Systems; Financial Crisis; Inflation and Deflation; Macroeconomics; Borrowing and Debt; Government and Politics; Mexico
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Eilene Zimmerman. "Mexico in Debt." Harvard Business School Case 797-110, April 1997. (Revised February 2001.)
- 2005
- Working Paper
Debt Maturity: Is Long-Term Debt Optimal?
By: Laura Alfaro and Fabio Kanczuk
Alfaro, Laura, and Fabio Kanczuk. "Debt Maturity: Is Long-Term Debt Optimal?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 06-005, August 2005. (Also NBER Working Paper No. 13119.)
- 30 May 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Lessons Unlearned? Corporate Debt in Emerging Markets
- January 2024
- Exercise
BigBank: Confidential Information for Borrower 1
By: Michael Luca, Jesse M. Shapiro, Cristopher Rosas and Nathan Sun
Luca, Michael, Jesse M. Shapiro, Cristopher Rosas, and Nathan Sun. "BigBank: Confidential Information for Borrower 1." Harvard Business School Exercise 924-015, January 2024.
- January 2024
- Exercise
BigBank: Confidential Information for Borrower 2
By: Michael Luca, Jesse M. Shapiro, Cristopher Rosas and Nathan Sun
Luca, Michael, Jesse M. Shapiro, Cristopher Rosas, and Nathan Sun. "BigBank: Confidential Information for Borrower 2." Harvard Business School Exercise 924-016, January 2024.
- October 1986
- Case
World Bank and the Debt Crisis
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Goldberg, Ray A. "World Bank and the Debt Crisis." Harvard Business School Case 587-086, October 1986.
- February 2016
- Case
Debt and Democracy: The New York Constitutional Convention of 1846
By: David Moss and Dean Grodzins
On September 23, 1846, delegates to New York State's constitutional convention prepared to vote on a proposal that its principal proponent, Michael Hoffman, conceded would be “a serious change in our form of government.” The proposal would place tight restrictions on... View Details
- 1992
- Dictionary Entry
Debt Renegotiation
By: David S. Scharfstein and Patrick Bolton
Scharfstein, David S., and Patrick Bolton. "Debt Renegotiation." In The New Palgrave Dictionary of Money and Finance, edited by Peter Newman, Murray Milgate, and John Eatwell. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 1992.
- October 2012
- Case
Brazil 2003: Inflation Targeting and Debt Dynamics (Abridged)
By: Laura Alfaro and Rafael Di Tella
In October 2002, Brazilians elected a left-wing president, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, for the first time in that country's history. As markets faltered in response, Lula sought to reaffirm his commitment to fiscal discipline, a floating exchange rate, and inflation... View Details
- October 2015
- Article
Debt Literacy, Financial Experiences, and Overindebtedness
By: Annamaria Lusardi and Peter Tufano
Lusardi, Annamaria, and Peter Tufano. "Debt Literacy, Financial Experiences, and Overindebtedness." Journal of Pension Economics & Finance 14, no. 4 (October 2015): 329–365.
- November 2003
- Article
The Maturity of Debt Issues and Predictable Variation in Bond Returns
By: Malcolm Baker, Robin Greenwood and Jeffrey Wurgler
The maturity of new debt issues predicts excess bond returns. When the share of long-term debt issues in total debt issues is high, future excess bond returns are low. This predictive power comes in two parts. First, inflation, the real short-term rate, and the term... View Details
Keywords: Borrowing and Debt; Bonds; Investment Return; Financial Markets; Forecasting and Prediction
Baker, Malcolm, Robin Greenwood, and Jeffrey Wurgler. "The Maturity of Debt Issues and Predictable Variation in Bond Returns." Journal of Financial Economics 70, no. 2 (November 2003): 261–291.
- December 1985 (Revised January 1986)
- Case
Agriculture, Technology, and Debt in Argentina
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Keywords: Agribusiness; Borrowing and Debt; Technology; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Argentina
Goldberg, Ray A. "Agriculture, Technology, and Debt in Argentina." Harvard Business School Case 586-113, December 1985. (Revised January 1986.)
- 2006
- Working Paper
Optimal Reserve Management and Sovereign Debt
By: Laura Alfaro and Fabio Kanczuk
Alfaro, Laura, and Fabio Kanczuk. "Optimal Reserve Management and Sovereign Debt." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-010, August 2006. (Also NBER Working Paper No. 13216. NBER Working Paper Series, No. 13216, July 2006)
- October 1985 (Revised September 1986)
- Background Note
Long-Term Debt Reporting, Rating, and Analysis
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Borrowing and Debt
Hawkins, David F. "Long-Term Debt Reporting, Rating, and Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 186-079, October 1985. (Revised September 1986.)
- 10 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis
and take risks on hiring. The US economy was already slowing, and this downgrade is likely to reinforce that trend. Unfortunately, slower growth makes deleveraging dramatically more difficult. Reducing View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- Research Summary
Optimal Reserve Management and Sovereign Debt (with Fabio Kanczuk)
By: Laura Alfaro
Most models currently used to determine optimal foreign reserve holdings take the level of international debt as given. Some of the implications of this analysis, however, may not be generalized once one considers the joint decision to hold debt and reserves by a... View Details
- July 2002 (Revised February 2003)
- Case
Fresh Start? Peru's Legacy of Debt and Default (A)
By: Julio J. Rotemberg and Lisa Lewis
Considers the situation facing Alberto Fujimori as he takes office in 1990. Pays particular attention to Peru's long history of international borrowing, default, and renegotiation. This history suggests that the costs imposed by foreigners on Peru when it failed to... View Details
Rotemberg, Julio J., and Lisa Lewis. "Fresh Start? Peru's Legacy of Debt and Default (A)." Harvard Business School Case 703-001, July 2002. (Revised February 2003.)
- June 17, 2011
- Article
Devoted to Debt
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Keywords: Borrowing and Debt
Koehn, Nancy F. "Devoted to Debt." Harvard Magazine (June 17, 2011).