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Creating Value in Business and Government (HKS-HBS Joint Degree Seminar) - Course Catalog
health, education, environment, or national defense) methods (for example, decision making under uncertainty, project evaluation, performance measurement, or negotiation) or other topics (for example, international trade, technological innovation, View Details
- 06 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 6, 2007
Working PapersThe Rise of Business Forecasting Agencies in the United States Author:Walter A. Friedman Abstract This paper analyzes the rise of business and economic forecasting agencies in the United States. The field was developed by... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Why We Don’t Study Corporate Responsibility
For too long, scholarship in the field of management has looked at economic performance rather than social welfare, argue HBS professor Joshua Margolis and colleagues James P. Walsh, of University of Michigan Business School, and Klaus... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 27 Oct 2009
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First Look: October 27
T. Pittinsky. Harvard Business School Press, 2009 Banking Deregulations, Financing Constraints and Firm Entry Size Authors: William R. Kerr and Ramana Nanda Publication: Journal of the European Economic Association (forthcoming) Abstract... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Nov 2014
- What Do You Think?
Are We Entering an Era of Neuromanagement?
identify and choose career paths been explored Using brain scan results to guide careers and to recommend those who have the requisite neural structure likely to enable them to master the skills necessary for success involving financial View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Building Bridges: New Dimensions in Negotiation
differences in their forecasts of future events (such as the profitability of a business being sold), attitudes toward risk and time, tax and regulatory status, market and technological knowledge and access, and so on. The third dimension... View Details
Keywords: by Anita M. Harris
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Doing Business with China 2035: Navigating Uncertainty - Course Catalog
ever-changing policy directions in Beijing, Washington, and Europe. Our course will examine case studies of firms that have faced these challenges and will equip students with strategies for managing geopolitical risk in a deglobalizing... View Details
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Africa: research, news, analysis
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- 23 Dec 2008
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First Look: December 23, 2008
so the happiness gains that they experience, whilst not permanent, can still be relatively long-lasting. Finally we study a cross section of nations in 2005 from the World Gallup Poll and find that the past 45 years of economic growth... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Real Estate Private Equity - Course Catalog
investing, managing, and developing investments in real estate and private asset backed companies. The course will be divided into three modules. The first module will focus on portfolio construction and understanding investment risks... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Corruption 101
Ramanna. Economic tools of supply and demand can also be applied to studying the phenomenon of corruption. On the demand side, it is true that corrupt government officials sometimes garner a degree of sympathy from the public,... View Details
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
Stop Thinking of Climate Change as a Religious or Political Issue
our bets, or buying insurance, or educating ourselves about the risks so that we can make better-informed decisions in the future. We use these approaches because they work. And in dealing with climate change we would have more sensible... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
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"Economists are puzzle solvers..."
they really need to be able to analyze what the chances are that the mortgage will be prepaid - in other words, what the risk is to them. What our analysis did, in addition to improving the means to price options, was to provide a way to... View Details
- 25 Oct 2011
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First Look: October 25
Institutional Investors Frame Their Losses: Evidence on Dynamic Loss Aversion from Currency Portfolios Authors:Kenneth A. Froot, J. Arabadjis, S. Cates, and S. Lawrence Publication:Journal of Portfolio Management (forthcoming) Abstract Currency investors exhibit a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Oct 2018
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New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018
forthcoming Annual Review of Economics History, Micro Data and Endogenous Growth By: Akcigit, Ufuk, and Tom Nicholas Abstract—Economic growth is concerned with long-run changes, and as a result historical data should be especially... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Short Takes
Green Stuff: Value, Risk, and Environmental Management Environmental issues increasingly influence companies in their approach to fundamental business concerns. How these matters play out in terms of corporate behavior is the subject of a working paper, "Environmental... View Details
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Debt Maturity: Is Long-Term Debt Optimal?
By: Laura Alfaro and Fabio Kanczuk
We model and calibrate the arguments in favor and against short-term and long-term debt. These arguments broadly include: maturity premium, sustainability, and service smoothing. We use a dynamic equilibrium model with tax distortions and government... View Details
Keywords: Borrowing and Debt; Investment Return; Development Economics; Taxation; Risk and Uncertainty; Cost; Interest Rates; Developing Countries and Economies; Welfare; United States; Brazil
Alfaro, Laura, and Fabio Kanczuk. "Debt Maturity: Is Long-Term Debt Optimal?" Review of International Economics 17, no. 5 (November 2009): 890–905. (Also Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 06-005 and NBER Working Paper No. 13119.)
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Trillion-Dollar Fixer-Upper
estate. Others call it a sea change. Whatever the choice of words, there’s broad agreement that the industry’s transformation has drained considerable risk out of a once notoriously unstable market. A new industry emerges Not so long ago,... View Details
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Risks, Opportunities, And Investments In The Era Of Climate Change (ROICC) - Course Catalog
unique and comprehensive curriculum aimed at preparing the next generation of entrepreneurs, leaders, and investors to succeed in a rapidly changing economic landscape. This course is ideal for students who aspire to become entrepreneurs... View Details
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Globalization and Emerging Markets - Course Catalog
for a government in an emerging or frontier market, as well as for those who wish to acquire a richer conceptual understanding of the nature of capitalism, globalization, and economic development worldwide. The unit of analysis of the... View Details