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- May 2006 (Revised January 2007)
- Teaching Note
The Barber of Buenos Aires: Argentina's Debt Renegotiation (TN)
By: Noel Maurer and Aldo Musacchio
- March 2005
- Article
Sovereign Debt As a Contingent Claim: A Quantitative Approach
By: Laura Alfaro and Fabio Kanczuk
We construct a dynamic equilibrium model with contingent service and adverse selection to quantitatively study sovereign debt. In the model, benefits of defaulting are tempered by higher future interest rates. For a wide set of parameters, the only equilibrium is one... View Details
Keywords: Sovereign Finance; Borrowing and Debt; Interest Rates; Balance and Stability; Risk and Uncertainty; Risk Management; Mathematical Methods; Management Style; Segmentation; Debt Securities; Banking Industry
Alfaro, Laura, and Fabio Kanczuk. "Sovereign Debt As a Contingent Claim: A Quantitative Approach." Journal of International Economics 65, no. 2 (March 2005).
- December 9, 2011
- Comment
Solving the Debt Crisis May Be Europe's Biggest Step Forward
By: Dante Roscini
Roscini, Dante. "Solving the Debt Crisis May Be Europe's Biggest Step Forward." Harvard Business Review Blogs (December 9, 2011).
- September 1990
- Article
How Risky is the Debt in Highly Leveraged Transactions?
Kaplan, Steve, and Jeremy Stein. "How Risky is the Debt in Highly Leveraged Transactions?" Journal of Financial Economics 27, no. 1 (September 1990): 215–245.
- April 2014
- Module Note
Debt as a Source of Value in Private Equity
Ivashina, Victoria. "Debt as a Source of Value in Private Equity." Harvard Business School Module Note 214-061, April 2014.
- 06 Mar 2021
- News
Poor countries struggling with debt fight to get help
- 20 Jul 2021
- News
America's Medical Debt Is Much Worse Than We Think
- 25 May 2009
- News
Historian Niall Ferguson warns of debt calamity threatening the west
- 22 Feb 2024
- News
How Gen Z Can Avoid Further Student Debt in 2024
- March 2001
- Background Note
Valuing the Option Component of Debt and Its Relevance to DCF-Based Valuation Methods
The flows-to-equity or equity cash flows valuation method is a discounted cash flow method used to estimate the equity portion of the capital structure. It is closely related to the venture capital/buyout valuation method, which estimates the IRR of the stream of cash... View Details
Meulbroek, Lisa K. "Valuing the Option Component of Debt and Its Relevance to DCF-Based Valuation Methods." Harvard Business School Background Note 201-110, March 2001.
- Research Summary
The Ownership and Trading of Debt Claims in Chapter 11 Restructurings (with Victoria Ivashina and David Smith)
This paper explores a novel data set that identifies over 71,000 investors holding debt claims of 136 companies filing for U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection during the period of 1998 through 2009. We investigate how concentration in debt ownership relates to... View Details
- July 19, 2011
- Article
Social Security Refrom Is the Key to the Debt Ceiling Debate
By: Robert C. Pozen
- Research Summary
Sovereign Debt as a Contingent Claim: A Quantitative Approach (joint with Fabio Kanczuk)
By: Laura Alfaro
We construct a dynamic equilibrium model with contingent service and adverse selection to quantitatively study sovereign debt. In the model, benefits of defaulting are tempered by higher future interest rates. For a wide parameter, the only equilibrium is one in which... View Details
- Article
Easy Money is a Dangerous Cure for a Debt Hangover
By: Amar Bhide
Bhide, Amar. "Easy Money is a Dangerous Cure for a Debt Hangover." Financial Times (August 16, 2016).
- August 1996
- Case
Appliance Company: Accounting for Bad Debt and Warranty Service Costs
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Accounting
Hawkins, David F. "Appliance Company: Accounting for Bad Debt and Warranty Service Costs." Harvard Business School Case 197-005, August 1996.
- 2013
- Other Unpublished Work
Debt and Democracy: The New York Constitutional Convention of 1846
By: David Moss and Dean Grodzins
- February 2010 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Negotiating Trust: Borrowers, Lenders, and the Politics of Household Debt
By: Catherine S. M. Duggan and Alexander F. Roehrkasse
Duggan, Catherine S. M., and Alexander F. Roehrkasse. "Negotiating Trust: Borrowers, Lenders, and the Politics of Household Debt." Harvard Business School Case 710-048, February 2010. (Revised March 2013.)
- June 2015 (Revised January 2017)
- Case
Greece's Debt: Sustainable?
By: George Serafeim
The case "Greece's Debt: Sustainable?" describes the Greek economic crisis, bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the debt restructuring that followed. Because of a lack of trust in Greece's ability to repay its debt, two... View Details
Keywords: Debt Crisis; Accounting; Debt Sustainability; Austerity; Solvency Opinions; Borrowing and Debt; Restructuring; Valuation; Accrual Accounting; Fair Value Accounting; Economy; Greece
Serafeim, George. "Greece's Debt: Sustainable?" Harvard Business School Case 115-063, June 2015. (Revised January 2017.)