Publications

23 Mar 2010
First Look

First Look: March 23

(forthcoming) An abstract is unavailable at this time. Download the paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/bvillalonga/VillalongaAmit_FM_Final.pdf Working Papers Banking Market Concentration and Consumer Credit... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

09 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

Are Management Consulting Firms Failing to Manage Themselves?

compared to the outsized results of private equity, venture capital, and hedge fund investment banking professionals, consulting partners have asked, “Why not us?” While there was once an acceptance that... View Details

Keywords: by David Fubini; Consulting

01 May 2007
First Look

First Look: May 1, 2007

in Bolivia: A Meeting with the President of the Republic Harvard Business School Case 307-107 Herbert Muller, chair of leading microfinance bank BancoSol, has met with Evo Morales one year after the populist leader's inauguration as... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Feb 2011
Research & Ideas

What’s Government’s Role in Regulating Home Purchase Financing?

going to be easy, but it's critical to privatization. As we increase our regulation of banks and require them to hold more capital, we'll be driving more activity into the less-regulated securitization... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

09 Aug 2016
First Look

August 9, 2016

economic activity? This paper exploits the federal preemption of national banks in 2004 from local laws against predatory lending to gauge the effect of the supply of credit on the real economy. Specifically, we exploit the heterogeneity... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

March 2024 (Revised June 2024)
Case

Kashat: Navigating the Uncertainties of the Egyptian Fintech Market

By: Paul A. Gompers and Ahmed Dahawy

Karim Nour, the founder of Kashat, an Egyptian nano-lending fintech company, is contemplating how to manage the growth of his startup. Over the summer of 2022, Kashat's loan disbursements had grown by nearly 40%, fueled by macroeconomic instability in Egypt. However,... View Details

Keywords: Fintech; Business Model; Developing Countries and Economies; Acquisition; Business Exit or Shutdown; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Financing and Loans; Capital; Banking Industry; Banking Industry; Egypt

13 Mar 2018
First Look

March 13, 2018

Wachovia, a top U.S. bank, less than three months after becoming its CEO. Wachovia’s exposure to risky home loans led depositors and creditors to flee the bank on Friday, September 26, after the FDIC seized... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Global Poverty Needs a Global Answer

project's early stages. It would organize the interface with supporting institutions such as the World Bank and the UNDP, and with local business partners. View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

12 Apr 2011
First Look

First Look: April 12

Handbook for Banking and Governance, edited by James Barth, Chen Lin, and Clas Wihlborg. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing, forthcoming Abstract In this chapter, we... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

January 2003 (Revised January 2005)
Case

Peter Isenberg at Fischer Stevens (A)

By: Linda A. Hill and Maria Farkas

Having made managing director at an elite investment bank, Peter Isenberg struggles to understand his new role in the firm. He feels as though little has changed, although it is clear to him that those around him have new expectations. View Details

Keywords: Managerial Roles; Jobs and Positions; Management Teams; Banking Industry

21 Feb 2012
First Look

First Look: Feb. 21

case outlines the decisions Rollins took in terms of leadership and other strategic matters and shows how the center is performing a year after its initial disappointing progress. Purchase this... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Jan 2014
Research & Ideas

Resolving Patent Disputes that Impede Innovation

prompted a new research paper that starts to investigate ways to make these patents less volatile and more efficient—and makes the case for increased government involvement. "Standards are ubiquitous View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology; Legal Services

15 Dec 2015
First Look

December 15, 2015

I show that the scarcity of these coveted assets created by increased bank capital requirements can reduce overall bank funding costs and increase View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

January 2014
Case

Leader Bank, N.A.

By: David Scharfstein, Adi Sunderam and Hafiz Chagani

Keywords: Banking Industry; North and Central America