Reserves - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 May 2020
Research & Ideas

China Tariffs and Coronavirus a Double Hit to American Retailers

Evidence from U.S. Trade Policy, accepted for publication by American Economic Review: Insights. It was co-authored by Gita Gopinath of Harvard University and the International Monetary Fund; Brent Neiman of the University of Chicago; and Jenny Tang of the Federal... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

28 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

Keep or Cut Workers? How Companies Reacted to the COVID-19 Crisis

financial flexibility—that is, plenty of cash in the bank—were able to continue operating without making deep cuts, compared to companies with smaller cash reserves, the findings showed. While some companies with high cash reserves... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

29 Apr 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Comparing the Cash Policies of Public and Private Firms

Keywords: by Joan Farre-Mensa

21 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

Are Your Employees Passing Up Incentives? Try Promoting the Programs More

offer. They do not necessarily have to be about cash; they could be something like a reserved parking space near the front of the building or a day off. “Cash is not always king,” John says. “I think you can get more bang for your... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

08 May 2023
Research & Ideas

How Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Crushed Crowdfunding for Minority Entrepreneurs

whites, according to Federal Reserve data, potentially driving some to alternative sources of capital, like Kickstarter and other crowdfunding sites. The pullback in support noted in Kerr’s research is national in scope, taking place in... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

30 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Six Steps for Making Your Threat Credible

question. What follows are six ways to make your threats more credible in negotiation. 1. Increase your costs of not following through on your threat Imagine that you're thinking about bidding to acquire another company that would be of great value to your firm. Your... View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra

07 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

The Better Way to Forecast the Future

to are probability forecasts, outlining the likelihood of the storm going in one direction versus another. In economics, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia coordinates probability and point forecasts for predicted growth in gross... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Air Transportation; Transportation

29 Aug 2022
Op-Ed

Income Inequality Is Rising. Are We Even Measuring It Correctly?

County, Wyoming—which is home to Jackson Hole, a popular resort town, and where the Federal Reserve held its annual Economic Policy Symposium last week—and Monroe County, Alabama—which is home to Monroeville, the setting of Harper Lee’s... View Details

Keywords: by Jon M. Jachimowicz, Kristin Blesch, and Oliver P. Hauser

20 Apr 2021
Book

A Simple Question That Can Guide Companies to Epic Success

frameworks are complicated. The processes that companies install to develop their strategy are highly complex, hundreds of slides, dozens of analyses, many competing frameworks and considerations. I meet many managers who see strategic thinking as View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

24 Apr 2019
Research & Ideas

The 'Amazon Effect' Is Changing Online Price Competition—and the Fed Needs to Pay Attention

lead to more volatile inflation in the future. Prices also can react quicker to policy changes and demand-side shocks. In fact, policymakers at the Federal Reserve and elsewhere are the target audience for Cavallo’s message. His research,... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Retail

24 Feb 2021
Lessons from the Classroom

What History's Biggest Wars Teach Us About Leading in Peace

The 2020 debut was popular: Approximately 100 second-year MBA students took the class, with 10 spots reserved for students from outside of HBS. His main goal in creating the course wasn’t necessarily to provide his students with business... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

01 Feb 2021
What Do You Think?

Has the New Economy Finally Arrived?

Twenty-year-old entrepreneurs became mega-millionaires, but not for long. It turned out that the “new economy” of that time was a house of cards. It’s a good time to ask the question again. Policies of the Federal Reserve in concert with... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

16 Aug 2022
Op-Ed

Now Is the Time for Entrepreneurs to Play Offense

stocks, startups. With the market correction, suddenly assets are more interesting to acquire. Many, many startups are flailing. Cash reserves are dwindling and they are desperate to find a safe landing. Thus, the companies that can... View Details

Keywords: by Jeffrey Bussgang

12 Jun 2018
Research & Ideas

In a Landscape of 'Me Too' Drug Development, What Spurs Radical Innovation?

their cash reserves have suddenly expanded—they tend to put that extra budget towards more exploratory projects,” says Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Joshua Krieger. He co-authored the study Developing Novel Drugs with... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Health; Pharmaceutical

18 Sep 2019
Op-Ed

WeWork—The IPO That Shouldn’t?

current operations that could materially impact their contribution margin, such as the failure to record any reserves for their furniture, fixtures, and equipment that are very real current costs. They fail to allocate any of their... View Details

Keywords: by Nori Gerardo Lietz; Financial Services; Real Estate

16 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Nonprofit Networking: The New Way to Grow

According to Peacock, it was less important who provided the services, whether the government or "competing" nonprofits, as long as they were being provided at a high quality. In exchange, the government needed to reallocate funds that had been View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

16 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

Has COVID-19 Broken the Global Value Chain?

dollar funding. To satisfy this big demand the Federal Reserve on March 19 announced establishment of temporary US dollar swap lines with an expanded list of central banks, including a handful of economies (EMEs), Australia, Brazil,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

25 Jan 2010
Research & Ideas

A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy

and raising taxes. We'll certainly need to prepare for the retirement of the baby boomers. Q: The Federal Reserve Board and its chairman, Ben Bernanke, have tremendous influence on the business environment, particularly on interest rates.... View Details