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- 2020
- Chapter
Reserve Accumulation, Sovereign Debt, and Exchange Rate Policy
By: Laura Alfaro and Fabio Kanczuk
In the past decade, foreign participation in local-currency bond markets in emerging countries increased dramatically. Additionally, emerging countries are increasingly deviating from inflation targeting regimes, managing their exchange rate and engaging in... View Details
Alfaro, Laura, and Fabio Kanczuk. "Reserve Accumulation, Sovereign Debt, and Exchange Rate Policy." In Asset Management at Central Banks and Monetary Authorities: New Practices in Managing International Foreign Exchange Reserves, edited by Jacob Bjorheim. Springer, 2020. (Book link.)
- January 1997 (Revised March 1997)
- Background Note
Note on Money and Monetary Policy
By: David A. Moss and Wyatt C. Wells
Offers a brief overview of economic thinking about the nature of money and about how the central bank can affect the economy through monetary policy. View Details
Keywords: Sovereign Finance; Government Administration; Policy; Central Banking; Money; Inflation and Deflation; Financial Crisis
Moss, David A., and Wyatt C. Wells. "Note on Money and Monetary Policy." Harvard Business School Background Note 797-094, January 1997. (Revised March 1997.)
- November 1989 (Revised November 1990)
- Case
Sheaco Oil: Policy and Productivity
Mooney, Theresa R. "Sheaco Oil: Policy and Productivity." Harvard Business School Case 390-084, November 1989. (Revised November 1990.)
- 23 Apr 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Corporate Financial Policies in Misvalued Credit Markets
- June 2018
- Article
The Fed, the Bond Market, and Gradualism in Monetary Policy
By: Jeremy C. Stein and Adi Sunderam
We develop a model of monetary policy with two key features: (i) the central bank has some private information about its long-run target for the policy rate, and (ii) the central bank is averse to bond-market volatility. In this setting, discretionary monetary policy... View Details
Stein, Jeremy C., and Adi Sunderam. "The Fed, the Bond Market, and Gradualism in Monetary Policy." Journal of Finance 73, no. 3 (June 2018): 1015–1060.
- 08 Jun 2017
- News
Behavioral ‘Nudges’ Offer a Cost-Effective Policy Tool
- June 2003 (Revised August 2003)
- Case
Pension Policy at The Boots Company PLC
By: Luis M. Viceira and Akiko M. Mitsui
In early 2000, the trustees of the pension scheme at Boots considered a proposal to move 100% of the pension assets into a bond portfolio, which would be passively managed. The Boots Co. PLC was a leading retailer of cosmetics and toiletries in the United Kingdom, and... View Details
Keywords: Performance Productivity; Employees; Asset Management; Capital Structure; Investment Portfolio; Consumer Products Industry; United Kingdom
Viceira, Luis M., and Akiko M. Mitsui. "Pension Policy at The Boots Company PLC." Harvard Business School Case 203-105, June 2003. (Revised August 2003.)
- May 1998
- Case
Clinton's and Nixon's Economic Policy Options
By: Hugo Uyterhoeven
Uyterhoeven, Hugo. "Clinton's and Nixon's Economic Policy Options." Harvard Business School Case 398-130, May 1998.
- June 2014
- Case
Financial Policy at Apple, 2013 (A)
By: Mihir A. Desai and Elizabeth A. Meyer
By the end of 2013, Apple had $137 billion dollars in cash and marketable securities. This case explores how companies can generate such large amounts of cash and how and if they should distribute it to shareholders, especially in the face of shareholder pressure. In... View Details
Keywords: Apple; Steve Jobs; Forecast; Forecasting; Forecasting And Prediction; Shareholder Activism; Share Repurchase; Dividends; Financial Ratios; Preferred Shares; Cash Distribution; Corporate Finance; Borrowing and Debt; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Technology Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States; Republic of Ireland
- 1994
- Chapter
Competition Policy and Privatization: An Organizational Perspective
By: James Langenfeld and Dennis Yao
Competition (antitrust) policies in Central and Eastern Europe need to address both short-term problems associated with the transition to a market economy as well as the development of institutions suitable for a mature market economy. In this paper we employ an... View Details
Langenfeld, James, and Dennis Yao. "Competition Policy and Privatization: An Organizational Perspective." Chap. 10 in Government and Markets: Establishing a Democratic Order and a Market Economy In Former Socialist Countries. 32, by Hendrikus Blommestein and Bernard Steunenberg, 195–218. International Studies in Economics and Econometrics. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1994.
- July 28, 1997
- Article
Unraveling the Workings of Monetary Policy
Stein, Jeremy, and Anil Kashyap. "Unraveling the Workings of Monetary Policy." Mastering Finance Series Financial Times (July 28, 1997), 2–4.
- 2020
- Article
Defining AI in Policy versus Practice
By: P.M. Krafft, Meg Young, Michael Katell, Karen Huang and Ghislain Bugingo
Krafft, P.M., Meg Young, Michael Katell, Karen Huang, and Ghislain Bugingo. "Defining AI in Policy versus Practice." Proceedings of the AAAI/ACM Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Society (2020): 72–78.
- Article
Enhancing Policy Models with Exploratory Analysis
By: Arthur C. Brooks and Gregory B. Lewis
Brooks, Arthur C., and Gregory B. Lewis. "Enhancing Policy Models with Exploratory Analysis." Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 12, no. 1 (January 2002): 129–136.
- November 1977 (Revised March 1984)
- Case
Cargill, Inc.: Managing Corporate Public Policy
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Goldberg, Ray A. "Cargill, Inc.: Managing Corporate Public Policy." Harvard Business School Case 578-088, November 1977. (Revised March 1984.)
- 11 Dec 2018
- News
Herzlinger Editorial Influences Federal Healthcare Policy
- 01 Jul 2025
- Video
Green Industrial Policy at a Crossroads
- 12 PM – 1 PM EST, 09 Jan 2019
- Webinars: Trending@HBS
How Better Immigration Policies Foster Business Innovation and Growth
Talent is a critical factor in driving innovation in science, engineering, and today's knowledge economy. Professor Bill Kerr explores the data and ideas that should drive the next wave of policy and business practice around high-skill immigration. View Details