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An Analysis of the Impact of 'Substantially Heightened' Capital Requirements on Large Financial Institutions
By: Anil Kashyap, Jeremy C. Stein and Samuel G. Hanson
We examine the impact of "substantially heightened" capital requirements on large financial institutions, and on their customers. Our analysis yields three main conclusions. First, the frictions associated with raising new external equity finance are likely to be... View Details
Keywords: Financial Institutions; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Capital; Equity; Financing and Loans; Credit
Kashyap, Anil, Jeremy C. Stein, and Samuel G. Hanson. "An Analysis of the Impact of 'Substantially Heightened' Capital Requirements on Large Financial Institutions." 2010. Mimeo.
- 24 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking Activity-Based Costing
minutes to handle an inquiry, and 50 minutes to perform a credit check. Deriving cost-driver rates. The cost-driver rates can now be calculated by multiplying the two input variables we have just estimated.... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & Steven R. Anderson
- 01 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
Choosing the Right Student Loan
loan options available. Private loans may be a good option for both international and domestic students. Typically, private loan rates are based on your credit history and are variable; however, there are... View Details
- 30 Jun 2022
- HBS Case
Peloton Changed the Exercise Game. Can the Company Push Through the Pain?
extension,” Dolan says. “Foley pioneered the interactive-exercise market, and [people] give him credit for that. Innovation is great, but if you haven’t figured out a renovation strategy [for the long term], you can drive yourself into a... View Details
- 10 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 10
fail to detect dodges when speakers answer similar—but objectively incorrect—questions (the "artful dodge"), a detection failure that goes hand in hand with a failure to rate dodgers more negatively. We propose that dodges go... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2023
- HBS Case
A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have To?
prior to incarceration, and when they did have jobs, their median earnings were a mere $6,250 per year. In addition, one in 10 boys born to families in the bottom 10 percent income bracket were incarcerated by the age of 30—a rate 20... View Details
- 07 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
Innovation Corrupted: How Managers Can Avoid Another Enron
or fail to analyze the utter breakdown in board governance and Enron's internal controls, and the failure of credit rating agencies to blow the whistle," he says. "They also overlook the collusion... View Details
- 21 Jul 2021
- Research & Ideas
What Does an ESG Score Really Say About a Company?
Receiving more information can clarify the complex, but not when it comes to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores. A recent study shows that the more information a company discloses about its ESG practices, the more rating agencies disagree on how well... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
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Research - Global
digital lenders use machine-learning algorithms and nontraditional data from borrowers’ mobile devices. Consequently, digital lenders have managed to expand access to credit for millions of... 2025 Working Paper How Does Wage Inequality... View Details
- 09 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Unilever—A Case Study
1920s to 8.5 percent in 1932. 18 Brands were built up by spending heavily on advertising. As a percentage of sales, advertising averaged 25 percent between 1921 and 1933, thereby funding a series of noteworthy campaigns conceived by J. Walter Thompson. This View Details
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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
interest rates remain high for small businesses. The authors discuss the consequences of this credit gap on small business operation and capital. See Sam's other research here and Jeremy's other research... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Solving for Z
With nearly 20 years of experience as a senior human resources executive, Matthew Breitfelder (MBA 2002) has seen a lot of change in the corporate talent space. But what’s happening now looks like a tectonic generational shift. From his perch as global head of human... View Details
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Topics - HBS Working Knowledge
Derivatives and Swaps (1) Credit (8) Crime and Corruption (43) Crisis Management (51) Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues (23) Culture (10) Currency Exchange Rate (3) Currency (12) Curriculum and Courses... View Details
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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research
Hydro-Quebec’s legacy of low-cost, renewable hydroelectric power, vertically integrated structure, and close ties with government and Indigenous communities positioned it uniquely, but also left little room for error. With aging infrastructure, unpredictable service... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
In Harmony
Kim at Seoul’s government-built Hoehyeon “Citizens’ Apartments.” Opened in 1970, it stands as a reminder of a Korea from a very different era. Like so many South Koreans of a certain age, Michael ByungJu Kim (MBA 1990) lives in a country where the past lingers,... View Details
- 04 Aug 2010
- News
A Lonely Crusader
right about the bond insurer. By the fall of 2008, as the global financial crisis unfolded, MBIA spiraled downward, Ackman was vindicated, and his bets paid off. You can’t read a book like this without wondering why almost no one took Ackman, a savvy professional... View Details
- 21 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 21
performance data, in their decisions. These decision-making patterns are associated with large and systematic differences in learning rates across business units. Learning is concentrated in business units with "loose... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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This lists media reports covering my firm dollarDEX Investments or me (or my colleagues), or columns written by me (or my colleagues). There are all... View Details
- 13 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
When Good Incentives Lead to Bad Decisions
application on a scale of 0 to 100. Loan approvals were not contingent on a minimum score. "This approach is common practice for consumer and small-enterprise loans for which the bank records internal ratings but does not use... View Details
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Business Fundamentals Course - CORe | HBS Online
$2,650 Next 12-week session starts September 3rd Next 17-week session starts October 28 Apply to CORe Apply to CORe for Credit Designed to help you achieve fluency in the language of business, CORe is a business fundamentals program that... View Details