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- 14 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Time that Government Reopens for Business
doesn't increase its debt limit on October 17, it will start defaulting on its bills—an unprecedented event in the nation's history. Senior Lecturer Joseph B. Fuller, a member of the School's Entrepreneurial Management Unit and an expert... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 26 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
A New Way to Cut Credit Card Debt: Pay Off One Purchase at a Time
average, customers who took advantage of the option to apply their payments to specific spending categories paid 12.18 percent more toward their debt than the control group, the research found. “There’s a strong default to making the... View Details
- 26 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 26
the sale of insurance products). Moreover, the use of CLV information did not have a negative impact on pricing, as some of the literature suggests, nor on default risk, indicating that managers increased sales to more profitable... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 10
prices (values?) fell, ship owners began to default on loans and new purchase contracts while banks holding loans secured by ships faced the possibility of increasing defaults (violations of loan-to-value... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Behind India’s Economic and Political Woes
rupees from his tenants, but that money just became 20 percent more expensive in the global currency market. So what is she to do? The options aren't appealing: Default on the loan or change the business model by possible refinancing. As... View Details
Keywords: by Zeenat Potia
- 02 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Is 'Gut Feel' a Good Reason to Invest in a Startup?
knowing which type of approach they default to can help them be more deliberate about how they make decisions, giving them confidence that there is in fact a method behind their investment choices. For entrepreneurs, understanding how... View Details
- 19 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Unlocking Your Investment Capital
derivatives were outstanding worldwide. So derivatives are hardly new and untested financial tools, even if the CDS (credit derivative swaps) type is relatively more recent. Q: It's truly amazing to think that companies can eliminate passive risk through credit View Details
- 05 Jul 2006
- Op-Ed
Corporate Governance Activists are Headed in the Wrong Direction
corporations incorporated in a given state—public or private, big or small—are subject to the same statutory framework. State statutes typically specify plurality selection as the default rule for director elections. Most... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph Hinsey
- 05 Aug 2024
- Research & Ideas
Watching for the Next Economic Downturn? Follow Corporate Debt
For commercial debt backed by real estate collateral, non-performing loans rise more than 81 percent once the crisis hits. “Once you have defaults in the commercial sector, the bank balance sheet is handicapped. And we show that, for... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 15 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 15, 2008
such as credit ratings, without considering the state of the economy in which default is likely to occur. Such investors are likely to be attracted to securities whose payoffs resemble those of economic catastrophe bonds-bonds that View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Dec 2008
- What Do You Think?
Can Housing and Credit be “Nudged” Back to Health?
governments to influence choices in ways that encourage choosers to make decisions in their best interest. They call it "libertarian paternalism." This involves utilizing "nudges" such as the wording of choices in ways that influence individual... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 28 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Importance of ‘Don’t’ in Inducing Ethical Employee Behavior
to the Ten Commandments, the vast majority (eight) of which dictate what thou shalt not do. Meanwhile, in virtually every other aspect of business there is a focus on what to do. Do meet sales projections. Do outperform competitors. Do impress the boss by getting... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 16 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16
in Eastern and Central Europe, has suffered significant declines in its financial performance, is at risk of defaulting on its debt, and is under pressure from its largest shareholders to give them control of the board and to restructure... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 12 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 12
and real estate markets, putting it in danger of defaulting on its debt and having to restructure under a U.K. Scheme of Arrangement. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/211026-PDF-ENG H Partners and Six Flags Robin... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Good Banks, Bad Banks, and Government’s Role as Fixer
systemically risky, like credit default swaps. Q: What would you do? A: My proposal is just the opposite of the Treasury's. I would put the Fed in charge of risk monitoring because that's where it has the most expertise. When the Fed... View Details
- 16 Jul 2014
- HBS Case
Marketing Obamacare
did just that, says Quelch. After legislation was passed, 14 states exercised the option to set up their own health insurance exchanges, as opposed to the other 36, which defaulted to the federal exchange. Of those 14, says Quelch, five... View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 15, 2016
will be critical to their success. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51813 Fiscal Rules and Sovereign Default By: Alfaro, Laura, and Fabio Kanczuk Abstract—We provide a quantitative analysis of fiscal rules... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 4, 2018
predict whether a borrower will repay or, ultimately, default on the obligation. This first case (A) presents students with relevant, detailed data about how the LendingClub model works. This includes LendingClub’s business model, the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 6
multiple). Main focus is to assess this as an entrepreneurial venture. Students do not need to be familiar with REITs. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/810102-PDF-ENG Saginaw Parts Co. and the General Motors Corp. Credit View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
When Predicting Other People's Preferences, You're Probably Wrong
our account suggests, people default to the belief that others have relatively narrow and homogeneous preferences, and thus predict that dissimilar items are disliked,” the researchers write in “The Role of (Dis)similarity in... View Details