Publications

1994
Other Unpublished Work

Losing Interest: Interest Allocation Rules and the Cost of Debt Finance

By: K. A. Froot and J. Hines

Keywords: Accounting; Corporation Taxation; Interest Deductibility; Cost Of Capital; Corporate Finance; Borrowing and Debt; Financing and Loans; Interest Rates

November 1997 (Revised October 2001)
Background Note

A Note on Government Sources of Financing for Small Businesses

By: Paul A. Gompers and Catherine M. Conneely

Discusses issues related to government sources of financing for small business in the United States. In addition to presenting motivations for government financing programs, the note gives a detailed presentation of major federal programs to assist small business. View Details

Keywords: Corporate Finance; Business and Government Relations

24 Nov 2020
Working Paper Summaries

Accounting for Product Impact in the Consumer Finance Industry

Keywords: by George Serafeim and Katie Trinh; Financial Services

Web

Private Equity Finance - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Private Equity Finance Course Number 1440 Senior Lecturer Ted Berk Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits 28 Sessions Exam Overview This is an advanced corporate finance course focused on private equity... View Details

18 Sep 2000
Research & Ideas

Big Deals: Financing Large-Scale Investments

latest e-commerce enterprise. And in a new MBA elective course he has developed, Large-Scale Investment, Esty examines how private firms structure, value, and finance large, first-of-a-kind (or greenfield) projects. "Although the... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

Fourth Quarter 2002
Article

Corporations and the Financing of Innovation

By: Paul A. Gompers

Keywords: Financing and Loans; Innovation and Invention

Read Now

March 1981 (Revised April 1999)
Case

Brazil: Financing the Miracle

Jul 2012
Panel Discussion

Financing America's Entrepreneurial Resurgence

By: Ramana Nanda

2009
Working Paper

Financing Constraints and Entrepreneurship

By: William R. Kerr and Ramana Nanda

Read Now

September 1995 (Revised July 1998)
Background Note

Entrepreneurial Finance Suggested Readings

By: William A. Sahlman and Andrew S. Janower

January 1987 (Revised January 1988)
Background Note

Note on Trade Finance

By: David B. Yoffie

11 Apr 2008
News

High finance laid low

Bootstrap Finance (HBR 1992)

The Growth of Finance

The U.S. financial services industry grew from 4.9% of GDP in 1980 to 7.9% of GDP in 2007. A sizeable portion of the growth can be explained by rising asset management fees, which in turn were driven by increases in the valuation of tradable assets, particularly... View Details

01 Aug 2017
News

When Art Met Finance

Jeffrey Deitch, Jeff Koons, and Dakis Joannou at the opening of the exhibition “Everything That’s Interesting Is New,” The Dakis Joannou Collection, The Factory, Athens School of Fine Arts, Athens, 1996. (Photo via Artsy) Jeffrey Deitch, Jeff Koons, and Dakis Joannou... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment

April 2000
Case

Financing of Project Achieve, The (B)

By: Mihir A. Desai

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Forecasting and Prediction; Venture Capital; Cash Flow; Equity; Negotiation Deal; Valuation

September 2004 (Revised September 2006)
Case

Harley-Davidson, Inc.: Motorcycle Manufacturer or Financing Company?

Harley-Davidson manufactures and sells motorcycles. It also provides financing for retail purchases and dealer stock. Although Harley's performance has been very strong, analysts and the press have questioned its use of a special-purpose entity to sell securities... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Business or Company Management; Corporate Disclosure; Financial Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Financial Services Industry; Motorcycle Industry; Retail Industry