Filter Results:
(353)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(353)
- News (75)
- Research (239)
- Multimedia (1)
- Faculty Publications (98)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(353)
- News (75)
- Research (239)
- Multimedia (1)
- Faculty Publications (98)
- 08 Mar 2016
- Research & Ideas
Solving an Economic Mystery Surrounding Argentina and Chile
of Buenos Aires’s population was foreign born, and it could be regarded as one of the world’s greatest global cities.” Today, the city is a decaying shadow of itself and Argentina as a whole has fallen prey to ineffective institutions, inconsistent View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
March 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
help people save a bundle, look better, feel better, and have enhanced confidence. Boom Country? The New Wave of Indian Enterprise by Alan Rosling (MBA 1988) (Hachette India) A fresh wave of enterprise and start-ups, rapid advancements in technology, View Details
- 20 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018
Crisis By: Becker, Bo, and Victoria Ivashina Abstract—By the end of 2013, the share of government debt held by the domestic banking sectors of Eurozone countries was more than twice its 2007 level. We show that this type of increasing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Nov 2012
- News
First and Goal
on an undefeated team that earned a #5 national ranking, Swearengin ended his playing career as part of a thrilling 38-31 victory over the Washington Huskies in the 1993 Rose Bowl.) Football, Swearengin says, gave him self-confidence, taught him personal... View Details
- 14 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 14
(defined as the difference between the yield of a sovereign's bonds and the risk-free rate). In this paper, we contribute to the discussion by arguing that an important explanatory factor is the impact that commodities have on the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 9
Papers The Real Effects of Capital Controls: Financial Constraints, Exporters, and Firm Investment By: Alfaro, Laura, Anusha Chari, and Fabio Kanczuk Abstract—In the aftermath of the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, emerging-market View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 May 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 9
May 2017 Journal of Financial Economics The Value of Trading Relations in Turbulent Times By: Di Maggio, Marco, Amir Kermani, and Zhaogang Song Abstract—This paper investigates how dealers’ trading relationships shape their trading behavior in the corporate View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Apr 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
Use Personal Experience to Pick Winning Stocks
they felt was inadequately represented in the bond market. "We could see this macroeconomic storm on the horizon," says Higgins, whose previous experience at a global macro hedge fund proved valuable to the team. "But there... View Details
- 21 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 21
value. Through competition, leading firms often reduce these imperfections, making markets more efficient. The remaining imperfections become a primary impetus for government intervention. Hence, understanding residual market... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 17, 2006
that robust verification mechanisms such as independent certification may be necessary for voluntary management programs to mitigate information asymmetries surrounding management practices. Implications are discussed for the industry-associations, View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
Advertisers Get Serious About Playing With Their Brands
governed by a set of rules, the rules of play, according to John A. Deighton, Harold M. Brierley Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, and Leora Kornfeld, adjunct faculty, Schulich School of Business, York... View Details
- 08 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 8, 2008
Society to Create Competitive Advantage Harvard Business School Case 307-076 Focuses on the experience of China's largest shirt manufacturer in managing various aspects of government relations in China. Identifies a wide variety of social... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 26, 2018
end of the yield curve. Using data from 26 countries, the yield spread between 30-year and 10-year government bond yields is negatively related to the ratio of pension assets (in funded and private pension... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 21 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018
novel convertible bond dataset, I find that consumers often purchase dominated bonds—cheap and expensive versions of otherwise identical bonds coexist in the market. The empirical evidence suggests that... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 29 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 29, 2015
traces the evolution of the Internet from government ownership to privatization to the commercial Internet we know today. This is a story of innovation from the edges. Greenstein shows how mainstream service providers that had... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Harvard Climate Leaders Program
unforgettable experience. Daniel Tong: Definitely the retreat we had at the Harvard Forest. It was a shared moment to bond with each other and reflect on our individual work towards climate. It was also special to walk around the forest,... View Details
- 25 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 25
not get along). Study 4 investigates a moderator of the rewarding nature of matchmaking: the type of connection. We show that bridging ties are relatively more attractive than bonding ties: the more unlikely the match, the more rewarding... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
Praise for March Cover Congratulations on cracking the mold of a one-subject cover for the March issue. I found the four of your financial crisis articles extremely interesting, especially Niall Ferguson’s book excerpt on “Chimerica”! Peter Tufano’s proposal to invest... View Details
- 20 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 20
in the Government Bond Market Authors:Robin Greenwood and Dimitri Vayanos Publication:American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings (forthcoming May 2010) An abstract is unavailable at this time. The... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #16: Tim Murdoch, HBS MBA 1990 – Learning about Climate Change and Water
place, or to community – than water. We hope these stories showcase a range of ways in which some alumni have connected their bond with water to action in the business world. Thank you for reading, and please share your stories with us at... View Details