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- 28 Aug 2014
- Op-Ed
Government Can Do More to Unfreeze Small Business Credit
program of $100 million with a proven default rate of 5 percent will be "costed" at $5 million, but will deploy $100 million of new capital into the marketplace. A second important piece of SBJA was the effort to infuse capital into... View Details
- 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
- 05 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Changing Face of American Innovation
home country was clearly his default choice when looking for a partner. As Silicon Valley is a special place on many dimensions, I sought to characterize how well this case study generalized to other cities, industries, and ethnic groups.... View Details
- 07 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 7, 2016
iPhone 6S with enhanced security measures that enflamed a debate on privacy and public safety around the world. The iPhone 6S, amid a heightened concern for privacy following the 2013 revelation of clandestine U.S. surveillance programs, employed a View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
Best Practices for Creating a Successful Virtual Internship
and space to do impactful work. It’s also important to set clear expectations around communication. If your team has a default mode of communication, make sure interns are well informed about what channels to use and when. How quickly are... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 16 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 16, 2016
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51460 Concentrated Capital Losses and the Pricing of Corporate Credit Risk By: Siriwardane, Emil N. Abstract—Using proprietary data on all credit default swap (CDS) transactions in the U.S.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Uncovering Racial Discrimination in the ‘Sharing Economy’
host's profile picture is the second-most prominent element on any listing page, displayed next to the default picture of the property.) "Research has shown that when something is more salient, you respond more to it," Luca says. "This is... View Details
- 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
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Psychology, Pathology, and the CEO
industrial and energy services—and was close to defaulting on its financial obligations. Some managers felt the company was also bankrupt in terms of ideas. There was insufficient communication across the company, including few common... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 17 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
What’s Good about Quiet Rule-Breaking
their employer or the geography. In that case—and if the practice does not violate broader social norms—it is then important for the manager to signal that she is "in the know." This signals that the leniency is actively permitted, not a View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 31 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Not to Trust Your Gut
particular, other people's successes and failures. Obviously, for our most important negotiations, the outsider lens is preferable. Unfortunately, however, the outsider lens is rarely the default option when we are facing major... View Details
Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman & Deepak Malhotra
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
An Action Plan for Economic Recovery
financial products are systemically risky, like credit default swaps. What would you do? 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.... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Clicks and Mortar
tend to default to thinking about a consumer’s functional goals: I want something quickly and easily at a low price. But consumers buy for many other reasons. They might have social goals or they might want to have an experience that’s... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Rx for Too Big to Fail
institutions existed even before the repeal of Glass-Steagall in 1999. The truth is, large financial institutions are probably an unavoidable feature of modern life. Even many of the most ardent opponents of big banks favor the creation of an exchange for credit 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
- 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