Financing - Publications - Faculty & Research

1992
Manual

Teacher's Manual for Case Problems in Finance

By: W. E. Fruhan Jr., W. C. Kester, S. P. Mason, T. R. Piper and R. S. Ruback

August 2003 (Revised September 2008)
Background Note

Note on Financing of the U.S. Health Care Sector

By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Jeff Grahling

This course describes the public and private sources of financing of the U.S. health-care sector,and identifies the characteristics of insurance policies, their costs, the structure of the insurance industry, and the role of consultants and brokers. The insurance... View Details

Keywords: Economic Sectors; Financing and Loans; Insurance; Industry Structures; Health Industry; Insurance Industry; United States

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2020
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Foreign Direct Investment, Finance and Economic Development

By: Laura Alfaro and Jasmina Chauvin

Research has sought to understand how foreign direct investment affects host economies. This paper reviews the empirical literature, specifically addressing the question: How does FDI affect economic development of host countries and what is the role of local financial... View Details

Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Developing Countries and Economies; Financial Condition; Development Economics

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10 Aug 2015
News

GM Names Suryadevara Finance VP and Treasurer

Keywords: Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers; Retail Trade

June 2012
Background Note

Note on Financing Growth in Family Firms

By: Belen Villalonga

Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Family Business; Private Equity; Joint Ventures; Initial Public Offering

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08 Aug 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

Parmigiano-Reggiano, Jane Austen, and Other Things You Didn't Know About Finance

MarsYu Who says finance is boring? These stories, written about HBS faculty research and case studies, cover such diverse topics as financial adviser robots, the rise of impact investing, and the tell-tale signs that brokers are giving... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

2001
Other Unpublished Work

Linking Operations and Finance in Retailing

By: A. Raman, Vishal Gaur and Marshall Fisher

Keywords: Operations; Corporate Finance; Retail Industry

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12 Jul 2017
News

What Jane Austen and Mel Brooks Can Teach Us About Finance

12 Oct 2020
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Finding Virtue in the Finance Industry

30 Sep 2019
News

Retirement planning must go beyond finances

Feb 2014
Case

Finding the Money: An Overview of Infrastructure Finance Challenges and Opportunities

This overview describes how the United States funds and finances infrastructure investment to maintain its economic competitiveness. It considers the roles of taxpayers, users, government allocators and lenders, and private investors in... View Details

03 Oct 2020
News

Finance in the Time of COVID-19

March 2005
Case

Windhoek Nature Reserve: Financing a Sustainable Conservation Model in Namibia

In 2003, a Namibian entrepreneur was deciding how to finance and manage the risks of an ecotourism, nature reserve, venture project. Explores the challenges facing an entrepreneur operating in an emerging market with imperfect local financial and legal institutions. View Details

Keywords: Emerging Markets; Entrepreneurship

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