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  • 23 Jun 2009
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First Look: June 23

  Working PapersCatering to Characteristics (revised) Authors:Greenwood, Robin, and Samuel Hanson Abstract When investors overvalue a particular firm characteristic, corporations endowed with that characteristic can absorb some of the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 Mar 2016
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March 15, 2016

examples—GE, Mahindra & Mahindra, Hasbro, IBM, United Rentals, and Tata Consultancy Services—and testimonies of leaders who have successfully used this framework, this book solves once and for all the practical dilemma of how to align an organization on the... View Details
  • 21 Jul 2009
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First Look: July 21

ratings play an important role in the financial system, but investors and regulators who use ratings cannot easily verify their quality, and ratings are paid for by the firms whose bonds are rated. The provision of quality ratings is at... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 30 Jan 2007
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First Look: January 30, 2007

positions, which creates price pressure in the securities held in common by distressed funds. A similar phenomenon exists among funds experiencing large inflows: their tendency to expand existing positions creates positive price pressure in overlapping holdings. We... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 04 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 4

Vikram Sunderam Publication:Journal of Financial Economics (forthcoming) Abstract We present a model that helps explain several past collapses of securitization markets. Originators issue too many informationally insensitive securities in good times, blunting View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 16 Apr 2013
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First Look: April 16

  Publications 2006 Stanford University Press Wall Street Research: Past, Present, and Future By: Groysberg, Boris, and Paul M. Healy Abstract—Wall Street equity analysts provide research products and services on publicly traded companies to institutional and retail... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 21

providing an additional source of revenue, but reduces consumer demand for the service. We characterize equilibrium information provision, disclosure levels, and prices and show that competition with privacy has several effects on the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Feb 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018

older age. The design of purchased products varies strongly with household characteristics, suggesting the importance of heterogeneity in preferences and financial circumstances. A simple portfolio choice model shows that household loss aversion best explains the View Details
  • 18 Oct 2011
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First Look: October 18

entering this market would present unique challenges for Vanguard. Vanguard had a philosophy espousing low-turnover investing, while ETFs enabled short-term trading. The company would also need to develop a distribution network for ETFs. Finally, since Vanguard's... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Sep 2009
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Excessive Executive Pay: What’s the Solution?

the last twenty years, our stock markets also became increasingly institutionalized. The real investors are mostly professional money managers who are focused on the short term. "It is these shareholders who pushed companies to... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson
  • 01 Aug 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1

activities of firms operating in more than 100 countries with input-output tables. In line with the model's predictions, we find that whether a firm integrates upstream or downstream suppliers depends crucially on the elasticity of demand... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Nov 2009
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First Look: Nov. 3

self-report of the licensee. The self-reporting aspect of the environment gives rise to demand for auditing by the licensor or third-party attestation by the licensee. We characterize the optimal royalty contract, accounting system choice... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 22 Apr 2008
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First Look: April 22, 2008

the capital markets and potential investors understand that the company was a true, modern corporation, even with the state as a majority owner. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=308027... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 12 Jan 2010
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First Look: Jan. 12

insurance. Employment regulations more directly tax firms making frequent labor adjustments than other labor insurance mechanisms. Venture capital and private equity investors are especially sensitive to these labor adjustment costs.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 06 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 6

have often proved highly productive in policy terms, delivering the best ideas from both sides. In the 1840s, for instance, state politicians who were deeply skeptical of government pushed hard for balanced budget amendments while politicians at the other end of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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