Risk and Uncertainty - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Mar 2010
News

Balanced scorecard author talks agile business and risk management

15 Aug 2007
Op-Ed

3 Steps to Reduce Financial System Risk

advances in what is called "credit risk transfer" technology have lowered the vulnerability of the international financial system to any individual bank crisis. There has been less discussion about where the transferred View Details

Keywords: by Mohamed El-Erian; Financial Services; Banking

April 2024 (Revised August 2024)
Case

The Israeli Innovation Authority: Decision-making in a Time of Uncertainty

By: Shai Bernstein, Sabrina Howell and Josh Lerner

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19 Sep 2011
News

Doomsday Coming for Catastrophic Risk Insurers?

05 Jan 2021
News

Identify — and Mitigate — Risks to Your Career

02 Dec 2018
News

An Investor’s Guide to Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities

as well as land-use and climate-resilient infrastructure, which will require massive injections of capital in order to remain sustainable. Alumni were urged to be the change agents and ask the tough... View Details

Keywords: Allison Webster; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services

13 Nov 2006
Working Paper Summaries

A New Framework for Analyzing and Managing Macrofinancial Risks of An Economy

Keywords: by Dale F. Gray, Robert C. Merton & Zvi Bodie

12 Jun 2014
Working Paper Summaries

The Triumph of the Humble Chief Risk Officer

Keywords: by Anette Mikes

July 1998
Article

International Overborrowing: A Decomposition of Credit and Currency Risks

By: Ronald I. McKinnon and Huw Pill

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June 2018 (Revised November 2020)
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Investing in the 21st Century: Return, Risk and Impact

By: Shawn Cole, Vikram S. Gandhi and Caitlin Reimers Brumme

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20 Feb 2022
News

Hong Kong: A Case Study of Managing in Extreme Uncertainty

24 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

Reducing Risk with Online Advertising

How can online advertising fraud be detected and prevented? What should we look at, where should we look, and what methods and tools should we use? These questions are relevant... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Video Game; Web Services

June 2019
Supplement

Elon Musk: Balancing Purpose and Risk; Risk Tolerance Exercise

By: Shikhar Ghosh

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01 Feb 2018
News

Ignore environmental, social and governance risks at your peril

November 1991
Article

The Price of Risk in the United States and Japan

By: W. C. Kester and T. A. Luehrman

Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Price; United States; Japan

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January 2008
Article

Prudence in Bargaining: The Effect of Uncertainty on Bargaining Outcomes

By: Lucy White

Keywords: Negotiation; Risk and Uncertainty; Outcome or Result

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July – August 2008
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Reduce the Risk of Failed Financial Judgments

By: Robert G. Eccles Jr. and Edward J. Riedl

When crucial financial estimates rely on judgment, companies can minimize their risk by turning to appraisers, actuaries, and evaluators, whether internal, external, or a combination. View Details

Keywords: Financial Statements; Judgments; Financial Management; Risk Management

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March 2009 (Revised May 2011)
Case

Risk Management at Wellfleet Bank: Deciding about "Megadeals"

By: Anette Mikes

Inspired by one of the few banks that successfully weathered the 2007-2009 credit crisis, the case illustrates risk management in a corporate finance business. Chief executive Alastair Dowes has to decide if the risk governance process is adequate to uncover mega-risks... View Details