Foreign Reserves - Publications - Faculty & Research

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Placement - Doctoral

Schwartzstein Robert Minton Business Economics, 2023 Placement: Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Economist Dissertation: How the Price System Works: Evidence from Supply Chains and Price Controls Advisors: Xavier Gabaix , Edward... View Details

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Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

Info Do Fire Sales Create Externalities? By: Sergey Chernenko & Adi Sunderam DEC 2018 How do cash policies affect stock returns? A mutual fund that uses its cash reserves to accommodate outflows will lower the volatility of its underlying... View Details

01 Sep 2015
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First Look -- September 1, 2015

given year. We provide a partial explanation for this statistic: a foreign aid windfall to poor, non-oil producing Muslim countries during the twin oil crises of the 1970s allowed the recipient states to become more repressive and stave... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Help - Alumni

alumni, the card offers cash back and travel rewards, plus no annual or foreign transaction fees. In turn, revenue from the card supports financial aid. Lenovo Direct for Harvard Alumni Association Zipcar Enjoy a group discount on... View Details

22 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

Restoring a Global Economy, 1950–1980

United States in a uniquely powerful position. While Europe and Asia had experienced extensive destruction and loss of life, no battles had been fought on the soil of the United States. The U.S. dollar became the world's major reserve... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones

31 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 31, 2009

Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=709488 Investing in Early Learning as Economic Development at the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank Harvard Business School Case 309-090 In his role as... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Hiring International Students

requires at least a bachelor’s degree Annual quota of 85,000 new H-1B visas with 20,000 reserved for individuals who hold advanced degrees from US universities Individuals who previously held H-1B status not subject to cap A total of 6... View Details

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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

Info Segmented Arbitrage By: Adi Sunderam , Emil Siriwardane & Jonathan Wallen NOV 2021 Financial intermediaries play a key role in determining asset prices. The authors use arbitrage activity in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange... View Details

25 Jan 2010
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A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy

deficit spending send the signal that demand will increase, and thus both aim to break the cycle of negative expectations about the economy. Q: What's a good way to think about foreign direct investment in the United States? Are we... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

rebound at the end of the fiscal year. Revenue from Press, which has historically been dependent on sales at airports, bookstores, and other retail locations, improved 4 percent from the prior year. The growth was related partly to increased licensing activity for... View Details

18 Oct 2017
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How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization

developing economies and globalization at large. “The cluster concept is often used to consider local factors,” Giacomin says, “but there’s a growing awareness that many clusters are also driven by external forces, such as foreign direct... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Agriculture & Agribusiness

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Charts & Statistics - Leadership

Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century Charts & Statistics Birthplace Education Gender & Ethnicity Tenure Birthplace of Leaders Foreigners Gain CEO Access After Mid-Century Pre-1950 Founder 73% Family Business 2% Other CEO... View Details

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Harvard Business School

from 1982 to 1984, and an associate professor at HBS from 1972 to 1981. Malone has served on a number of boards including Hannaford Brothers, Anadarko Holdings, Houghton Mifflin, and the Limited Stores, and she has served as chair of Federal View Details

25 Aug 2022
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Up on the Corner

racial disparities in wealth and income. And because homeownership is one of the principal ways in which families build wealth, housing, race, and economic inequality are all intertwined. It is no accident, for instance, that data from the Census Bureau and the Federal... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Melissa Golden; Real Estate

01 Feb 2002
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It's academic. (Not!)

time and reserve evenings for family. "I love what I do," Wasserman says modestly. "I just try to keep as many eggs in the air at a time without having them splat on the pavement." Taking the Game to a New Level Zeynep Ton just wanted to... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2015
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Ask the Expert: Inside the Fed

The Fed’s structure The Federal Reserve System is overseen by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, an independent agency with seven members who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate.... View Details

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance

02 Mar 2017
What Do You Think?

Is China About to Overtake the US for World Trade Leadership?

reluctance to open up the banking system and promote the yuan as a global reserve currency. These were the conclusions of nearly all respondents to this month’s column. Nevertheless, there was an undertone to the comments suggesting that... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Politics and War - Coin and Conscience – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

reserve to send to the Continent in support of the war. Hence the significance of the locked chest, and the coins in the pockets of the lady's paper money dress. 42 Midas, Transmuting all into Gold Paper view image Etching by James... View Details

30 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 30, 2008

optimal foreign reserve holdings take the level of international debt as given. However, given the sovereign's willingness-to-pay incentive problems, reserve accumulation may... View Details