Real Interest Rate Risk - Publications - Faculty & Research

30 Jul 2007
Research & Ideas

Repugnant Markets and How They Get That Way

higher." If we had allowed that to happen, then you would have been made worse off by our decision to allow kidneys to be legally sold, even though you would not sell your kidney. All of a sudden you are not eligible for the best View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

06 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

The Problem with Hedge Funds

claims to have but really doesn't—any more than the mutual funds had expertise in picking dot-com stocks. The banks argue that they have expertise allowing them to pick the better hedge funds in which to invest. And they provide statistical models that supposedly... View Details

Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills

24 Feb 2021
Blog Post

My HBS Student Loan Story: Les Williams (MBA 2005)

payments are now about $224 per month. The interest rate is so low, around 2.25%. Some people pay the loans quickly, but I know many who pay them off more slowly given the low View Details

18 Sep 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018

Games, and can earn enough revenue to cover large ongoing costs, their owners—local governments and taxpayers—must pay off the deficits. Summer Olympics stadiums, normally built to seat over 70,000 people, are particularly at risk of... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

12 Feb 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019

and Heidi Liu Abstract— Eleven experiments provide evidence that people have a tendency to “shoot the messenger,” deeming innocent bearers of bad news unlikeable. In a preregistered lab experiment, participants rated messengers who... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

28 May 2019
Research & Ideas

Investor Lawsuits Against Auditors Are Falling, and That's Bad News for Capital Markets

to 80 in 2014. Another example: Some 70 percent of auditors in 1996 were likely to settle claims with some sort of cash payment. By 2016 the percentage of paid settlements had dropped to a little over 30 percent. “Reducing the bite, the View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services; Accounting

17 Jan 2019
Blog Post

MBA Curriculum Spotlight: Short Intensive Programs (SIPs)

Businesses This SIP is designed for students who are focused on the rapidly changing world of sports media and sports technology. It will be focused on topics of interest to students who are considering careers in entrepreneurial... View Details

01 Jun 2007
What Do You Think?

How Should Pay Be Linked to Performance?

into account the spread in pay packages between the top two executives in the organizations whose bonds it rates. Presumably, the larger the spread, the lower the bond rating, reflecting the higher implied risk associated with a large... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 May 2012
First Look

First Look: May 1

IBM Authors: Timothy F. Bresnahan, Shane Greenstein, and Rebecca M. Henderson Publication: In The Rate and Direction of Inventive Activity Revisited, edited by Josh Lerner and Scott Stern. Chicago, Ill: University of Chicago Press, 2012... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

06 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Four Strategies for Making Concessions

Rather, each side learns about the interests and concerns of the other and makes good-faith efforts toward achieving joint gains. Unfortunately, while fostering such norms is desirable, it is not always possible. Recently, one of my... View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra

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Is AI Coming for Your Job?

may have additional knowledge or context that the AI doesn't (e.g. that the AI hasn't been trained on, propriety knowledge, a better understanding of the specific task at hand, etc.). Another risk with these generative AI models is that... View Details

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Chapter

Gestion du Risque de Taux appliqué au Métier de la Promotion Immobilière

By: Marc L Bertoneche and D. Jacquet

Keywords: Risk Management; Interest Rates; Property; Real Estate Industry

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07 Sep 2021
Research & Ideas

Who Pays For Wildfire and Hurricane Damage? Everyone.

New Mexico homeowners might think their inland location buffers them from the financial toll of climate change, but they’re still paying for climate-related property damage occurring in coastal states. New research finds that homeowners in New Mexico and other states... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Insurance

20 Oct 2010
Op-Ed

Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic

surpluses/deficit on a sustained basis if normal adjustments through exchange rate movements work sluggish. This is a possibility that has become very real over the last few years. Export-oriented countries... View Details

Keywords: by Christian Ketels

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Global Business Course | HBS Online

Rates 6-8 hrs Module 3 Political Order and Disorder Understand the role of government in the modern economy and analyze political risks to business strategy. Highlights Introduction - Ray Mabus Welfare... View Details

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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

absolute game-changer for me. From refining my leadership skills to sharpening my strategic thinking, every module pushed me to grow in ways I didn’t expect. I walk away from CLIMB not just inspired, but equipped with the tools to make a View Details

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

Reflecting decreasing interest rates during fiscal 2021, the School reported interest income of $1 million, a decrease of $4 million from fiscal 2020. Total housing, rents,... View Details

31 May 2004
Research & Ideas

How Team Leaders Show Support–or Not

of subordinates' capabilities or work; providing nonconstructive negative feedback on work done; checking on the status of assigned work for too long; and displaying lack of interest in subordinates' work or ideas); (2) failing to... View Details