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  • 2011
  • Chapter

The Economics of Housing Finance Reform

By: David S. Scharfstein and Adi Sunderam
This paper analyzes the two leading types of proposals for reform of the housing finance system: (i) broad-based, explicit, priced government guarantees of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and (ii) privatization. Both proposals have drawbacks. Properly-priced... View Details
Keywords: Economics; Housing; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Government and Politics
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  • 04 Jan 2011
  • Working Paper Summaries

The Learning Effects of Monitoring

Keywords: by Dennis Campbell, Marc Epstein & Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez; Entertainment & Recreation
  • 20 Dec 2011
  • First Look

First Look: December 20

These abnormal returns are actually higher the greater the percentage of a firm's capital listed on non-U.S. exchanges but are unrelated to the corporate governance and legal environment in foreign issuers' home country. These results... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • Article

On the Political Economy of Temporary Stabilization Programs

By: Laura Alfaro
This paper provides a political economy explanation for temporary exchange-rate-based stabilization programs by focusing on the distributional effects of real exchange-rate appreciation. I propose an economy in which agents are endowed with either tradable or... View Details
Keywords: Government and Politics; Economy; Balance and Stability; Programs; Currency Exchange Rate; Cash; Value; Distribution
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Publications - Faculty & Research

Case No. 125-094. View Details Keywords: Accounting Standards ; Bank Runs ; Financial Accounting ; Financial Reporting ; Social Media ; Banks and Banking ; Financing and Loans ; Investment Portfolio ; Interest Rates ; Debt Securities ;... View Details
  • 15 Nov 2007
  • Working Paper Summaries

The Dynamic Interplay of Inequality and Trust: An Experimental Study

Keywords: by Ben Greiner, Axel Ockenfels & Peter Werner
  • 29 May 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018

Rate, Innovation and Productivity: Regional Heterogeneity, Asymmetries and Hysteresis By: Alfaro, Laura, Alejandro Cuñat, Harald Fadinger, and Yanping Liu Abstract—We evaluate manufacturing firms' responses to changes in the real exchange... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • May 2018
  • Article

U.S. Treasury Premium

By: Wenxin Du, Joanne Im and Jesse Schreger
We quantify the difference in the convenience yield of U.S. Treasuries and government bonds of other developed countries by measuring the deviation from covered interest parity between government bond yields. We call this wedge the “U.S. Treasury Premium.” We document... View Details
Keywords: Bonds; Investment Return; Interest Rates; Financial Crisis
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  • 05 Dec 2014
  • Working Paper Summaries

Seesaws and Social Security Benefits Indexing

Keywords: by Matthew Weinzierl
  • 18 Oct 2011
  • First Look

First Look: October 18

involuntarily closed for overdraft activity may have limited or no access to the formal banking system. In the period 2000 through 2005, there were approximately 30 million checking accounts reportedly closed for excessive overdrafting. Closure View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Program

Investment Management Workshop

risk managers, portfolio managers, investment advisors, wealth managers, and principals Learning and Living at HBS When you participate in an Executive Education program on the HBS campus, you enter an immersive experience where every... View Details
  • 24 Jan 2012
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 24

prior industries: photography, consumer electronics, and computers. By 2004, several features had emerged as a dominant design; however, the timing and rate of adoption varied by prior industry. This study extends previous research on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Research Summary

Overview

Yanhua Bird's research encompasses two streams: (1) entrepreneurship and social innovation — how the design and structure of alternative forms of enterprises influence their activities and success, with a focus on peer-to-peer markets and social enterprises, and (2)... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Behavior; Strategy; Social Evaluation; Entrepreneurship; Social Innovation; Social Movements; Non-market Strategy; Corporate Sustainability
  • September 2007
  • Case

Tetra Pak Argentina

By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and Gustavo A. Herrero
Deals with the hands-on management of a difficult situation facing the subsidiary of a multinational corporation (Tetra Pak) in a developing country (Argentina). The situation arises from a major economic, social, and institutional breakdown that jeopardizes the... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Financial Crisis; Currency Exchange Rate; Sovereign Finance; Multinational Firms and Management; Crisis Management; Business and Government Relations; Argentina
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    Clayton S. Rose

    Clayton Rose is Baker Foundation Professor of Management Practice and teaches the course Accountability in the Advanced Management Program. His case writing is focused on the how leaders consider the... View Details

    Keywords: financial services
    • Program

    Creating Brand Value

    Expand your brand's profitably Develop an effective brand portfolio strategy Manage brand risk Leverage a brand as a significant corporate asset Determine the value of a brand Invest in brands and evaluate the ROI of branding Build... View Details
    • 24 Sep 2007
    • Research & Ideas

    The FDA: What Will the Next 100 Years Bring?

    (coauthored with Joanna Radin), Perspectives on Risk and Regulation: The FDA at 100, has just been released. The book collects views on the work and challenges of the agency from FDA officials past and present, as well as from executives... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Biotechnology; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage; Health
    • April 2011 (Revised December 2017)
    • Case

    Latvia: Navigating the Strait of Messina

    By: Rafael Di Tella, Rawi Abdelal and Natalie Kindred
    This case describes Latvia's transition from a Soviet republic into an EU member, its economic boom and subsequent bust in 2008, and its policy response. After implementing significant economic and political reforms in order to qualify for EU membership in 2004, Latvia... View Details
    Keywords: Currency Exchange Rate; Competitive Strategy; Economic Growth; Policy; Financial Crisis; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Latvia
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    • 16 Jul 2013
    • First Look

    First Look: July 16

    trust through warmth and understanding. Most leaders today approach their jobs by emphasizing competence, strength, and credentials. But without first building a foundation of trust, they run the risk of eliciting fear, resentment, or... View Details
    Keywords: Anna Secino
    • 15 Sep 2015
    • First Look

    September 15, 2015

    counties that were leaders in patenting in the early 1990s produced relatively more patents by the early 2000s. Second, we compare the extent of invention in counties that were leaders in Internet adoption to those that were not. We see little difference in the growth... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne