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- 05 Dec 2016
- Blog Post
5 Pieces of Advice for Applying to HBS
definitely remember the sticker shock I felt when I read the expected student budget for the first time. Luckily, there are a lot of ways for you to get support as you decide how you want to finance your time at HBS. Many students, myself... View Details
- 14 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The High Cost of the Slow COVID Vaccine Rollout
doesn’t take into account more subjective measures of well-being, such as quality of life. Sticker shock may have hampered investment The unprecedented scale and cost of the global pandemic may have made governments shy about investing... View Details
- 01 Aug 2018
- What Do You Think?
Are Free Trade and Free Markets Quaint Ideas From the Past?
backlash ” Harti commented that, “The problem arises when the capital moves off-shore and the work force can’t follow.” Michael put it more bluntly: “I think many Americans have woken up in a state of shocked disbelief to find out free... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
The Meaning of Ramadi
active duty. I was shocked — I had already served two tours in Iraq, most recently in Ramadi, where I had led a platoon of forty infantrymen through seven months of some of the worst combat Americans had seen since Vietnam. Besides, I was... View Details
- 23 Jul 2013
- News
Building Great Schools around Great Teachers
of advanced learning in other professions, I was shocked to learn that nothing exists in the United States for similarly positioned teachers," Klemmer said. Two years of research led him to open the National Academy of Advanced Teacher... View Details
- 26 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 26
rates to monetary shocks appears to reflect changes in term premia. One mechanism that may generate such variation in term premia is based on demand effects due to the existence of what we call "yield-oriented" investors. We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 2010
- Chapter
Measuring and Managing Macrofinancial Risk and Financial Stability: A New Framework
By: Dale F. Gray, Robert C. Merton and Zvi Bodie
This paper proposes a new approach to improve the way central banks can analyze and manage the financial risks of a national economy. It is based on the modern theory and practice of contingent claims analysis (CCA), which is successfully used today at the level of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A U.S. Turnaround?
received a boost from Russia’s launching of a space satellite, Sputnik, in 1957. This was a shock because Russia’s scientific prowess was not taken seriously at the time. The United States committed to putting a man on the moon in the... View Details
- 05 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
What Wall Street Doesn’t Understand About International Trade
this was a huge exogenous shock." The researchers then looked solely at the international trading activity of firms located near the internment camps that were exogenously shocked with the increased Japanese population. They found that... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 22 Aug 2024
- Research & Ideas
Reading the Financial Crisis Warning Signs: Credit Markets and the 'Red-Zone'
high, it's when the change is high—when credit is expanding a lot faster than the economy. That is when you should watch out. Layne: What can we learn from these patterns now? Greenwood: I think the Fed is doing a great job. Many people have been View Details
- 11 Jun 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching the Next Generation of Energy Executives
You may think that being an energy executive—especially a manager in a leading oil company—might be the easiest job around. Just flip the production switch, and watch gas prices head toward $4 a gallon. But students enrolled in Harvard Business School professor Forest... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Consumer Finance Makes HBS Debut
(borrowing), and managing risk. Second, given the phenomenon we are studying, we wanted our students to understand three levels of analyses: households, businesses, and the broad political economy. We begin with individuals and households. It’s View Details
- 13 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
Small Businesses Are Worse Off Than We Thought
in-person operations, sinking demand to near zero. Professional services businesses have fared better, but they have not been spared—just 63 percent say they could weather a four-month public health lockdown. [div class=infogram-embed... View Details
- 2005
- Working Paper
Nominal versus Indexed Debt: A Quantitative Horse Race
By: Laura Alfaro and Fabio Kanczuk
The main arguments in favor of and against nominal and indexed debt are the incentive to default through inflation versus hedging against unforeseen shocks. We model and calibrate these arguments to assess their quantitative importance. We use a dynamic equilibrium... View Details
Keywords: Borrowing and Debt; Taxation; Risk and Uncertainty; Inflation and Deflation; System Shocks; Developing Countries and Economies; Mathematical Methods
Alfaro, Laura, and Fabio Kanczuk. "Nominal versus Indexed Debt: A Quantitative Horse Race." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 05-053, January 2005. (Revised March 2010. Also NBER Working Paper No. 13131.)
- Person Page
Read excerpts from DENIAL
The Edifice Complex: Denial at Sears
Book Excerpt: Denial at Sears (BusinessWeek.com, February 26, 2010)
From Denial: Why Business... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Action Plan: A New ’Cue
opinion of what barbecue is and how it should be made.” How would he please people across the barbecue spectrum? Corsello’s solution was bold. He and his partner Jeff Mauro, of Food Network fame, would serve “creative barbecue.” The approach View Details
Keywords: April White
- 10 Nov 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
Research News and Tips: Innovating Across Time Zones
think so. In this study, researchers looked at how the policy announcement affected the stock valuations of 471 Fortune 500 firms. “We find that the June 22 shock eroded the market valuation of the 471 companies in our sample by an... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- August 2024 (Revised November 2024)
- Case
No Labels and the 2024 Presidential Insurance Plan
By: Robert F. White and Tom Quinn
After observing record voter dissatisfaction with the choices in the 2024 U.S. presidential election—Democratic nominee President Joe Biden and Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump—the bipartisan nonprofit No Labels decided to reserve ballot access in... View Details
Keywords: Disruption; Forecasting and Prediction; Lawsuits and Litigation; Failure; System Shocks; Political Elections; Motivation and Incentives; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; United States
White, Robert F., and Tom Quinn. "No Labels and the 2024 Presidential Insurance Plan." Harvard Business School Case 825-044, August 2024. (Revised November 2024.)
- 09 Apr 2019
- News
Finding a Fix for Food Allergies
daughter Campbell went into anaphylactic shock after eating prepared food cooked in a pan they believe was cross-contaminated with peanuts. “We saw someone go from fine to wheezing, GI distress, and throat closure in just minutes,” says... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 23 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
Brexit: Should Britain Stay or Go?
Britain’s perceived glory days in the nineteenth century, when the country was the economic hub of the world. The Governor of the Bank of England, a legion of economists, and scores of other experts have pointed to the economic risks, involving both short-term View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones & Dante Roscini