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- June 2007
- Article
Competitive Crowding and Risk Taking in a Tournament: Evidence from NASCAR Racing
Bothner, Matthew, Jeong-han Kang, and Toby E. Stuart. "Competitive Crowding and Risk Taking in a Tournament: Evidence from NASCAR Racing." Administrative Science Quarterly 52, no. 2 (June 2007): 208–247.
- 2011
- Other Unpublished Work
Military Ties, New Ventures, and Political Risk Management in Emerging Economies
By: Shon R. Hiatt and Wesley Sine
New ventures in emerging economies face a number of challenges such as political instability, corruption, and uncertain property rights that can severely hinder their ability to grow and survive, yet little is known about how startups can mitigate such risk. Using data... View Details
- 1990
- Working Paper
Short Rates and Expected Asset Returns
By: K. A. Froot
Keywords: Risk Aversion; Risk; International Investing; Risk and Uncertainty; International Finance; Asset Pricing; Behavioral Finance
Froot, K. A. "Short Rates and Expected Asset Returns." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 3247, May 1990.
- May 1974
- Article
On the Pricing of Corporate Debt: The Risk Structure of Interest Rates
By: Robert C. Merton
Merton, Robert C. "On the Pricing of Corporate Debt: The Risk Structure of Interest Rates." Journal of Finance 29, no. 2 (May 1974): 449–470. (Chapter 12 in Continuous-Time Finance.)
- Article
Do Strict Capital Requirements Raise the Cost of Capital? Bank Regulation, Capital Structure and the Low Risk Anomaly
By: Malcolm Baker and Jeffrey Wurgler
Traditional capital structure theory predicts that reducing banks' leverage reduces the risk and cost of equity but does not change the weighted average cost of capital, and thus the rates for borrowers. We confirm that the equity of better-capitalized banks has lower... View Details
Baker, Malcolm, and Jeffrey Wurgler. "Do Strict Capital Requirements Raise the Cost of Capital? Bank Regulation, Capital Structure and the Low Risk Anomaly." American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings 105, no. 5 (May 2015): 315–320.
- 2025
- Working Paper
Climate Risk and the U.S. Insurance Gap: Measurement, Drivers and Implications
By: Parinitha Sastry, Tess Scharlemann, Ishita Sen and Ana-Maria Tenekedjieva
In a world with rising risk, how much are U.S. households willing to pay for homeowners insurance, and what does their demand imply for the future of insurance markets? We provide the first estimates of household willingness to pay for homeowners insurance and the... View Details
Keywords: Climate Change; Risk and Uncertainty; Insurance; Personal Finance; Consumer Behavior; Mortgages
Sastry, Parinitha, Tess Scharlemann, Ishita Sen, and Ana-Maria Tenekedjieva. "The Limits of Insurance Demand and the Growing Protection Gap." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-054, February 2025.
- 2014
- Working Paper
Putting Skin in the Game: Managerial Ownership and Bank Risk-Taking
By: Jan Bouwens and Arnt Verriest
This paper examines the relation between managerial ownership and bank risk exposure for a large sample of international financial institutions. We seek empirical evidence suggested by theories concerning conflicts between managers and owners over risk-taking. We argue... View Details
Keywords: Managerial Equity Ownership; Financial Risk; Banks; Motivation and Incentives; Risk Management; Employee Ownership; Corporate Governance; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry
Bouwens, Jan, and Arnt Verriest. "Putting Skin in the Game: Managerial Ownership and Bank Risk-Taking." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-070, February 2014. (Revised June 2014.)
- February 2013 (Revised January 2015)
- Supplement
Grantham, Mayo, and Van Otterloo, 2012: Estimating the Equity Risk Premium (CW)
- 28 Sep 2012
- Conference Presentation
Accounting and Risk Management, and Interactive Control Selection: Which, When and Why?
By: Anette Mikes
- 2006
- Working Paper
A New Framework for Analyzing and Managing Macrofinancial Risks of An Economy
By: Dale F. Gray, Robert C. Merton and Zvi Bodie
Gray, Dale F., Robert C. Merton, and Zvi Bodie. "A New Framework for Analyzing and Managing Macrofinancial Risks of An Economy." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-026, October 2006. (Also NBER Working Paper Series, No. 12637.)
- Article
The Impact of Personal Genomics on Risk Perceptions and Medical Decision-Making
By: Joshua Lev Krieger, Fiona Murray, J. Scott Roberts and Robert C. Green
Krieger, Joshua Lev, Fiona Murray, J. Scott Roberts, and Robert C. Green. "The Impact of Personal Genomics on Risk Perceptions and Medical Decision-Making." Nature Biotechnology 34, no. 9 (September 2016): 912–918.
- June 2014
- Teaching Note
JP Morgan Private Bank: Risk Management during the Financial Crisis 2008-2009
By: Anette Mikes
- February 2012 (Revised July 2012)
- Case
China Risk Finance: Riding the Wave of China's Financial Services Industry
By: Regina M. Abrami, Matthew Shaffer and Weiqi Zhang
With China shifting toward a consumer-led growth model, non-bank lending has a critical role to play, but how easy is it to do business in this sector? What are the promises and pitfalls of the industry, and how well is Zane Wang, the case protagonist, navigating them? View Details
Abrami, Regina M., Matthew Shaffer, and Weiqi Zhang. "China Risk Finance: Riding the Wave of China's Financial Services Industry." Harvard Business School Case 912-417, February 2012. (Revised July 2012.)
- 30 Oct 2023
- Podcast
How Framebridge Founder Susan Tynan Managed Risk While Making an Impact
Great business leaders are problem solvers. That’s what sparked Susan Tynan (Harvard Business School MBA 2003) to found Framebridge, a custom framing company. When Tynan couldn’t find a reasonably priced place to frame her beloved posters, she launched a business,... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News