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Mariama Keita
effectively. GDP is about output and adding value. If we could go beyond farming cocoa to process it, we could expand our economic base. To take the next steps, we need a better understanding of fiscal powers such as adjusting interest... View Details
- 13 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 13
Interest Rates Author:Luis M. Viceira Publication:International Journal of Forecasting (forthcoming) Abstract This paper explores time variation in bond risk, as measured by the covariation of bond returns... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Big Business of Little Loans
Funding Circle, among others. It was a wide circle. These startups are part of a new ecosystem filling the void left by traditional banks that don’t want to lend to small businesses because they are too risky or because interest View Details
Keywords: Nancy Miller
- 21 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Good Banks, Bad Banks, and Government’s Role as Fixer
explain what they were doing under the 1991 statute. To hold senior government officials accountable for all bailouts, Congress should extend the 1991 statute to any type of financial institution. Q: How has Congress tried to restore confidence in credit View Details
- 17 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
Beyond Pajamas: Sizing Up the Pandemic Shopper
forth. It’s a well-known phenomenon that repurchase rates after the first transaction are lower than repurchase rates after several transactions. In other words, customers who make a few purchases are more... View Details
- 19 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Privacy Protection Notices Turn Off Shoppers
Marvin Bower Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. “When people weren’t presented with a privacy notice, their purchase interest was about twice that of those who had been shown the privacy notice.”... View Details
- 22 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
Online Banks Fill Funding Needs for Small Business
about $40,000. Lending Club, Prosper, Funding Circle and Fundation are using a peer-to-peer (P2P) model. Backed by individual investors, these companies make loan decisions based on proprietary credit models and typically target mid-prime or near-prime borrowers. View Details
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Buy Now, Pay Later: The Secondary Credit Market
operating as an ordinary pawnshop. But it boasted interest rates that were one half to one third of the legal rate charged by independent pawnbrokers. 29 Reformers initially... View Details
- 10 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Entrepreneurs: Lessons for Government Policy
growing academic interest in the influence of social networks on entrepreneurial successes and failures, Nanda says. As an example, he cites Regional Advantage: Culture and Competition in Silicon Valley and Route 128, a 1994 book by... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 06 Sep 2012
- News
Fashion-Forward
that is evolving with dizzying speed. In addition to original content (Amed employs a small team of international editors and freelance writers), the site offers an edited daily digest of five fashion-related stories from other publications. With a longtime View Details
- 28 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 28, 2008
the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-096.pdf Shamed and Able: How Firms Respond to Being Rated (Revised May 2008) Authors:Aaron K. Chatterji and Michael W. Toffel Abstract We examine how firms respond to third-party View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Finding a Balance
of the product is identical by law. That was an interesting puzzle to me.” After focusing his study on antiretrovirals, Deshpandé saw other issues emerge. At the same time, he was asked to join the teaching team for Leadership and... View Details
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Supplemental Financial Information | Annual Report 2024
Operations 4% Housing, Rents, Interest Income & Other Revenue from the Housing, Rents & Other category decreased by 7 percent to $25 million in fiscal 2024, reflecting the lower number of students on campus. With View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
From venture capitalist to 'compassionate capitalist'
through social impact bonds. “Social impact bonds enable a social organization to raise capital for preventive action, to establish a track record of social performance and to be paid for that social performance at a rate that enables it... View Details
- 25 Aug 2015
- News
Sunset in the East?
countryside are a good first step, but they are woefully inadequate to meet needs. The poorest people still have to spend the most for inadequate health care and education. With the announcement of lower interest View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
You goal, girl
With interest in women's sports and professional leagues soaring, Amy Love (MBA '93) decided it was high time for a publication that would cover the new scene in a serious manner. Instead of simply transposing traditional women's magazine... View Details
- 13 May 2013
- News
Alex Popa, MBA 2007
prime minister’s cabinet before coming to HBS. “Giving shouldn’t be about age,” Popa insists. “It should be about capability and what really matters.” His fellowship gift—to support MBA students with a strong interest in genomic research,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Gimme Shelter
affordable housing instead of allowing developers to build new higher-priced housing? If there was more high-priced housing in the market, wouldn’t other tiers become cheaper? —Gene Pao (MBA 1997) OAKES: We have to make it easier to build both market View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 03 Sep 2020
- Op-Ed
Why American Health Care Needs Its Own SEC
Donald Trump’s administration is requiring hospitals to publish their charges in a way that consumers can easily understand, starting in January. The required information includes the rates hospitals negotiate with insurers. For their... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Faculty Research Symposium
and asked each of the 177 team members to complete a brief electronic diary every day during the course of a creative project. “We wanted to observe creativity as it was happening within teams that are supposed to be doing creative work,” explained Amabile. One of the... View Details