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- 28 May 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2019
Ed Fuller (AMP 101, 1987) and Gary Grossman Beaufort Books When a bomb rips the façade off the Kensington Hotel in Tokyo, dozens are killed and injured while one man walks calmly away from the wreckage. Former Army intelligence officer Dan Reilly, now an View Details
- 12 Apr 2023
- News
Step Change
block of apartments overlooking the Nile River. She graduated from Cairo University in 2006 with a degree in economics, followed by a master's in environment and development at the London School of Economics. After stints as a researcher and analyst at investment bank... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance
- 20 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 20, 2008
variable labor supply, social security benefits and portfolio choice over safe bonds and risky equities. Our analysis reinforces prior findings that equities are the preferred asset for young households, with the optimal share of equities... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Manuscript Collections - A Chronicle of the China Trade
relates to Howland and Aspinwall’s global merchant shipping business. The Comstocks spent much of their time in China. The correspondence in the collection illustrates the complexities of international trade and association with American... View Details
- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change
change, we need to get to net zero emissions by 2050. Achieving this goal is possible, but it will require nothing less than a national and international mobilization to support economy-wide decarbonization across agriculture, buildings,... View Details
- 18 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 18, 2007
Working PapersOptimal Reserve Management and Sovereign Debt Authors:Laura Alfaro and Fabio Kanczuk Abstract Most models currently used to determine optimal foreign reserve holdings take the level of international debt as given. However,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019
forthcoming Journal of International Economics Corporate Debt, Firm Size and Financial Fragility in Emerging Markets By: Alfaro, Laura, Gonzalo Asis, Anusha Chari, and Ugo Panizza Abstract— The post-Global Financial Crisis period shows a... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Mission Possible
action,” she adds. Of course, many alums will continue to follow the more traditional path of doing well professionally before taking up social entrepreneurship in later life. A generation of economic prosperity has made it possible for an increasing number of... View Details
- 31 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why These Business School Professors Oppose Trump's Executive Order on Immigration
Business School professors who have signed the petition, and asked them to share why they openly oppose the Executive Order. Here are their initial responses. David B. Yoffie, Max & Doris Starr Professor of International Business... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 10 May 2011
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First Look: May 10
Working PapersMandatory IFRS Adoption and Financial Statement Comparability Authors:Francois Brochet, Alan Jagolinzer, and Edward J. Riedl Abstract This study examines the effect of mandatory International Financial Reporting Standards... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jan 2013
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First Look: January 15
http://wber.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/12/09/wber.lhs031.short?rss=1 Do Analysts Add Value When They Most Can? Evidence from Corporate Spinoffs Authors:Feldman, Emilie R., Stuart C. Gilson, and Belén Villalonga Publication:Strategic Management Journal... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 17
controllers relied on the cultural authority of financial economics and the "full fair value" logic. Second, top management's interactive use of a particular control system sends a signal to external stakeholders about the firm's View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 10, 2009
Alibaba Group to diversify from an international business-to-business (B2B) exchange (Alibaba.com) into a B2C and C2C exchange (Taobao.com) for Chinese retailers and consumers. In China, Taobao had managed to displace the once dominant... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 21, 2008
popular social network services such as Facebook and MySpace, LinkedIn had to decide whether to incorporate social networking into its value proposition. Third, in an increasingly global business environment, it had to weigh the option of merging with its leading View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
March 2023 Alumni and Faculty Books
dollars, euros, pounds, and other stores of wealth to move invisibly—beyond the control of central bankers, law enforcement agents, and international institutions. With an entire financial secrecy system now dominating capitalist... View Details
- 03 Apr 2007
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First Look: April 3, 2007
abuse and capitalize on the growing international market. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=407014 South African Airways (B) Harvard Business School Supplement 407-024 Supplements the (A)... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Redefining Success: Women & Work.
St. Louis, albeit briefly, since her position was phased out while she was on maternity leave. She then took a short-term consulting job, followed by three months off from working. Now considering the pros and cons of rejoining the workforce, Lindenmayer recalls the... View Details
- 05 Mar 2020
- News
Green Light
shipping containers—necessitates a white cap and a lab coat. The units feature a double-door protocol that requires the exterior door to be closed before a second internal door can be opened. In the far corner of the building, a... View Details
- 03 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 3, 2006
is compelling. Active hedge fund managers who aim their sights directly at alpha generation are a much better deal, as are passive index funds that secure market exposure or beta at a cheap cost (and, perhaps, a small subset of low-fee,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2019
- News
City on a Hill
companies like International Harvester and US Steel. But over time, automation steadily reduced the number of workers required to extract the mineral, while competition from natural gas and cheap, low-sulfur coal from out west did the... View Details