Affordable Housing - Publications - Faculty & Research

July 2016
Supplement

Mahindra Tool: Project Economics

By: Joseph B. Fuller and Christopher Payton

The case describes Mahindra Lifespace Developers’ (MLDL), a unit of Indian conglomerate Mahindra and Mahindra, foray into the affordable housing segment. MLDL sees a huge opportunity in selling apartments to the burgeoning population of urban workers, which is badly... View Details

Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Business Startups; Development Economics; Developing Countries and Economies; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Housing; Emerging Markets; Business and Government Relations; Human Needs; Social Issues; Urban Development; Real Estate Industry; India

Citation

Purchase

27 May 2009
First Look

First Look: May 27, 2009

($5): http://papers.nber.org/papers/w14699 Forced Sales and House Prices Authors:John Y. Campbell, Stefano Giglio, and Parag Pathak Abstract This paper uses data on house transactions in the state of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

24 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

Can Obamacare Be Saved?

the exchanges. However, practically speaking, it is unlikely that many of them will be able to afford those plans without the federal government subsidies they received through the exchanges. Around 85 percent of consumers buying... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch and Emily Boudreau; Insurance; Health

06 Nov 2008
Op-Ed

Selling Out The American Dream

basis, they justify policies to redistribute wealth so that we can cross-subsidize each other's dreams. The most egregious recent example: so-called affordable housing policies to enable as many Americans as... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

10 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

Women at Work

employers make an investment in you," and it behooves them to be accommodating so they can realize the value on that investment. She attributes her success to having excellent support. "I'm lucky enough to be able to afford a... View Details

Keywords: by Wendy Guild

04 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

Is Health Care Making You Better—or Dead?

what happened to Kaiser. Q: Your HBS colleague, Richard Bohmer, talks favorably about clinics now sprouting up in malls and big chains that offer very basic services at affordable prices. Is that a sample of innovation now starting to... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health

19 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

Doomsday Coming for Catastrophic Risk Insurers?

poorly suited," explains Froot. “Why can't they produce enough of this coverage at a lower price?” A local property-casualty insurance agency can easily hold enough capital to cover losses from house fires or burst pipes; such losses... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Financial Services

14 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

Keeping Credit Flowing to Consumers in Need

The credit crunch and subsequent collapse of the nonprime mortgage market claimed many victims, including hundreds of thousands of low- and moderate-income Americans who lost their homes and savings. Today, regulators and policymakers are debating ways to reform the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services; Construction; Real Estate

October 2014 (Revised June 2021)
Teaching Note

Making Room for the Baby Boom: Senior Living

By: Charles F. Wu and Ben Eppler

Tom Alperin's firm National Development is an experienced multifamily and commercial developer in the Northeast. It has a strong track record for working on challenging projects, delivering high quality products and generating strong returns for his investors. The firm... View Details

Keywords: Housing; Age; Investment Return; Construction Industry; Real Estate Industry; Massachusetts

Citation

Purchase

11 Dec 2012
First Look

First Look: Dec. 11

bespoke, and digital media. Because Spiegel & Grau, a Random House imprint that holds the rights to the book, lacks the funds to market Carter's memoir at a scale deserving of a superstar, Droga5 is asking Microsoft to shoulder most... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Web

CSV Explained - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

affordable housing and financial security, and other key measures of societal wellbeing. Only business can create economic prosperity by meeting needs and making a profit, creating infinitely scalable and... View Details

Web

Programs & Events - Alumni

topics, including Capital Markets, PropTech & Innovation, Affordable Housing & Social Impact, Sustainability & Climate Resilience, Global Lessons, and more. Visit our website for more details about our... View Details

26 Apr 2024
HBS Case

Deion Sanders' Prime Lessons for Leading a Team to Victory

more Southern cuisine to the dining hall menu. Sanders’ staff also worked with apartment facilities and external vendors to expand affordable housing options in Colorado for athletes attending on... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Sports

21 Oct 2014
First Look

First Look: October 21

http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/15-023_145191c4-220f-4dd8-8d41-ee2d1f693716.pdf Housing Collateral, Credit Constraints and Entrepreneurship-Evidence from a Mortgage Reform By: Jensen, Thais Laerkholm, Søren Leth-Petersen,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Jun 2018
Blog Post

Living in a Dorm at HBS

means in the winter months you can grab lunch, go to class, and visit friends without even having to go outside). MBA student Megan Trout was happy to shed light on her housing choice, and the reasons she loves dorm living. Why did you... View Details

13 Jul 2016
HBS Case

How Uber, Airbnb, and Etsy Attracted Their First 1,000 Customers

find first—the customer chicken or the service egg? “As a small company you cannot afford to focus on both with the same amount of effort. You may need to prioritize one side.” Preparing to teach a new course on e-commerce marketing next... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail; Service; Transportation

17 Jan 2023
In Practice

8 Trends to Watch in 2023

As 2023 begins, businesses and employees face an uncertain economy and labor market, as the twin dilemmas of inflation and interest rates weigh on forecasts. Harvard Business School faculty share the top trends that they believe will shape the workplace and markets... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

Web

HBS - The year in Review

2022, HBR highlighted its favorite articles and published a new book, HBR at 100: The Most Influential and Innovative Articles from Harvard Business Review’s First Century. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Making the MBA Program More View Details

09 Nov 2023
News

From the Brink

Antonio Weiss (MBA 1994), Adam Chepenik (MBA 2010), Sebastián Negrón-Reichard (JD/MBA 2024) As the senior top official in the US Treasury Department on domestic finance issues, Antonio Weiss (MBA 1994) could see Puerto Rico’s financial meltdown coming, like watching a... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

18 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

What Is an "Essential" Purchase for a Low-Income Family?

deemed socially acceptable (or not) for others to purchase. As they find, lower-income people are afforded a much narrower range of "permissibility." “We seem to believe the poor have more basic basic needs." Such a notion... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

Publications