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  • March 2013
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Financial Development, Fixed Costs and International Trade

Exporting firms face significant up-front costs in product design, marketing, and distribution, which likely would be difficult to finance externally. We argue that a developed financial system can facilitate exports, and we test three implications. First, a more... View Details
Keywords: Trade; Finance
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Becker, Bo, David Greenberg, and Jinzhu Chen. "Financial Development, Fixed Costs and International Trade." Review of Corporate Finance Studies 2, no. 1 (March 2013): 1–28.
  • April 2011
  • Teaching Note

Carbon Trading Simulation: Green Cement Inc. (TN)

By: Peter A. Coles
Teaching Note for 911051. View Details
Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Trade; Decisions; Risk and Uncertainty; Production; Pollutants; Price; Sales; Profit
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Coles, Peter A. "Carbon Trading Simulation: Green Cement Inc. (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 911-065, April 2011.
  • April 2011 (Revised June 2012)
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Note on U.S. Pension Accounting

By: Robert C. Pozen and Brij Khurana
The purpose of this note is to describe the manner in which publicly traded corporations and local governments in the United States account for their pension plans. View Details
Keywords: Retirement; Accounting; United States
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Pozen, Robert C., and Brij Khurana. "Note on U.S. Pension Accounting." Harvard Business School Background Note 311-115, April 2011. (Revised June 2012.)
  • March 2011
  • Teaching Note

The Political Economy of Carbon Trading (TN)

By: Forest L. Reinhardt and J. Gunnar Trumbull
Teaching Note for 710056. View Details
Keywords: Climate Change; Globalization; International Relations; Problems and Challenges; Agreements and Arrangements; Risk Management; Developing Countries and Economies; System; United States; China
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Reinhardt, Forest L., and J. Gunnar Trumbull. "The Political Economy of Carbon Trading (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 711-098, March 2011.
  • May 2010 (Revised September 2020)
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A Note on Real Estate Research

By: Arthur I Segel, Griffin James, Ann Cullen, Kathryn FitzGerald and Austin Haley
This note provides a comprehensive research guide for real estate students, professionals, and executives. It includes lists of real estate industry trade organizations, publicly available research resources, books, and journals relevant to a wide range of financial... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate; Property; Investment; Research; Personal Development and Career; Real Estate Industry
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Segel, Arthur I., Griffin James, Ann Cullen, Kathryn FitzGerald, and Austin Haley. "A Note on Real Estate Research." Harvard Business School Background Note 210-086, May 2010. (Revised September 2020.)
  • 05 Nov 2012
  • Research & Ideas

What Wall Street Doesn’t Understand About International Trade

firm trade decisions, even 60 years later," Cohen says. Analysts Take Note Having determined a causal effect, the team went on to look at the financial results of companies having View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • February 2023
  • Teaching Note

The First Opium War and Global Free Trade

By: Jeremy Friedman
Teaching Note for HBS Case 722-052. View Details
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Friedman, Jeremy. "The First Opium War and Global Free Trade." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 723-052, February 2023.
  • January 1995
  • Background Note

Note on Foreign Direct Investment

By: Debora L. Spar
Between 1985 and 1990, the global economy witnessed an unprecedented surge in flows of foreign direct investment (FDI). This sudden increase called back into prominence the range of questions that have long surrounded FDI. What causes firms to expand or contract their... View Details
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment
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Spar, Debora L., and Julia Kou. "Note on Foreign Direct Investment." Harvard Business School Background Note 795-031, January 1995.
  • September 2002
  • Background Note

Note on WTO Disputes: Five Major Cases

By: David A. Moss and Nick Bartlett
Summarizes five major trade disputes before the World Trade Organization (WTO): (1) the Brazil-Canada aircraft dispute, (2) the European Union/United States foreign sales corporation dispute, (3) the Asian/United States shrimp and sea turtle dispute, (4) the United... View Details
Keywords: Trade; Conflict Management; Negotiation; Brazil; Canada; European Union; Asia; United States
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Moss, David A., and Nick Bartlett. "Note on WTO Disputes: Five Major Cases." Harvard Business School Background Note 703-016, September 2002.
  • July 1992 (Revised May 1996)
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Note on Commodity Futures

By: Kenneth A. Froot, Jay O. Light and Nancy Donohue
Describes how commodity futures work, what products and exchanges are available, and who the players in the commodity markets are. Also presents a careful discussion of the pricing of futures in commodity markets, focusing on cost of carry and risk premium approaches,... View Details
Keywords: Futures and Commodity Futures
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Froot, Kenneth A., Jay O. Light, and Nancy Donohue. "Note on Commodity Futures." Harvard Business School Background Note 293-018, July 1992. (Revised May 1996.)
  • February 2010
  • Teaching Note

SEWA Trade Facilitation Center: Changing the Spool (TN)

By: Mukti Khaire
Teaching Note for [810044]. View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Welfare or Wellbeing; Sales; Financing and Loans; Transformation; Decision Making; For-Profit Firms; Poverty; Rural Scope; Urban Scope; Cooperative Ownership; Customers
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Khaire, Mukti. "SEWA Trade Facilitation Center: Changing the Spool (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 810-100, February 2010.
  • February 1988 (Revised November 1994)
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Note on Fundamental Parity Conditions

By: W. Carl Kester and Richard P. Melnick
Provides a simple framework for analyzing expected exchange rate movements. Basic parity and equilibrium conditions are presented including purchasing power parity, forward parity, interest rate parity, the domestic Fisher effect, and the international Fisher effect... View Details
Keywords: Currency Exchange Rate; Situation or Environment
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Kester, W. Carl, and Richard P. Melnick. "Note on Fundamental Parity Conditions." Harvard Business School Background Note 288-016, February 1988. (Revised November 1994.)
  • December 1982 (Revised November 2006)
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Note on Futures Contracts

By: David E. Bell
Provides an introduction to futures contracts, what they are, what their use in hedging is, and their usefulness in providing forecasts. Also covers basic risk. Includes a list of commodities currently traded in futures markets and the necessary properties of a... View Details
Keywords: Futures and Commodity Futures
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Bell, David E. "Note on Futures Contracts." Harvard Business School Background Note 183-126, December 1982. (Revised November 2006.)
  • September 1987 (Revised November 1992)
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Note on Transaction and Translation Exposure

By: W. Carl Kester and Richard P. Melnick
Describes the transaction and translation exposures that companies doing business internationally face when foreign exchange rates change. Also discusses how to measure and cover both types of exposure. Covering techniques are demonstrated using examples of forward... View Details
Keywords: Currency Exchange Rate; International Finance
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Kester, W. Carl, and Richard P. Melnick. "Note on Transaction and Translation Exposure." Harvard Business School Background Note 288-017, September 1987. (Revised November 1992.)
  • May 1994
  • Teaching Note

Conflict on a Trading Floor (A) & (B) TN

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Jerry Useem
Teaching Note for (9-394-060) and (9-394-061). View Details
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Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Jerry Useem. "Conflict on a Trading Floor (A) & (B) TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 394-194, May 1994.
  • March 2001
  • Teaching Note

Free Trade vs. Protectionism: The Great Corn-Laws Debate TN

By: David A. Moss
Teaching Note for (9-701-080). View Details
Keywords: Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Great Britain
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Moss, David A. "Free Trade vs. Protectionism: The Great Corn-Laws Debate TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 701-110, March 2001.
  • 11 Mar 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Merchants to Multinationals: British Trading Companies in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

In this excerpt taken from the chapter entitled "From Trade to Investment," HBS visiting professor Geoffrey Jones traces the transition of the British trading companies from purely View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones
  • September 2002 (Revised April 2004)
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A Note on Depositary Receipts

Provides an introduction to depositary receipts. Recently, these instruments have been used with increasing frequency by firms seeking to list their shares on stock exchanges in other countries, especially in the United States. Describes different types of depositary... View Details
Keywords: International Finance; Financial Instruments; Financial Markets
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Kuemmerle, Walter. "A Note on Depositary Receipts." Harvard Business School Background Note 803-026, September 2002. (Revised April 2004.)
  • March 1999 (Revised January 2000)
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A Note on Microeconomics for Strategists

By: Kenneth S. Corts and Jan W. Rivkin
Summarizes the core ideas about the microeconomics of markets that are most relevant to business strategy. Sections I and II develop two basic building blocks of any market, demand and supply. Section II discusses how demand and supply interact to determine the... View Details
Keywords: Microeconomics; Cost; Cost of Capital; Market Entry and Exit; Business Strategy; Competition; Corporate Strategy
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Corts, Kenneth S., and Jan W. Rivkin. "A Note on Microeconomics for Strategists." Harvard Business School Background Note 799-128, March 1999. (Revised January 2000.)
  • March 2006 (Revised April 2015)
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China: To Float or Not To Float? (B)- Timeline of Changes Relevant to the Chinese Renminbi

By: Laura Alfaro and Rafael M. Di Tella
On July 21, 2005 China revalued its decade-long quasi-fixed exchange rate of approximately 8.28 yuan per U.S. dollar by 2.1% to 8.11% and, at the same time, introduced a more market-based exchange rate system. Many analysts and economists were disappointed with what... View Details
Keywords: Currency; Exchange Rate; China; Macroeconomics; Trade; Currency Exchange Rate; Governance Controls; Policy; China; United States
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Alfaro, Laura, and Rafael M. Di Tella. "China: To Float or Not To Float? (B)- Timeline of Changes Relevant to the Chinese Renminbi." Harvard Business School Case 706-022, March 2006. (Revised April 2015.)
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