Financial Literacy - Publications - Faculty & Research

16 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 16

book deals with two of the biggest problems in business: Why do sane, smart leaders often refuse to accept the facts that threaten their companies? And how do they find the courage to resist denial when facing new trends, changing markets, and tough new competitors?... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Nov 2024
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Driving Change

observation that sparked discussions about financial literacy and empowerment among female leaders. Mary Erdoes (MBA 1993), CEO of J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management, brought stark statistics to the... View Details

01 Oct 2021
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Tulsa Massacre Case Fosters Timely Conversations

better educational foundation. . . . So, unless the literacy rates increase overnight, providing a financial scholarship. . . [won’t override] years of systematic oppression.” Desai, the Mizuho View Details

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Preview the Harvard Business School Online Learning Experience

Data & Analytics E-Book Gain an introduction to data literacy that can put you on track to be a data-driven professional. Download for Free Financial Terms Cheat Sheet This cheat sheet defines several... View Details

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Law, Management and Entrepreneurship - Course Catalog

Lecturer at HBS, I am a retired Securities Litigation Partner at WilmerHale in Boston. I draw upon examples from my practice and have designed the course to develop legal literacy by honing instincts that will help business leaders avoid... View Details

26 Jan 2017
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Finding a Path out of Poverty

financial literacy programs for teachers and students, as well as many other educational opportunities. “Education was the bridge to a better life for me,” observes Magwegwe, whose own dreams of going to... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jun 2010
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Sharpening Your Skills: Social Reporting

benefit the environment as well as a company's bottom line," Rangan adds. Good examples are the early childhood literacy initiative of PNC, a financial services organization based in Pittsburgh, and the... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

08 May 2012
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Screen Saver

mission around film and education,” Apkon says in a phone interview. “The nature of literacy changes based on how we communicate, and the vast majority of information these days is delivered through visual media. In the past decade, it’s... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments

31 Jan 2012
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First Look: Jan. 31

literacy may slow adoption of these products. This article reports on a field experiment that offered an innovative new financial product, rainfall insurance, to 600 small-scale farmers in India. A... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel

11 May 2017
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Going with the Flow

1971, JD/MBA 1978). Now Fisher is also on the board of Easterly Government Properties, and she’s launching two additional businesses: FitMoney, a nonprofit K–12 financial literacy program, and a health IT... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

23 Dec 2008
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First Look: December 23, 2008

Working PapersIf You Are So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich? The Effects of Education, Financial Literacy and Cognitive Ability on Financial Market Participation Authors:Shawn A.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2005
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Winning Legally

Bagley: Legal literacy should be a priority for managers. In her new book, Winning Legally: How to Use the Law to Create Value, Marshal Resources, and Manage Risk (HBS Press), Associate Professor Constance E. Bagley contends that managers... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Jun 2008
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Greed, Gullibility, and Optimism

borrowers with more guidance when it comes to managing family finances? No one would argue against better consumer education and more financial literacy for Americans, in general. But the system itself... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Finance; Management; Real Estate

14 Dec 2017
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Making Movies Is a Class Act

know Christie’s daughter and grandson, and they later asked me to join the board of Agatha Christie Limited,” explains Wood. Now the chief operating officer for the Council for Economic Education, a nonprofit focused on financial View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

10 Aug 2022
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Skydeck Live: Stage Not Age

DM: [laughs] SWG: And the second quarter, I began to think about is the stages of when you're building financial security, you're starting families. You might be starting to do some caregiving. You might be prioritizing wellness. And I... View Details

16 Jul 2013
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Embracing Chaos

circumstances. Last year, he launched Social Venture Partners (SVP) India is a spin-off of the Seattle-based nonprofit that pools philanthropic activities in a local area, in order to focus financial power on effectively solving local... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

13 Oct 2010
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First Look: October 13, 2010

micro-determinants are not well understood. We test leading theories of low demand for financial services in emerging markets, combining novel survey evidence from Indonesia and India with a field experiment. We find a strong correlation... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Mar 2021
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Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic

around our inability to ensure that all children attain foundational literacy and numeracy skills. In simple words, if a child at age 10 can’t read and do basic math, they get left behind and can’t independently access the texts. The... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

24 Apr 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018

and financial outcomes. The study complements financial education with (1) financial incentives on a financial View Details