Safe Assets - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Dec 2015
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December 15, 2015

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50187 Capital Requirements, Risk Choice, and Liquidity Provision in a Business Cycle Model By: Begenau, Juliane Abstract—This paper develops a quantitative dynamic general equilibrium model in which households' preferences... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

12 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018

their interconnected early history. Even the 18th century had its “socialists,” but unlike those of the 19th, they paradoxically sought to make the world safe for “capitalists.” The word “socialists” was first used in Northern Italy as a... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

09 Sep 2024
HBS Case

McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace

message to all businesses, Paine says: Even though the claims against the board were ultimately dismissed, the saga underscored the importance of the board’s role in fostering a safe and respectful organizational culture through its... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Food & Beverage

04 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018

proprietary trading. In response, many financial institutions reduced their scope and reshaped their portfolios. In this context, JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the U.S. by assets since 2011, which had successfully weathered the... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

26 Apr 2011
Op-Ed

HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day

companies alike, this means organizations that are investing in and marketing resource productivity at scale—whether sharing assets or adding insulation. In the real estate and urban planning world, this means new cities with density,... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Energy; Utilities

10 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 10, 2009

framework allows for wage rate uncertainly, 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 View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 Nov 2006
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First Look: November 14, 2006

likely economically motivated to invest in OSS projects that can serve as a complementary asset to vendors' core, proprietary businesses. Download this working paper:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 29, 2007

Working PapersEconomic Catastrophe Bonds Authors:Joshua D. Coval, Jakub W. Jurek, and Erik Stafford Abstract The central insight of asset pricing is that a security's value depends on both its distribution of payoffs across economic... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 16

some promising young managers to lead them; locate them safely away from the established businesses-is a recipe for failure, according to the authors. Meanwhile, CEOs spend too much time on managing today's earnings and too little time on... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

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