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- 28 Aug 2014
- Op-Ed
Government Can Do More to Unfreeze Small Business Credit
very cost-efficient government tool when it comes to small business credit, even during strong economic times, since they do not require an outlay of cash unless the business defaults. Lenders rely on the full amount of the guarantee as a... View Details
- 18 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 18, 2008
how these Americans spend their income tax refunds, using transaction-level data from a stored-value card product. Card-holders may choose among several tax settlement and loan options, effectively receiving cash as much as 90 days... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Jul 2015
- Op-Ed
The Future of the Greek Economy
pay wages? Why pay loans? With what? What does a "no" mean? What does a "yes" guarantee? These weeks have been a nightmare, with no medium of exchange and banks facing growing lines of depositors who want to withdraw their euros but don't know... View Details
- 02 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018
among them was a severe cash flow constraint that prevented Frederic Schreurs from properly forecasting and investing resources to maximize the BIP’s impact. As traffic inched along, Sanginga contemplated... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Oct 2015
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October 20, 2015
average demand increases with both pricing transparency and agent expertise, and that agent expertise interacts positively with competitive intensity. We also find that competition is associated with higher inventory holdings of both cash... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Dedication to Creation: India's Ad Man Ranjan Kapur
clamped down. A lot of constraints were put on growth of companies, until Rajiv Gandhi became prime minister in 1984. Before that, a lot of multinationals—Coca Cola, Pepsi—decided to leave because the government wanted them to give a majority View Details
- 22 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 22
and Tesco. The case introduces the tools of Dupont and Modified Dupont Decomposition. While performance as measured by return on equity has been similar for the two companies, Ahold has had significantly better stock market performance... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2020
James Ellman shows how to invest wisely as climate change impacts multiple sectors across the stock market. The costs of global warming and its mitigation will have a major impact on equity market performance over the next two decades. As... View Details
- 06 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 6
impairment rules to convey private information on future cash flows; in contrast, agency theory predicts managers, on average, will use the discretion opportunistically. We test these hypotheses in a sample of firms with market... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 27
investment flow adjustment costs in the developing economy. We calibrate the model to match the Mexico-U.S. trade and FDI flows. The model is able to explain (1) why U.S. shocks have a larger effect on Mexico than in the U.S. and hence... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Mar 2007
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First Look: March 27, 2007
company. They can either sell the company to a large public company, raise another round of capital from a preeminent venture capital fund, or continue to grow using existing positive cash flow. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Profile
Lara Hodgson
not wanting to strap the young company with debt that might hinder future access to capital that would be needed for tooling and not wanting to raise equity that required her to give away half the business. “This just doesn’t make... View Details
- 16 Nov 2017
- News
The Business of Social Justice
Deserve Gender Equity campaign in New York City, an effort to shift the harsh disciplinary policies that have disproportionately led to girls and gender-nonconforming students of color being pushed out of schools. In Massachusetts, the... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 05 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019
between steps. I show that the optimal number of modules (and buffers) increases as the underlying rate of technical change goes up. When the underlying technologies are changing rapidly, it makes sense to sacrifice some degree of flow... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 28 May 2013
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First Look: May 28
113-006 Equitas Microfinance (C): Advent of Regulation Supplements case 510-104. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/113006-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 813-157 Brazos Partners and the Tri-Northern Exit Randall Fojtasek, a partner at the Dallas-based... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Knowledge Coach
wireless solutions. As Reddy recalled his second meeting, Chandra "tore the Unimobile business plan apart," noting that the revenue projections were unrealistic and the business focus was too diffuse—but still he invested in the company. The chain of... View Details
Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Drilling Down
past. Now the big strikes lie elsewhere. The wildcatters of today travel the globe from Angola to Kazakhstan to the deep waters off the coast of Brazil in search of "elephant fields" with flow rates measuring in the thousands of barrels... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
$how Me the Money
business, government, and the global economy. It saps the strength of people and institutions, especially in developing countries. Everyone’s against corruption, or so they claim. But virtually all countries are involved in facilitating an enormous global View Details
- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
significant political and macro-economic uncertainty facing the industry. As part of the investment analysis a complete discounted cash flow analysis must be performed. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 04 Nov 2014
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First Look: November 4
point out that they may benefit politically connected capitalists or bail out inefficient firms. We study the effect of loans and equity investments of the Brazilian National Development Bank (BNDES) and find that they do not have any... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne