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  • 19 Aug 2008
  • First Look

First Look: August 19, 2008

Bodie Abstract This paper proposes a new approach to improve the way central banks can analyze and manage the financial risks of a national economy. It is based on the modern theory and practice of contingent claims analysis (CCA), which... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Jan 2021
  • Book

In a Nutshell, Why American Capitalism Succeeded

How did the United States become the world’s center of business growth following its founding in 1776? Surely a number of nations had powerful natural resources, stable financial and legal institutions, and dynamic entrepreneurs over that same span. Why was American... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Manufacturing
  • Summer 2013
  • Article

Real Estate Prices During the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression

By: Tom Nicholas and Anna Scherbina
Using new data on market-based transactions we construct real estate price indexes for Manhattan between 1920 and 1939. During the 1920s prices reached their highest level in the third quarter of 1929 before falling by 67% at the end of 1932 and hovering around that... View Details
Keywords: Property; Market Transactions; Price; Value; Financial Crisis; Investment; Real Estate Industry; New York (state, US)
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  • 10 Oct 2023
  • Research & Ideas

In Empowering Black Voters, Did a Landmark Law Stir White Angst?

As another election season approaches, American politics feels more polarized than ever, with racial tensions flaring in an uncertain economy. And a recent study parsing newly available data shows how a landmark Civil Rights-era law may have inadvertently fanned those... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • Web

Finance - Faculty & Research

record-breaking $350 million funding round in 2021, enabling it to enter new markets, secure banking licenses, and acquire financial institutions. However, this rapid expansion surfaced key challenges, including regulatory pressures, leadership development, and the... View Details
  • Web

U.S. Cluster Mapping Project - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

of U.S. competitiveness are regional, and clusters are a central part of this framework. To fuel this region-based effort, the U.S. Cluster Mapping website offers statistical and visual data that assess business environment... View Details

    Debora L. Spar

    Debora Spar is the Jaime and Josefina Chua Tiampo Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and Senior Associate Dean for Business and Global Society. Her current research focuses on issues of gender and technology, and the interplay between... View Details

    Keywords: biotechnology; broadcasting; communications; entertainment; federal government; health care; information; internet; music; pharmaceuticals
    • 31 Aug 2007
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Innovation through Global Collaboration: A New Source of Competitive Advantage

    Keywords: by Alan MacCormack, Theodore Forbath, Peter Brooks & Patrick Kalaher
    • 08 Aug 2006
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Entrepreneurship and Business History: Renewing the Research Agenda

    Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones & R. Daniel Wadhwani

      Fortune Tellers

      The period leading up to the Great Depression witnessed the rise of economic forecasters, pioneers who sought to use the tools of science to predict the future, with the aim of profiting from their forecasts. This book chronicles the lives and careers of the men who... View Details

        Punctuated Generosity: How Mega-events and Natural Disasters Affect Corporate Philanthropy in U.S. Communities

        This article focuses on geographic communities as fields in which human-made and natural events occasionally disrupt the lives of organizations. We develop an institutional perspective to unpack how and why major events within communities affect organizations in the... View Details

          No Taxation without Information

          Tax evasion generates billions of dollars of losses in government revenue and creates large distortions, especially in developing countries. A growing, mostly theoretical literature argues that information flows are central to understanding effective taxation. This... View Details

          • 18 Jul 2023
          • News

          The First Five Years: Brooke Biederman (MBA 2019)

          What inspired you to launch Forby Entertainment Partners? I started working on film and TV shoots in New York City during college. My first boss, an executive producer, recommended Edward Jay Epstein’s book, The Hollywood Economist: The Hidden Financial Reality Behind... View Details
          Keywords: Robert Bochnak
          • April 2009 (Revised June 2020)
          • Case

          Al Capone

          By: Tom Nicholas and David Chen
          In 1929, Chicago, IL mob boss Al Capone was at the height of his power. As head of the extensive crime organization known as "The Outfit" during most of U.S.'s Prohibition Era (1920-1933), Capone oversaw hundreds of brothels, speakeasies, and roadhouses which served as... View Details
          Keywords: Bootlegging; Entrepreneurship; Crime and Corruption; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Business History; United States; Chicago
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          • 20 Jun 2023
          • Cold Call Podcast

          Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover: Lessons in Strategic Change

          Keywords: Re: Andy Wu; Technology
          • 2013
          • Working Paper

          Do Strict Capital Requirements Raise the Cost of Capital? Banking Regulation and the Low Risk Anomaly

          By: Malcolm Baker and Jeffrey Wurgler
          Minimum capital requirements are a central tool of banking regulation. Setting them balances a number of factors, including any effects on the cost of capital and in turn the rates available to borrowers. Standard theory predicts that, in perfect and efficient capital... View Details
          Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Cost of Capital; Capital Markets; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; United States
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          • 30 Sep 2002
          • Research & Ideas

          Your Crisis Response Plan: The Ten Effective Elements

          organizations, which are so good at helping promote innovation in normal times, prove to be woefully inadequate in times of crisis. Crisis demands a rapid centralized response and this, in turn, requires a very clear line of command and... View Details
          Keywords: by Michael Watkins

            William A. Sahlman

            William Sahlman is a Baker Foundation Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.

            Mr. Sahlman received an A.B. degree in Economics from Princeton University (1972), an M.B.A. from Harvard University (1975), and a Ph.D. in Business... View Details

            Keywords: airline; beverage; biotechnology; broadcasting; clothing; communications; computer; consumer products; e-commerce industry; education industry; electronics; energy; entertainment; fiber optics; financial services; food processing; furniture; grocery; health care; high technology; hotels ＆ motels; information; information technology industry; internet; investment banking industry; management consulting; manufacturing; marketing industry; medical supplies; motorcycles; nonprofit industry; pharmaceuticals; professional services; publishing industry; real estate; recreation; restaurant; retailing; semiconductor; service industry; soft drink; software; telecommunications; toy; transportation; travel; venture capital industry; video games
            • 27 Feb 2024
            • Research & Ideas

            Why Companies Should Share Their DEI Data (Even When It’s Unflattering)

            Companies struggling with diversity, equity, and inclusion might be tempted to hide their workforce data. Why shine a light on a company’s limited progress—or worse, risk a public-relations headache? It turns out, all news is good news when it comes to letting... View Details
            Keywords: by Shalene Gupta
            • 05 Dec 2023
            • Research & Ideas

            Are Virtual Tours Still Worth It in Real Estate? Evidence from 75,000 Home Sales

            Virtual tours helped propel homebuying through the height of COVID-19. But now that life is back to normal, new research finds these 3D tours don’t significantly boost sale prices and may even prolong a property’s time on the market. When factoring in the quality of... View Details
            Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Real Estate