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      • 2010
      • Working Paper

      Crashes and Collateralized Lending

      By: Jakub W. Jurek and Erik Stafford
      This paper develops a parsimonious static model for characterizing financing terms in collateralized lending markets. We characterize the systematic risk exposures for a variety of securities and develop a simple indifference-pricing framework to value the systematic... View Details
      Keywords: Financial Crisis; Borrowing and Debt; Cost of Capital; Credit; Financing and Loans; Interest Rates; Investment; Framework; Risk and Uncertainty; Financial Services Industry
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      Jurek, Jakub W., and Erik Stafford. "Crashes and Collateralized Lending." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-025, September 2010.
      • July 2010 (Revised March 2016)
      • Case

      MacroMarkets LLC

      By: Robin Greenwood and Luis M. Viceira
      MacroMarkets co-founder and CEO Samuel Masucci III is meeting with a strategic partner for his firm. Co-founded with Yale University Professor Robert Shiller, MacroMarkets' main innovation is the "MacroShare," which allows investors to take long or short, levered or... View Details
      Keywords: Macroeconomics; Financial Instruments; Financial Markets; Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Innovation and Invention; Risk Management; Product Positioning; Demand and Consumers; Financial Services Industry
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      Greenwood, Robin, and Luis M. Viceira. "MacroMarkets LLC." Harvard Business School Case 211-006, July 2010. (Revised March 2016.)
      • May 2010 (Revised January 2014)
      • Case

      Water Shortage and Property Investing in Mexico City

      By: John D. Macomber, Regina Garcia-Cuellar and Griffin James
      A commercial property company evaluates water risks including the government's ability to remedy, the company's operating exposure and mitigation, and whether to relocate because of water risk. A real estate fund manager assesses investment prospects in Mexico City in... View Details
      Keywords: Private Equity; Investment; Risk Management; Infrastructure; Privatization; Business and Government Relations; Partners and Partnerships; Financial Services Industry; Real Estate Industry; Utilities Industry; Mexico City
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      Macomber, John D., Regina Garcia-Cuellar, and Griffin James. "Water Shortage and Property Investing in Mexico City." Harvard Business School Case 210-085, May 2010. (Revised January 2014.)
      • 2010
      • Chapter

      Lessons from Catastrophe Reinsurance

      By: Kenneth A. Froot
      Of the 20 most costly catastrophes since 1970, more than half have occurred since 2001. Is this an omen of what the 21st century will be? How might we behave in this new, uncertain, and more dangerous environment? Will our actions be rational or irrational? A select... View Details
      Keywords: Decision Making; Insurance; Risk and Uncertainty; Natural Disasters; Behavior
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      Froot, Kenneth A. "Lessons from Catastrophe Reinsurance." Chap. 20 in The Irrational Economist: Making Decisions in a Dangerous World, edited by Erwann Michel-Kerjan and Paul Slovic, 171–182. New York: PublicAffairs Books, 2010.
      • Article

      The Economics of Structured Finance

      By: Joshua D. Coval, Jakub W. Jurek and Erik Stafford
      This paper investigates the spectacular rise and fall of structured finance. The essence of structured finance activities is the pooling of economic assets like loans, bonds, and mortgages, and the subsequent issuance of a prioritized capital structure of claims, known... View Details
      Keywords: Financial Crisis; Asset Management; Debt Securities; Investment; Risk Management; Behavior
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      Coval, Joshua D., Jakub W. Jurek, and Erik Stafford. "The Economics of Structured Finance." Journal of Economic Perspectives 23, no. 1 (Winter 2009): 3–25.
      • 2009
      • Working Paper

      Management and the Financial Crisis (We have met the enemy and he is us...)

      By: William A. Sahlman
      The financial crisis of 2008-9 has revealed that our broad model of corporate governance is broken, independent of the shortcomings in the regulatory system. Managers and boards of directors in scores of systemically important firms failed to protect employees,... View Details
      Keywords: Risk Management; Governing and Advisory Boards; Ethics; Corporate Governance; Financial Crisis
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      Sahlman, William A. "Management and the Financial Crisis (We have met the enemy and he is us...)." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-033, October 2009.
      • September 2009
      • Case

      The Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions, Inc.

      By: Richard M.J. Bohmer, Stephen P. Bradley and Natalie Kindred
      Through its uniquely proactive approach to medical malpractice risk management, the Risk Management Foundation (RMF) has decreased claims—and premiums—for the Harvard hospitals it insures. The RMF is the captive medico-legal insurer of the Harvard medical institutions... View Details
      Keywords: Cost Management; Insurance; Health Care and Treatment; Risk Management; Performance Improvement; Safety; Insurance Industry; Insurance Industry; Boston
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      Bohmer, Richard M.J., Stephen P. Bradley, and Natalie Kindred. "The Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 610-014, September 2009.
      • 2009
      • Working Paper

      An Ounce of Prevention: The Power of Public Risk Management in Stabilizing the Financial System

      By: David A. Moss

      The magnitude of the current financial crisis reflects the failure of an economic and regulatory philosophy that had proved increasingly influential in policy circles over the past three decades.

      This paper suggests (1) that contrary to the prevailing wisdom,... View Details

      Keywords: Financial Crisis; Financial Institutions; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Risk Management; Business and Government Relations; Balance and Stability
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      Moss, David A. "An Ounce of Prevention: The Power of Public Risk Management in Stabilizing the Financial System." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-087, January 2009.
      • fall 2008
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      The Intermediation of Financial Risks: Evolution in the Catastrophe Reinsurance Market

      By: Kenneth A. Froot
      In this paper, I provide evidence concerning the imperfections in the reinsurance market. I try to get at some of the root causes of these imperfections, e.g., the behavior of ratings firms and the agency problems associated with the corporate form of ownership. I also... View Details
      Keywords: Catastrophe Risk; Corporate Finance; Banking And Insurance; Hedging; Banking; Financial Markets; Insurance; Policy; Risk Management; Natural Disasters; Cost of Capital; Asset Pricing; Insurance Industry
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      Froot, Kenneth A. "The Intermediation of Financial Risks: Evolution in the Catastrophe Reinsurance Market." Risk Management and Insurance Review 11, no. 2 (fall 2008): 281–294.
      • March 2008
      • Teaching Note

      2006 Hurricane Risk (TN)

      By: André Perold and Erik Stafford
      Teaching Note for [207075]. View Details
      Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Loss; Investment; Insurance; Natural Disasters; California
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      Perold, André, and Erik Stafford. "2006 Hurricane Risk (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 208-140, March 2008.
      • January 2008
      • Background Note

      Convertible Arbitrage

      By: Joshua Coval and Erik Stafford
      The goal of this simulation is to understand how convertible bonds can be viewed as a portfolio of simpler securities and to introduce an over-the-counter market. The convertible bonds that are available during the simulation are at-the-money and in-the-money so that... View Details
      Keywords: Bonds; Investment Portfolio; Price; Risk Management; Mathematical Methods
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      Coval, Joshua, and Erik Stafford. "Convertible Arbitrage." Harvard Business School Background Note 208-116, January 2008.
      • January 2008
      • Background Note

      Measuring Investment Performance

      By: Andre F. Perold and Kenneth A. Froot
      Examines various approaches to measuring investment performance. The approaches include the use of risk exposure and the Sharpe and Information Ratios. Applies the approaches to a variety of mutual funds to demonstrate the effect of using different metrics to measure... View Details
      Keywords: Financial Management; Investment; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Measurement and Metrics; Performance; Risk and Uncertainty
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      Perold, Andre F., and Kenneth A. Froot. "Measuring Investment Performance." Harvard Business School Background Note 208-110, January 2008.
      • January 2008
      • Article

      On the Pricing of Intermediated Risks: Theory and Application to Catastrophe Reinsurance

      By: K. A. Froot and P. O'Connell
      Keywords: Catastrophe Risk; Corporate Finance; Banking And Insurance; Hedging; Banking; Financial Markets; Insurance; Policy; Risk Management; Natural Disasters; Cost of Capital; Asset Pricing; Insurance Industry
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      Froot, K. A., and P. O'Connell. "On the Pricing of Intermediated Risks: Theory and Application to Catastrophe Reinsurance." Special Issue on Dynamics of Insurance Markets: Structure, Conduct, and Performance in the 21st Century Journal of Banking & Finance 32, no. 1 (January 2008): 69–85. (Revised from NBER Working Paper No. 6011, April 1997, Harvard Business School Working Paper No. 98-024, 1997.)
      • December 2007
      • Case

      The Campaign for Bank Insurance in Antebellum New York

      By: David A. Moss and Cole Bolton
      The New York State Legislature had come to a standstill in 1829 as lawmakers refused to charter any new banks or recharter any existing banks. Four of New York's forty banks had failed since 1825, and many legislatures believed that a significant change in the banking... View Details
      Keywords: History; Risk Management; Government Legislation; Insurance; Decision Choices and Conditions; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry
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      Moss, David A., and Cole Bolton. "The Campaign for Bank Insurance in Antebellum New York." Harvard Business School Case 708-037, December 2007.
      • Fourth Quarter 2007
      • Article

      Contingent Claims Approach to Measuring and Managing Sovereign Credit Risk

      By: Dale . F. Gray, Robert C. Merton and Zvi Bodie
      This paper proposes a new approach to measure, analyze, and manage sovereign risk based on the theory and practice of modern contingent claims analysis (CCA). The paper provides a new framework for adapting the CCA model to the sovereign balance sheet in a way that can... View Details
      Keywords: Credit; Investment; Sovereign Finance; Risk Management; Emerging Markets; Market Transactions; Mathematical Methods; Valuation
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      Gray, Dale . F., Robert C. Merton, and Zvi Bodie. "Contingent Claims Approach to Measuring and Managing Sovereign Credit Risk." Special Issue on Credit Analysis. Journal of Investment Management 5, no. 4 (Fourth Quarter 2007): 5–28.
      • June 2007
      • Article

      Risk Management, Capital Budgeting and Capital Structure Policy for Insurers and Reinsurers

      By: K. A. Froot
      Keywords: Risk Management; Capital Budgeting; Cost of Capital; Policy; Insurance; Asset Pricing; Insurance Industry
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      Froot, K. A. "Risk Management, Capital Budgeting and Capital Structure Policy for Insurers and Reinsurers." Journal of Risk and Insurance 74, no. 2 (June 2007): 273–299. (Winner of Robert C. Witt Award Given annually for the best feature article in the Journal of Risk and Insurance presented by American Risk and Insurance Association. Revised from NBER Working Paper no. 10184, Harvard Business School Working Paper no. 04-035, December 2003.)
      • February 2007 (Revised October 2007)
      • Case

      BASIX

      By: Shawn A. Cole and Peter Tufano
      BASIX, an Indian microfinance corporation, must decide whether to continue to sell weather insurance to its clients. A brand-new financial product, weather insurance pays if measured rainfall during the growing season falls below a pre-specified limit. Mr. Sattaiah,... View Details
      Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Microfinance; Insurance; Risk Management; Banking Industry; India
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      Cole, Shawn A., and Peter Tufano. "BASIX." Harvard Business School Case 207-099, February 2007. (Revised October 2007.)
      • October 2006 (Revised March 2008)
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      2006 Hurricane Risk

      By: Andre F. Perold and Erik Stafford
      In May 2006, a resident of Key West, Florida had to decide whether to renew his policy to insure against hurricane damage. The policy would cost $13,000 for one year, $5,000 more than what he paid in 2005. At the same time, a wealthy California resident was... View Details
      Keywords: Capital Markets; Cost; Insurance; Price; Risk Management; California; Key West
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      Perold, Andre F., and Erik Stafford. "2006 Hurricane Risk." Harvard Business School Case 207-075, October 2006. (Revised March 2008.)
      • June 2006 (Revised April 2007)
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      Nephila: Innovation in Catastrophe Risk Insurance

      By: Kenneth A. Froot and Michael Heinrich
      At the cross-section of capital markets and the catastrophe insurance space stands the hedge fund Nephila. Nephila must decide how best to take advantage of the newly presented market opportunities post hurricanes Katrina, Wilma, and Rita. Nephila has a plethora of... View Details
      Keywords: Hedge Fund; Investment Management; Uncertainty; Risk and Uncertainty; Natural Disasters; Insurance; Capital Markets; Investment Funds; Insurance Industry; Insurance Industry; Bermuda
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      Froot, Kenneth A., and Michael Heinrich. "Nephila: Innovation in Catastrophe Risk Insurance." Harvard Business School Case 206-130, June 2006. (Revised April 2007.)
      • March 2006
      • Module Note

      Exchange Rates and Firms

      By: Mihir A. Desai and Kathleen Luchs
      Describes a core module in the International Finance course at Harvard Business School. The module focuses on how firms identify, measure, and manage currency exposures. The cases first introduce students to foreign exchange exposures and the tools used to manage... View Details
      Keywords: International Finance; Currency Exchange Rate; Corporate Finance
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      Desai, Mihir A., and Kathleen Luchs. "Exchange Rates and Firms." Harvard Business School Module Note 206-123, March 2006.
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