Debt - Publications - Faculty & Research

February 1988 (Revised May 1988)
Background Note

14 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

The Big Money for Big Projects

debt, which means the loan repayments must come from project cash flows only. In municipally financed or public financed projects, a government entity is the borrower or the debt is backed by a government guarantee. In the case of the Big... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

May 1974
Article

On the Pricing of Corporate Debt: The Risk Structure of Interest Rates

By: Robert C. Merton

Keywords: Price; Borrowing and Debt; Risk and Uncertainty; Interest Rates

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01 Mar 2009
News

Buddy, Can You Spare a Trillion

historic emergence of credit and debt was as important in the rise of civilization as technological invention. In the excerpt that follows, he explains the recently developed symbiotic financial relationship between the United States and... View Details

Keywords: Finance; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Dec 2011
News

Greek Drama

Samaras: Enough pain. Photo AFP/Getty Images The debt drama unfolding in Greece is made even more gripping by the long relationship between two of the country’s leaders, former Socialist Prime Minister George Papandreou and the head of... View Details

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

01 Aug 2016
Working Paper Summaries

The Costs of Sovereign Default: Evidence from Argentina

Keywords: by Jesse Schreger and Benjamin Hebert

1989
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Do the Secondary Markets Believe in Life after Debt? A Comment on Hajivassiliou

By: K. A. Froot

Keywords: Financial Markets; Borrowing and Debt

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Bloomberg: Investment Management course tips

How can I locate futures information in Bloomberg? How can I compare futures in Bloomberg? Government Debt Information How can I get data on government bonds, bills, and notes in Bloomberg? How can I generate yield curves in Bloomberg?... View Details

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Fixed Income Research: bond data, ratings, and reports

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Analyst reports available here include those specific to fixed income. Corporate debt and credit ratings are also available under the ‘Debt & Credit’ tab of any company... View Details

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HBS - Financials | 5 Year Summary

Activity & Cash Flows Consolidated Balance Sheet Supplemental Financial Information 5 Year Summary Financials (in millions) 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 Revenues $805 $861 $925 $856 $800 Expenses 779 831 821 766 731 Cash from Operations 26 30 104 90 69 Capital Investments... View Details

Portrait Project

Natalie C. Eckford

fields. I plan to remember that true progress comes from getting your fingers a little dirty and that the freedoms I enjoy are not a privilege, but a debt obligation. My grandparents would always be playing the blues when I went to visit... View Details

26 Jan 2021
Research & Ideas

A New Way to Cut Credit Card Debt: Pay Off One Purchase at a Time

A novel approach to repaying debt could help consumers free themselves from crushing credit card balances faster, according to new research. Rather than asking borrowers to make payments toward their total balances, Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Financial Services

28 Apr 2016
Blog Post

3 Concerns I Had about HBS

decision I’d never been in debt before attending HBS. I was lucky enough to attend undergrad fully funded, and the idea of taking on so much debt was not only overwhelming, but counter to the ideals that I... View Details

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HBS - Financials | Consolidated Balance Sheet

Deposits, Advances & Other $90 $94 $69 Deferred Revenue 184 194 206 Other Debt Owed to University 83 83 79 Building Debt 22 28 33 Total Liabilities $379 $399 $387 Net Assets 2023 2022 2021 Current Use... View Details

11 Feb 2015
Research & Ideas

Politicians Benefited From Using Toxic Loans

their study on France, having gained access to two valuable data sets: The first contained the entire debt portfolio for most of the 300 largest French local governments as of December 31, 2007; and the second contained the loan-level... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

February 2014
Article

Accountability of Independent Directors—Evidence from Firms Subject to Securities Litigation

By: Francois Brochet and Suraj Srinivasan

We examine which independent directors are held accountable when investors sue firms for financial- and disclosure-related fraud. Investors can name independent directors as defendants in lawsuits, and they can vote against their re-election to express displeasure over... View Details

Keywords: Independent Directors; Litigation Risk; Class Action Lawsuits; Director Accountability; Reputation; Boards Of Directors; Corporate Governance; Debt Securities; Corporate Accountability; Lawsuits and Litigation

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2013
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Accountability of Independent Directors—Evidence from Firms Subject to Securities Litigation

By: Francois Brochet and Suraj Srinivasan

We examine which independent directors are held accountable when investors sue firms for financial and disclosure related fraud. Investors can name independent directors as defendants in lawsuits, and they can vote against their re-election to express displeasure over... View Details

Keywords: Debt Securities; Lawsuits and Litigation; Legal Liability

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February 2002
Background Note

Note on Commercial Real Estate Financial Market

By: Arthur I Segel and Melissa Yin-Yin Lam

Discusses the recent history of the commercial real estate financial market (pre-1990s-2001). Looks at the shift to more conventional capital markets for commercial real estate debt. View Details

Keywords: History; Capital Markets; Financial Markets; Borrowing and Debt; Real Estate Industry

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Purchase

Ling was a maverick in the development of the conglomerate business model, building in 14 years the 14th largest industrial corporation in the United States. A major risk taker, Ling extensively used debt to sustain parent company growth... View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods