Financial Policy - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Jul 2023
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Malcolm McClain (MBA/MPP 2023) Named First RISE Career Fellow

business that is creating economic opportunity for marginalized communities in the United States. McClain, who also completed a master’s in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, will serve as chief of staff at BrightUp, a... View Details

September 2018 (Revised January 2020)
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Apple Pay and Mobile Payments in Australia (A)

By: Feng Zhu, Susan Athey and David Lane

In summer 2016, four of Australia’s top five banks petitioned regulators for permission to bargain collectively with Apple over the terms under which they would support its digital wallet, Apple Pay. They argued that doing so would force concessions from Apple that... View Details

Keywords: Payment Methods; Mobile Payment; Apple; Banks and Banking; Cooperation; Problems and Challenges; Policy; Digital Platforms; Banking Industry; Australia

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December 2009 (Revised June 2010)
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Goldman Sachs: A Bank for All Seasons (C)

By: Lena G. Goldberg and Tiffany Lynne Obenchain

After posting its first-ever quarterly loss in 2008, Goldman Sachs surpassed market expectations for the first quarter of 2009 but came under intensive fire for, among other things, announcing its intention to repay TARP thereby avoiding its compensation limitations. View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Investment Banking; Corporate Disclosure; Policy; Executive Compensation; Business and Government Relations; Banking Industry

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01 Mar 2011
News

Tax and Grow

© politicalcartoons.com/Jimmy Margulies With the U.S. economic recovery stuck in low gear and traditional monetary and fiscal policy options seemingly exhausted, now is a good time to consider more novel approaches to stimulating growth.... View Details

Keywords: Mihir A. Desai; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

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Investment Strategies - Course Catalog

bonds outstanding. Every day, public markets set prices for CEOs and CFOs, financial institutions, and investors, all seeking to raise and invest money in a way that drives the economy forward. A public exit - whether through an initial... View Details

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Satisfactory Academic Progress | MBA

Satisfactory Academic Progress Federal Regulations state that students must maintain satisfactory academic progress to continue to be eligible for Federal Student Loans. Students will not be eligible for Financial Aid funds, including... View Details

15 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for Paul Gompers and Josh Lerner

costly failures. The book seeks to provide guidance to would-be "emulators"—corporate managers, university administrators, and policy makers—about how to adopt the best of venture capital and avoid the common pitfalls that... View Details

Keywords: by Carol Elsen; Financial Services

08 Jul 2015
What Do You Think?

Do Americans Work Too Much and Think About Work Too Little?

Possibly taking a page out of the USAA playbook, several Wall Street organizations are trying to enforce a policy to prevent employees from working seven-day weeks, encouraging them to take either Saturdays or Sundays off. There is little... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services

10 May 2004
Research & Ideas

Rethink the Value of Joint Ventures

and entrepreneurial management, done with colleagues C. Fritz Foley and James R. Hines Jr. at the University of Michigan. Their research will appear in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Financial Economics. In this interview, Desai... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

01 Mar 2015
News

Ask the Expert: Inside the Fed

(MBA 1981) I wouldn’t say there’s a big focus on “media speculation” per se, but Fed officials have to be attuned to market sentiment, and they consume a great deal of information. Fed policies work through View Details

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance

Portrait Project

JJ Singh

ballooning national debt and a financial system in disarray. *** I want to change attitudes and the way we imagine our future. I want to influence policy so that we invest in tomorrow. But most of all, I... View Details

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Jennifer Hurford

Discovering her worldview through active discussions Jennifer applied to the joint-degree program because the combination of the two schools "was an incredible opportunity to learn the instruments of public policy and the tools of... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

Career Coach

Ryan Kim

investment banking analyst. He studied Environmental Science & Public Policy in college. Ryan lives in Newton, MA with his wife and two young children. Work Experience: Search Fund/Independent Sponsor (Castle Island Partners), Private... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services (All); Financial Services (All); Financial Services (All); Financial Services (All); Financial Services (All); Financial Services (All); Financial Services (All); Financial Services (All)

01 Jun 2001
News

Donella Rapier to Head External Relations

reporting. She is involved in setting policy issues as they relate to the financial concerns of the School and is actively engaged in the design and installation of new View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

02 Jun 2011
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Serious Fun

Doorway to Dreams (D2D), a Boston-based nonprofit founded in 2000 by HBS finance professor Peter Tufano, where one of Maynard’s many tasks involves leading the organization’s financial literacy video game initiative. Devoted to... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Arts, Entertainment; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

Truman K. Gibson

In 1943, Gibson became head of Supreme Life Insurance, which had $53.8 million in industrial insurance policies in force. Gibson ushered in a solid seven years of growth and financial stability. Gibson’s... View Details

Keywords: Finance

30 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 31, 2006

Working PapersHow Does Foreign Direct Investment Promote Economic Growth? Exploring the Effects of Financial Markets on Linkages Authors:Laura Alfaro, Areendam Chanda, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, and Selin Sayek Abstract The empirical... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2009
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Letters to the Editor

people often don’t have the financial wherewithal and broad general skills to leave behind a job where they are intimidated. Working in fear is a terrible way to live, and a secret ballot can ameliorate much of that fear. Michael A.... View Details

Keywords: News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

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Tulsa Massacre | Information Technology

for the Tulsa Massacre, the idea of reparations generally, and the use of reparations to respond to the effects of slavery and racist governmental policies around the world. My grandest ambition is that this multimedia case becomes the... View Details