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- 2022
- Working Paper
The Fed and the Secular Decline in Interest Rates
In this paper I document a striking fact: a narrow window around Fed meetings fully captures the secular decline in U.S. Treasury yields since 1980. By contrast, yield movements outside this window are transitory and wash out over time. This is surprising because the... View Details
Keywords: United States Treasury; Monetary Policy; Yield Curve; Central Banking; Interest Rates; Valuation
Hillenbrand, Sebastian. "The Fed and the Secular Decline in Interest Rates." Working Paper, January 2022.
- 06 Aug 2012
- News
The high cost of private pension savings
Samuel L. Hayes
Samuel L. Hayes holds the Jacob H. Schiff Chair in Investment Banking Emeritus, at the Harvard Business School. He has taught at the School since 1970, prior to which he was a tenured member of the faculty of the Columbia University Graduate School of Business. He... View Details
- 08 May 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Monetary Policy and Global Banking
- August 2007
- Case
Satelite Distribuidora de Petroleo
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Andrea M.A.F. Minardi
Marcelo Alecrim, the owner of SAT, a gas distribution company in Brazil, envisioned many growth opportunities but lacked financial resources to pursue them. He was approaching an American private equity fund to raise money. Describes Alecrim's challenge in creating SAT... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Entrepreneurship; Private Equity; Growth and Development Strategy; Emerging Markets; Utilities Industry; Brazil
Applegate, Lynda M., and Andrea M.A.F. Minardi. "Satelite Distribuidora de Petroleo." Harvard Business School Case 808-062, August 2007.
- September 1976
- Case
Del Norte Paper Co. (A)
Deals with a transfer pricing problem in a complex, international situation. A broad range of issues are present in the case, or are needed for a thorough case analysis. Such issues include: relevant costs; the appropriateness of profit centers; the appropriateness of... View Details
Sahlman, William A. "Del Norte Paper Co. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 177-034, September 1976.
- 11 Feb 2011
- News
The Impact of Financing Risk on Innovative Startups
- 15 Mar 2020
- News
Lenders scour financing documents amid market volatility
- March 1969 (Revised January 2000)
- Case
Industrial Products, Inc.
By: Joseph L. Bower and John W. Rosenblum
Involves the decision of whether to construct a new plant in another part of the country for a line of fire protection equipment. Capital funds set aside for the construction are blocked by Fireguard's continued record of substantial operating losses and divisional... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Capital; Construction; Financing and Loans; Expansion; Business Earnings; Markets; Product; Manufacturing Industry
Bower, Joseph L., and John W. Rosenblum. "Industrial Products, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 369-019, March 1969. (Revised January 2000.)
- November 2000
- Case
UPromise
By: Michael J. Roberts and William A. Sahlman
Describes the development of UPromise, a company that has developed a loyalty program through which corporate partners can contribute to funds that finance the education of consumers' children. Presents the accomplishments prior to the company's second round of... View Details
Keywords: Higher Education; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Financial Markets; Programs
Roberts, Michael J., and William A. Sahlman. "UPromise." Harvard Business School Case 801-321, November 2000.
- 28 Mar 2013
- News
40 Under Forty: Jessica Tisch, 32
- 12 Sep 2010
- News
To Create Jobs, Nurture Start-Ups
- 04 May 2017
- News
The Error at the Heart of Corporate Leadership
- 05 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Developing Black Talent for Leadership
Taylor, and many others at the hands of police and the Covid-19 pandemic, professors and classmates have also helped strengthen my resolve to use my voice now to advocate for change and to support these organizations. For companies making strategic investments and... View Details
- 2014
- Other Teaching and Training Material
Entrepreneurship Reading: Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures
By: William R. Kerr, Ramana Nanda and James McQuade
"Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures" introduces students to the key issues involved in the financing of entrepreneurial enterprises. The Reading begins by examining how business models shape external financing requirements. It then contrasts the choice to bootstrap... View Details
Kerr, William R., Ramana Nanda, and James McQuade. "Entrepreneurship Reading: Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures." Core Curriculum Readings Series. Harvard Business Publishing 8072, 2014.
William C. Kirby
William C. Kirby is T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard University and Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. He is a Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor. He serves as Chairman of the Harvard... View Details