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  • 20 Sep 2022
  • Cold Call Podcast

Larry Fink at BlackRock: Linking Purpose to Profit

Keywords: Re: George Serafeim; Financial Services
  • Article

Brand Values and Capital Market Valuation

By: Mary Barth, Michael B. Clement, George Foster and Ron Kasznik
Brand value estimates are significantly positively related to prices and returns, incremental to accounting variables. Questionable brand value estimate reliability underlies lack of financial statement recognition for brands. Findings suggest estimates are relevant... View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Valuation
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Barth, Mary, Michael B. Clement, George Foster, and Ron Kasznik. "Brand Values and Capital Market Valuation." Review of Accounting Studies 3, nos. 1-2 (1998): 41–68.
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Liquidity in Retirement Savings Systems: An International Comparison

By: John Beshears, James J. Choi, Joshua Hurwitz, David Laibson and Brigitte C. Madrian
We compare the liquidity that six developed countries have built into their employer-based defined contribution (DC) retirement schemes. In Germany, Singapore, and the UK, withdrawals are essentially banned no matter what kind of transitory income shock the household... View Details
Keywords: Saving; Financial Liquidity; Retirement; Canada; Germany; Australia; United Kingdom; United States; Singapore
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Beshears, John, James J. Choi, Joshua Hurwitz, David Laibson, and Brigitte C. Madrian. "Liquidity in Retirement Savings Systems: An International Comparison." American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings 105, no. 5 (May 2015): 420–425.
  • 2018
  • Chapter

Behavioral Household Finance

By: John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson and Brigitte C. Madrian
This chapter provides an overview of household finance. The first part summarizes key facts regarding household financial behavior, emphasizing empirical regularities that are inconsistent with the standard classical economic model and discussing extensions of the... View Details
Keywords: Personal Finance; Global Range; Household; Behavior; Strategy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Product Design; Welfare
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Beshears, John, James J. Choi, David Laibson, and Brigitte C. Madrian. "Behavioral Household Finance." In Handbook of Behavioral Economics: Foundations and Applications 1, edited by B. Douglas Bernheim, Stefano DellaVigna, and David Laibson, 177–276. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2018.
  • 06 Sep 2005
  • Research & Ideas

The Best Place for Retirement Funds

For many investors planning for retirement, asset allocation is a crucial issue. How much should I put into stocks, bonds, and cash? But Harvard Business School professor Daniel Bergstresser says that households with substantial View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
  • June 2011 (Revised September 2011)
  • Case

Tough Choices for the Illinois Pension System

By: Robert C. Pozen and Brij S. Khurana
This case describes the precarious fiscal situation of the Illinois public pension system in the spring of 2009 and the accounting of pension plans by non-federal municipalities more generally. In February 2009, in the midst of a recession, recently-appointed Governor... View Details
Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Financial Crisis; Financial Liquidity; Annuities; Financial Management; Financing and Loans; Taxation; Strategic Planning; Problems and Challenges; Illinois
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Pozen, Robert C., and Brij S. Khurana. "Tough Choices for the Illinois Pension System." Harvard Business School Case 311-139, June 2011. (Revised September 2011.)
  • 24 Jul 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Value Maximization and Stakeholder Theory

management a way to assess the tradeoffs that must be made among competing constituencies, and that it allows for principled decision making independent of the personal preferences of managers and directors. Importantly, managers and directors also become View Details
Keywords: by Michael C. Jensen
  • June 2018
  • Background Note

Introduction to Life Settlements

By: Alexander Braun, Lauren H. Cohen, Christopher J. Malloy and Jiahua Xu
Life insurance is an asset owned by the majority of American adults (61%). Note that this 61% penetration rate is essentially at parity with home ownership (64%) and higher than that of 401(k) retirement account ownership (53%). Life settlements, or life insurance... View Details
Keywords: Insurance; Assets; Value; Markets; Investment Return
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Braun, Alexander, Lauren H. Cohen, Christopher J. Malloy, and Jiahua Xu. "Introduction to Life Settlements." Harvard Business School Background Note 218-127, June 2018.

    Daniel Rabetti

    Professor Rabetti is a financial economist from São Paulo, Brazil, with a Ph.D. in Business from Tel Aviv University. He joined the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School in 2023 as the S. Dhanabalan Chair in Quantitative Studies and an Assistant... View Details

    • 31 May 2017
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Stock Price Synchronicity and Material Sustainability Information

    Keywords: by Jody Grewal, Clarissa Hauptmann, and George Serafeim; Accounting; Accounting
    • 2011
    • Article

    'Deprival Value' vs. 'Fair Value' Measurement for Contract Liabilities: How to Resolve the 'Revenue Recognition' Conundrum

    By: Joanne Horton, Richard H. Macve and George Serafeim
    Revenue recognition and measurement principles can conflict with liability recognition and measurement principles. We explore here under different market conditions when the two measurement approaches coincide and when they conflict. We show that where entities expect... View Details
    Keywords: Fair Value; Deprival Value; Contract Liabilities; Fair Value Accounting; Measurement and Metrics; Profit; Revenue Recognition; Assets; Performance Evaluation; Contracts
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    Horton, Joanne, Richard H. Macve, and George Serafeim. "'Deprival Value' vs. 'Fair Value' Measurement for Contract Liabilities: How to Resolve the 'Revenue Recognition' Conundrum." Accounting and Business Research 41, no. 5 (2011): 491–514.
    • 19 Apr 2010
    • Research & Ideas

    The History of Beauty

    dedicated to environmental sustainability with a broad social vision. Q: How much does the industry influence our notions of beauty, and how much do accepted or popular notions of beauty influence product development? A: The human desire to attract reflects basic View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics
    • November 2011
    • Case

    Pacific Grove Spice Company

    By: William E. Fruhan and Craig Stephenson
    Pacific Grove Spice Company is a profitable, rapidly growing manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of quality spices and seasonings. The company's business model requires significant investment in accounts receivable, inventory, and fixed assets to support sales.... View Details
    Keywords: Capital Expenditures; Investments; Acquisitions; Securities Analysis; Debt Securities; Opportunities; Cost of Capital; Valuation; Investment; Capital Budgeting; Business Model; Cash Flow; Financing and Loans; Acquisition; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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    Fruhan, William E., and Craig Stephenson. "Pacific Grove Spice Company." Harvard Business School Brief Case 114-366, November 2011.

      John D. Dionne

      John D. Dionne has been a Senior Lecturer of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School since 2014 and is a recently retired Senior Managing Director and Senior Advisor to Blackstone. He is also Managing Partner of Franconia Capital, a... View Details

      • September 2012 (Revised July 2014)
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      Blackstone's Investment in Intelenet

      By: Josh Lerner, Sandeep Bapat and Rachna Tahilyani
      Three years had passed since Blackstone's investment in Intelenet Global Services, their third largest investment in India. Great progress had been made, but now a new challenge loomed. Globank, a large global bank, was Intelenet's largest customer. Intelenet's... View Details
      Keywords: India; Blackstone; Private Equity; Financial Services Industry; India
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      Lerner, Josh, Sandeep Bapat, and Rachna Tahilyani. "Blackstone's Investment in Intelenet." Harvard Business School Case 213-036, September 2012. (Revised July 2014.)
      • June 2007 (Revised January 2008)
      • Case

      The Vanguard Group, Inc. in 2006 and Target Retirement Funds

      By: Luis M. Viceira
      The Vanguard Group is one of the largest asset managers in the U.S., with over $1 trillion in assets, ninety percent of which are mutual fund assets, and more than 12,000 employees at year-end 2006. Vanguard has built a strong reputation as the manager of reference for... View Details
      Keywords: Asset Management; Investment Funds; Personal Finance; Brands and Branding; Retirement; Trust; Financial Services Industry; United States
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      Viceira, Luis M. "The Vanguard Group, Inc. in 2006 and Target Retirement Funds." Harvard Business School Case 207-129, June 2007. (Revised January 2008.)

        George Serafeim

        George Serafeim is the Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He co-leads a Lab, within Harvard's Digital, Data, Design Institute, and serves on the faculty steering commitee of Harvard University's Salata Institute. He... View Details

        Keywords: asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management
        • 22 Apr 2020
        • Research Event

        How Investors Are Sizing Up Climate Change’s Risks—and Opportunities

        Until a few years ago, climate change’s potential impact seemed abstract for many investors. Now, as sea levels rise, hurricanes intensify, and droughts threaten food supplies, many investors are confronting its financial realities. But it’s not a simple calculation.... View Details
        Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Financial Services
        • 2023
        • Working Paper

        The Effects of Cryptocurrency Wealth on Household Consumption and Investment

        By: Darren Aiello, Scott R. Baker, Tetyana Balyuk, Marco Di Maggio, Mark J. Johnson and Jason Kotter
        This paper uses transaction-level data across millions of accounts to identify cryptocurrency investors and evaluate how fluctuations in individual crypto wealth affect household consumption, equity investment, and local real estate markets. We estimate an MPC out of... View Details
        Keywords: Cryptocurrency; Marginal Propensity To Consume; Household Balance Sheet; Real Estate; Etherium; Bitcoin; Investment; Housing; Spending
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        Aiello, Darren, Scott R. Baker, Tetyana Balyuk, Marco Di Maggio, Mark J. Johnson, and Jason Kotter. "The Effects of Cryptocurrency Wealth on Household Consumption and Investment." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 23-077, June 2023.
        • 07 Feb 2008
        • Working Paper Summaries

        Attracting Flows by Attracting Big Clients: Conflicts of Interest and Mutual Fund Portfolio Choice

        Keywords: by Lauren H. Cohen & Breno Schmidt; Financial Services
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