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  • 14 Aug 2012
  • First Look

First Look: August 14

countries, but by firms realizing a higher spread (i.e., a greater difference in operating performance and borrowing cost) when more domestic credit is available. Also, we find that firms partially substitute View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 18, 2008

  Working PapersWhere Does It Go? Spending by the Financially Constrained Authors:Shawn A. Cole, John Thompson, and Peter Tufano Abstract In this paper, we analyze the spending decisions of over 1.5 million Americans who vary in their degree of revealed View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 13 Oct 2010
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First Look: October 13, 2010

comparative statics and time-series dynamics that are consistent with the empirical features of repo market data, including the credit crisis of 2007-2008. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-025.pdf   Cases &... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Mar 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Marketing Your Way Through a Recession

need to know more than ever how consumers are redefining value and responding to the recession. Price elasticity curves are changing. Consumers take more time searching for durable goods and negotiate harder at the point of sale. They are more willing to postpone... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
  • 19 Mar 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Unlocking Your Investment Capital

and equity. Thus, the dollar amount of equity needed to ensure a specified credit rating of the firm is completely determined by the riskiness (measured by the dollar amount of volatility) of the firm's assets. The greater is the risk of... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services
  • 24 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 24

Monetary Economics Cyclicality of Credit Supply: Firm-Level Evidence By: Ivashina, Victoria, and Bo Becker Abstract—Theory predicts that there is a close link between bank credit supply and the evolution of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 15, 2008

  Working PapersInvestable Tax Credits: The Case of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Authors:Mihir A. Desai, Dhammika Dharmapala, and Monica Singhal Abstract The Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 04 Aug 2014
  • Op-Ed

Why Small-Business Lending Is Not Recovering

Editor's note: This is the second in a series of articles based on a Harvard Business School working paper by Karen Mills that analyzes the current state of availability of bank capital for small business. During the 2008 financial crisis, small businesses were... View Details
Keywords: by Karen Mills; Banking; Financial Services
  • 25 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 25, 2018

proposed; the latest one by Prime Minister May triggered the resignation of a number of key ministers. All of them struggle to deal with a fundamental tension: how to square barrier-free trade between the UK and the EU, especially across... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 24 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 24

terms that require prepayment. During the recent crisis, the exporter was more likely to demand cash in advance terms when transacting with new customers, and customers that traded on cash in advance and letter of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Feb 2010
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First Look: Feb. 2

to Multinationals examines the evolution of multinational trading companies from the eighteenth century to the present day. During the Industrial Revolution, British merchants established overseas branches which became major View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 07 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 7, 2008

trade press. Reasons for the discrepancy are discussed. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-044.pdf Taste Heterogeneity, IIA, and the Similarity Critique Authors:Thomas J. Steenburgh and Andrew Ainslie Abstract The... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 26 Jan 2010
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First Look: Jan. 26

incremental progress, for motivating workers. Additional research showed that managers underestimate the importance of facilitating progress as a motivational tool. Read the article: http://hbr.org/2010/01/the-hbr-list-breakthrough-ideas-for-2010/ar/1 Regional View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 12 Oct 1999
  • Research & Ideas

Where Main Street Meets Wall Street

firm credited with creating the first mutual fund in 1924. (In 1959, Robinson was featured on the cover of Time, with the magazine proclaiming, perhaps somewhat prematurely, that the mutual fund was "a household word.")... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Financial Services
  • 03 Apr 2018
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New Research and Ideas, April 3, 2018

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54301 On the Direct and Indirect Real Effects of Credit Supply Shocks By: Alfaro, Laura, Manuel García-Santana, and Enrique Moral-Benito Abstract—We consider the real effects of bank lending... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Mar 2016
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March 1, 2016

can trigger large price bubbles. We analyze the patterns of cash-flow news that generate the largest bubbles, the reasons why bubbles collapse, and the frequency with which they occur. The model also predicts that bubbles will be accompanied by high View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Aug 2009
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First Look: August 4

switching to a business model with high inventory and long lead times. The company must consider what the change will mean for operations, risk, and measuring profitability. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/108032-PDF-ENG Delphi Corp. and the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 26 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55694 forthcoming Journal of Monetary Economics U.S. Monetary Policy and Emerging Market Credit Cycles By: Bräuning, Falk, and Victoria Ivashina Abstract— Foreign banks’ lending to firms in... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 26 Mar 2013
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First Look: March 26

particular mechanism to address those voids: minority state ownership. Due to their minority nature, such stakes are less affected by the agency distortions commonly found in full-fledged state-owned firms. Using panel data from publicly View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Oct 2010
  • Research & Ideas

How Government can Discourage Private Sector Reliance on Short-Term Debt

of principles of trade between countries. A: The title of the paper refers to the idea that, in choosing the optimal maturity structure of its debt, the government balances the costs of rollover risk (in the extreme case, the government... View Details
Keywords: by Staff; Financial Services

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