Credit Supply Shocks - Publications - Faculty & Research

30 Apr 2024
Book

When Managers Set Unrealistic Expectations, Employees Cut Ethical Corners

decisions that were so clearly disastrous not only for workers and others exposed to asbestos but for the company itself. Shortly thereafter, in 1982, with its asbestos-related liabilities projected to exceed its assets, Johns-Manville View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

14 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 14

management and continuous improvement, as well as the dynamics of service competition in a rapidly growing market. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/615043-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 315-027 CreditEase: Providing View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 7, 2009

a self-reported measure. Overall, we find that debt literacy is low: only about one-third of the population seems to comprehend interest compounding or the workings of credit cards. Even after controlling for demographics, we find a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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FAQs - Alumni

reunion attendees? On campus, lactation rooms are available and are equipped with refrigerators and a hospital-grade Medela Symphony pump, for which you will need to provide your own Medela accessory kit. Please reference the Reunions app for room locations when on... View Details

16 Jul 2012
Working Paper Summaries

Selection, Reallocation, and Spillover: Identifying the Sources of Gains from Multinational Production

Keywords: by Laura Alfaro & Maggie X. Chen

23 Dec 2008
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First Look: December 23, 2008

they experienced from growth prior to the 1960s. Download the working paper from SSRN ($5): http://papers.nber.org/papers/w14539 The Supply Side of Innovation: H-1B Visa Reforms and U.S. Ethnic Invention Authors:William R. Kerr and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

18 Jun 2024
Research & Ideas

Central Banks Missed Inflation Red Flags. This Pricing Model Could Help.

It’s no secret the Federal Reserve and other central banks weren’t prepared for the swift, steep curve of inflation’s climb after COVID-19 snarled supply chains in 2021 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent energy prices soaring in 2022.... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services; Banking

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Topics - HBS Working Knowledge

Standards (4) State Ownership (1) Status and Position (9) Stock Options (2) Stocks (11) Strategic Planning (17) Strategy (432) Success (15) Supply Chain Management (19) Supply Chain (61) View Details

24 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

Rethinking Activity-Based Costing

for time-driven ABC shows the customer service department's costs in the second quarter of operations. Here we assume that the department processes 51,000 customer orders, handles 1,150 inquiries, and performs 2,700 credit checks. The... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & Steven R. Anderson

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Finance - Faculty & Research

in MBS duration function as large-scale shocks to the quantity of interest rate risk that must be borne by professional bond investors. I develop a simple model in which the risk tolerance of bond investors is limited in the short run, so... View Details

Research Summary

Overview

Professor Begenau’s research agenda is directed at better understanding how financial markets work and how they affect the real economy. She uses quantitative analysis to build both prescriptive and descriptive models concerning financial risk in banking, and she also... View Details

14 Feb 2022
Research & Ideas

Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age

and capabilities (e.g., a reliable supply chain). Leaders are discovering they must proactively invest in the ecosystem and build partnerships (turn vendors into partners; join with competitors to solve problems government can’t) to... View Details

Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards; Technology

27 Sep 2018
Research & Ideas

Religion in the Workplace: What Managers Need to Know

hired. The reason: He said the headscarf she wore as a symbol of modesty in her Muslim faith clashed with the store’s dress code. “No one had ever told me that I could not wear a headscarf and sell clothing,” Elauf is quoted as saying in a 2015 New York Times story. “... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage; Apparel & Accessories

18 Mar 2013
HBS Case

HBS Cases: LEGO

management, product demand was so high at times that executives actually found themselves discussing ways to slow sales. A Shock To The System That all changed in the early 1990s as seismic shifts pounded the toy market. Big Box toy... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Entertainment & Recreation

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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

credit extended to private sector firms. See Sam’s other research here , Jeremy’s other research here , Adi’s other research here , and Eric’s other research here . More Info Large banks and small firm lending By: Victoria Ivashina &... View Details

06 Feb 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018

of their home regions. Using a unique dataset of Chinese and Indian herbal patents filed in the United States, we find that an increase in the supply of first-generation ethnic migrant inventors increases the rate of codification of... View Details

14 Mar 2023
In Practice

What Does the Failure of Silicon Valley Bank Say About the State of Finance?

the confidence is eroded—banks tend to face revolving credit runs and market funding runs. The deposits run in the US might feel like a thing of the past, but the history of the 2008 crisis saw many such examples. Regulation and... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Financial Services; Banking

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Technology & Operations Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research

development Information technology Technology and operations strategy MBA Elective Curriculum (SECOND YEAR) Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise (also listed under General... View Details

23 Apr 2024
In Practice

Getting to Net Zero: The Climate Standards and Ecosystem the World Needs Now

With each month clocking record-breaking temperatures across the planet, this Earth Day reflected the renewed urgency of regulators and businesses to find climate-change solutions. The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted new rules that will mandate... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

20 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 20

circumstances, including human purposes, evolved. While the invisible hand of the pricing mechanism can balance supply and demand on a global basis, or in subunits thereof, the visible hand of political authority is essential to the... View Details