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- 2006
- Chapter
The IMF and the Capital Account
By: Rawi Abdelal
Abdelal, Rawi. "The IMF and the Capital Account." In Reforming the IMF for the 21st Century, edited by Edwin M. Truman, 185–197. Washington, D.C.: Institute for International Economics, 2006.
- August 2015
- Article
Dollar Funding and the Lending Behavior of Global Banks
By: Victoria Ivashina, David S. Scharfstein and Jeremy C. Stein
A large share of dollar-denominated lending is done by non-U.S. banks, particularly European banks. We present a model in which such banks cut dollar lending more than euro lending in response to a shock to their credit quality. Because these banks rely on wholesale... View Details
Keywords: Banks; Global Banks; Credit Supply; Dollar Funding; International Finance; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry
Ivashina, Victoria, David S. Scharfstein, and Jeremy C. Stein. "Dollar Funding and the Lending Behavior of Global Banks." Quarterly Journal of Economics 130, no. 3 (August 2015): 1241–1281.
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Oscar Winners
service." The three men—who have experience with tech companies such as Instagram, MakerBot, Microsoft, and Vostu, which Kushner cofounded—are backed by $40 million in venture capital. Said Nazemi, who first flashed his entrepreneurial... View Details
- January 1997 (Revised December 1998)
- Background Note
Note on the Balance of Payments
Describes the construction of the balance of payments and defines frequently used measures taken from the balance of payments. View Details
Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Note on the Balance of Payments." Harvard Business School Background Note 797-091, January 1997. (Revised December 1998.)
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Africa Business Club Discusses Continent's Opportunities
hundred students, professionals, and alumni with business interests in Africa attended the event, which served as a forum for understanding the reasons behind Africa's continuing loss of intellectual capital. Kwesi Botchwey, Ghana's former View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Arthur Rock (MBA '51)
microprocessors. Equally important, the idea of stock options for employees and the use of venture capital financing became a standard part of the nascent high-technology industry. As one of the founding fathers of venture capital - and... View Details
- 22 Apr 2002
- Lessons from the Classroom
Entrepreneurship: It Can Be Taught
In 2000, The Entrepreneurial Manager was introduced into the required first-year MBA curriculum. The course—and its presence in the first year—marked an important milestone in the evolution of teaching entrepreneurship at Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- Profile
Scott Wu
little bit of help could make a big difference, and everybody just needs a chance.” Wu got his start in international aid work early. After getting his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth, he worked on development projects in Tanzania and... View Details
- 1976
- Book
U.S. Taxation of United States Manufacturing Abroad: Likely Effects of Taxing Unremitted Profits
By: Robert B. Stobaugh
Stobaugh, Robert B. U.S. Taxation of United States Manufacturing Abroad: Likely Effects of Taxing Unremitted Profits. New York: Financial Executives Research Foundation, 1976.
Dee Ward Hock
American Express. He developed the first computerized system for the electronic transfer of data between banks and pioneered the international magnetic strip building bridges between domestic and foreign banking operations. View Details
Keywords: Finance
- January 1994 (Revised February 1994)
- Background Note
Intercorporate Investment and Consolidated Statements
By: David F. Hawkins
Discusses accounting for intercorporate investments and the preparation of consolidated statements. U.S. and non-U.S. accounting standards are covered with emphasis on SFAS No. 52. View Details
Hawkins, David F. "Intercorporate Investment and Consolidated Statements." Harvard Business School Background Note 194-059, January 1994. (Revised February 1994.)
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
The Deleterious Effects of Dirty Money
corporations, and fake transactions. The practice bolsters international crime and terrorism and contributes to global inequality and poverty, he writes. A guest scholar at the Brookings Institution and a senior fellow at the Center for... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Q&A - Dirty Money: Raymond Baker Explores the Free Market's Demimonde
Getting Reality on the Table One of the country's foremost experts on money laundering and illegal flight capital, Raymond W. Baker (MBA '60) set out for Africa one year after graduating from HBS, seeking "a taste of international... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
A Piece of the Action
the Valley's "Band of Angels," a group of entrepreneurs who are recycling their capital and energies into new ventures. This month the Center's first two intellectual products will make their debut in Sahlman's Entrepreneurial View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- Profile
Maria Brewer
made me realize I wanted to understand business from a more holistic perspective. I also wanted to explore potential opportunities in an entrepreneurial environment, especially in countries that I had not worked in before. While these... View Details
- 19 Aug 2013
- News
Bees Make a Sweet Deal for African Farmers
environmental value simultaneously through its activities," Keshavjee explains. "It is now embarking on a massive investment with equity partners and scaling up its activities." HCA, in partnership with a number of local NGOs and View Details
Arjun Goyal
Science, Diploma in French and his MBBS degree from the Universities of Melbourne and Oxford. He completed his postgraduate clinical training in Internal Medicine in Sydney. He received his M.Phil. in Bioscience Enterprise from University... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- September 1987 (Revised November 1992)
- Background Note
Note on Transaction and Translation Exposure
By: W. Carl Kester and Richard P. Melnick
Describes the transaction and translation exposures that companies doing business internationally face when foreign exchange rates change. Also discusses how to measure and cover both types of exposure. Covering techniques are demonstrated using examples of forward... View Details
Kester, W. Carl, and Richard P. Melnick. "Note on Transaction and Translation Exposure." Harvard Business School Background Note 288-017, September 1987. (Revised November 1992.)
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Brazil Banks on Experience
of Goi ás as a member of a party that opposed Lula’s Workers Party. “Despite being a member of the outgoing governing party and making his career in international finance, Mr. Meirelles won points with Mr. da Silva partly because of his... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- June 12, 2023
- Article
The Limits of Capacity Building for Investment Contract Negotiations
By: Karl P. Sauvant, Vanessa Sze Wai Tsang and Louis T. Wells
Developing countries must negotiate the best possible investment contracts with foreign investors at the outset. Donor organizations regularly push for “capacity building” to create technical expertise for negotiations within host country governments. But building and... View Details
Sauvant, Karl P., Vanessa Sze Wai Tsang, and Louis T. Wells. "The Limits of Capacity Building for Investment Contract Negotiations." Columbia FDI Perspectives, no. 359 (June 12, 2023).