Financial History - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2009
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The Case for Studying Financial History

HISTORY LESSONS: Ferguson shares his views on the global financial crisis with an attentive crowd at the Harvard Book Store in Cambridge. Professor Niall Ferguson, born in Glasgow and educated at Oxford and... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; federal bailouts; Finance; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

19 Feb 2014
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Kenneth Griffin Makes Largest Gift in Harvard College History

Keywords: Financial aid; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments

01 Sep 2023
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History Matters

the crisis. Why does the history of financial crises matter? It matters because crises are recurrent, very costly, and highly disruptive economically, politically, and socially. Memories are short; crises... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

02 Mar 2016
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David Moss is Rewriting History

be well suited for the study of history. In 2006 he began developing the elective Creating the Modern Financial System, to examine the intersection of the financial sector and government in shaping View Details

Keywords: April White

02 Oct 2008
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Unilever: a break with history

25 Oct 2012
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The Long and Controversial History of For-Profit Colleges

28 Feb 2017
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Uber Is Just Another Company To Join The Long History Of Toxic Work Environments

26 Sep 2017
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Understanding finance in the context of art, history and humanity

01 Mar 2009
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Faculty Responds to Financial Crisis

Financial System, Professor David Moss’s course on the history of financial panics. It draws parallels to the current crisis. Consumer Finance, jointly taught by HBS professor... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

26 Aug 2010
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Income Inequality and Financial Crises

Keywords: Prof. David Moss; income inequality; Finance; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

19 Sep 2018
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How Close Are We To Another Financial Collapse?

08 Jun 2023
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Three Alumni Clubs Celebrate Leadership, Community, and History over Dinner

alum Andrew Tobias (MBA 1972) presented the John C. Whitehead Social Enterprise Award to conservation power couple Paul J. Zofnass (MBA 1973), founder of the Environmental Financial Consulting Group, and his wife, Renee E. Ring, COO of... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 2000
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Everything Old Is New Again: The History of Technological Frontiers

into public stock offerings capitalizing on the boom, only to experience financial heartache when the bubble burst. Sound like the Internet revolution of the 1990s? Try the radio revolution of the 1920s. In a presentation to alumni at a... View Details

Keywords: Laura Singleton; Microsoft; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Broadcasting (except Internet); Information