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Euro Zone Convergence, Divergence...and Then What?
Warnock, Francis E.; Debaere, PeterCaso DARDEN-GEM-0107-EEconomíaA hedge-fund strategist had two decisions to make. First, what was the path of core euro zone long-term interest rates likely to be over the next year? Was the dramatic decline in German long rates over the past few years an aberration that would soon be reversed, or was it part of the “new normal” that would persist for some time? Second, how would periphery long rates evolve relative to core rates? That is-the spread between long rates in the l...Desde 8,20 €
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Making Financial Markets Work For Consumers
Campbell, John Y.; Jackson, Howell E.; Madrian, Brigitte C.; Tufano, PeterArtículo HBS-R1107B-EEconomíaIn 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act created a new federal agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, to improve the functioning of consumer financial services markets. The Bureau is scheduled to open its doors in July 2011. Its first director will be responsible not only for setting the policy direction of the agency but also for establishing its organizational structure and management climate. In this op...Desde 8,20 €
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Teach Workers About the Perils of Debt
Lusardi, Annamaria; Tufano, PeterArtículo HBS-F0911A-ELiderazgo y Dirección de personasMost consumers don't understand how interest rates work and can't make sound decisions about borrowing. So wouldn't employees be better served by company programs that ventured beyond retirement planning and helped them stop pouring money into credit card fees and payments?Desde 8,20 €
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H&R Block 2006
Tufano, Peter; Roy, Arijit; McClintock, EmilyCaso HBS-307091-EFinanzasMark Ernst, the Chairman, CEO and President of H&R Block, has to decide how to respond to a competitive threat posed by a competitor's refund lending product. Block is the largest U.S. tax preparation firm, which competes not only on its tax preparation services, but also through the provision of related financial services. A rival offers a pre-season refund lending product that has drawn away Block customers. Ernst feels that the product as stru...Desde 8,20 €
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Managing Risk in the New World
Kaplan, Robert S.; Mikes, Anette; Simons, Robert L.; Tufano, Peter; Hofmann, Michael; Champion, DavidArtículo HBS-R0910E-EFive experts gathered recently to discuss the future of enterprise risk management: Kaplan, the Baker Foundation Professor at Harvard Business School, who with his colleague David Norton developed the balanced scorecard; Mikes, an assistant professor at HBS who studies the evolution of risk management and the role of the chief risk officer; Simons, the Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration at HBS; Tufano, the Sylvan C . Coleman...Desde 8,20 €
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Forecasting Climate Risks: Aviva's Climate Calculus
Egan, Mark; Tufano, PeterCaso HBS-224025-EFinanzasIn late 2021, Ben Carr, Director of Analytics and Capital Modeling at Aviva Plc (Aviva)-a leading insurer with core operations in the UK, Ireland and Canada,-was preparing for an upcoming presentation before the company's board which included its CEO, Amanda Blanc, featuring the results of Aviva's performance in the Climate Biennial Exploratory Scenario (CBES) exercise mandated by the Bank of England. The CBES required all major banks and insurer...Desde 8,20 €
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Zimbabwe: Grappling with Hyperinflation
Debaere, PeterCaso DARDEN-G-0599-EConocimiento y comunicaciónThis case will lead students to a discussion of the causes and effects of hyperinflation. The link with fiscal deficits is explored, and so is the link with societal changes. The particular focus is on the hyperinflation in Zimbabwe under President Robert Mugabe whose government implemented a controversial land redistribution program. The case can be taught with a class experiment-see teaching note.Desde 8,20 €
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The Panic of 1907 - Teaching Note
Debaere, PeterNota del Instructor DARDEN-G-0619TN-EConocimiento y comunicaciónTeaching note for product G-0619Desde 0,00 €
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Public Provision of Water
Debaere, PeterNota técnica DARDEN-GEM-0120-EEconomíaThis note is used in the Darden course elective, "The Economics of Water." In many cities, water, sewage, and electricity utilities are city-owned, not-for-profit institutions. Indeed, a 2011 survey of 330 major cities worldwide published by Global Water Intelligence reveals that almost 85% of the water services of the cities surveyed are publicly managed; public–private partnerships account for 5%, and about 10% are privately run. As this note a...Desde 8,20 €
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The Effects of Tariffs and Quotas
Debaere, PeterNota técnica DARDEN-G-0595-EConocimiento y comunicaciónThis note discusses the welfare implications of tariffs for consumers, producers, and the government. A brief survey of the state of protectionism in recent years is included.Desde 8,20 €