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- December 2004
- Article
When the State is Untrustworthy: Public Finance and Private Banking in Porfirian Mexico
By: Noel Maurer and Andrei Gomberg
Maurer, Noel, and Andrei Gomberg. "When the State is Untrustworthy: Public Finance and Private Banking in Porfirian Mexico." Journal of Economic History 64, no. 4 (December 2004): 1087–1107.
- January 2011 (Revised July 2012)
- Case
National Public Broadcasting
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Bob Williams, the CEO of National Public Broadcasting (NPB), was considering an unsolicited offer to purchase the company in the early spring of 2006. The company was a media underwriting representative for public television and radio stations throughout the United...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Financial Management;
Ownership;
Advertising Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "National Public Broadcasting." Harvard Business School Case 211-058, January 2011. (Revised July 2012.)
- Research Summary
Financing New Business Formation
By: Paul A. Gompers
New business creation has become a potent force for economicdevelopment in the United States. Prior to 1980, large firms created the majority of new jobs in the American economy. While considerable debate rages over whether small firms are the source of recent job...
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- 2009
- Other Unpublished Work
Financing Higher Education in Australia
By: David Moss and Stephanie Lo
Even before Australian lawmakers abolished university tuition in 1973, students in Australia had long benefited from low tuition and large government subsidies. By the early 1980s, however, the nation's universities faced growing budget challenges and an apparent...
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- 11 Sep 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Financing Constraints and Entrepreneurship
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by William R. Kerr & Ramana Nanda
- April 2002
- Case
Knoll Furniture: Going Public
By: Paul A. Gompers and Jon Asher Daniels
This case examines the decisions of John Lynch, president and CEO of Knoll Furniture, to go public in early 1997. Knoll went private in an LBO in 1996 and Warburg Pincus, the LBO sponsor, wants Lynch to take Knoll public. Lynch needs to weigh the positive and negative...
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Gompers, Paul A., and Jon Asher Daniels. "Knoll Furniture: Going Public." Harvard Business School Case 202-114, April 2002.
- 1993
- Working Paper
The Choice Between Public and Private Debt: An Examination of Post-Deregulation Corporate Financing in Japan
By: David S. Scharfstein, Takeo Hoshi and Anil Kashyap
- Teaching Interest
Finance II (MBA Required Curriculum)
By: Benjamin C. Esty
This course builds on the foundation developed in Finance I, focusing on three sets of managerial decisions:
- How to evaluate complex investments.
- How to set and execute financial policies within a firm.
- How to integrate... View Details
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Finance
- December 2010
- Case
Financing Higher Education in Australia
By: David A. Moss and Stephanie Lo
Even before Australian lawmakers abolished university tuition in 1973, students in Australia had long benefited from low tuition and large government subsidies. By the early 1980s, however, the nation's universities faced growing budget challenges and an apparent...
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Keywords:
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Higher Education;
Borrowing and Debt;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Policy;
Education Industry;
Australia
Moss, David A., and Stephanie Lo. "Financing Higher Education in Australia." Harvard Business School Case 711-047, December 2010.
- June 1984 (Revised March 1993)
- Background Note
Securities Law and Public Offerings
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts
Describes the relevant securities laws which pertain to the public offering of securities, as well as the business issues and process of a public offering.
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Keywords:
Laws and Statutes;
Capital Markets;
Initial Public Offering;
Public Administration Industry
Stevenson, Howard H., and Michael J. Roberts. "Securities Law and Public Offerings." Harvard Business School Background Note 384-165, June 1984. (Revised March 1993.)
- April 1996 (Revised May 1997)
- Case
Netscape's Initial Public Offering
By: W. Carl Kester and Kendall Backstrand
In August 1995, Netscape's board of directors was confronted with a decision about what price to offer the company's shares in its initial public offering (IPO). Preliminary demand for shares was high, but the company had not generated any positive earnings at the time...
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Keywords:
Initial Public Offering;
Information Technology;
Problems and Challenges;
Valuation;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Information Technology Industry
Kester, W. Carl, and Kendall Backstrand. "Netscape's Initial Public Offering." Harvard Business School Case 296-088, April 1996. (Revised May 1997.)
- March 1997
- Case
BioTransplant, Inc.: Initial Public Offering, January 1996
By: Paul A. Gompers and Alexander Tsai
Examines the decision to go public. BioTransplant is an early stage biotechnology company that must decide how to finance its research and development. The pros and cons of public offerings are analyzed versus alternative financing sources.
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Gompers, Paul A., and Alexander Tsai. "BioTransplant, Inc.: Initial Public Offering, January 1996." Harvard Business School Case 297-095, March 1997.
- July – August 2009
- Article
The Descent of Finance
What if the current recession turns out to be like the Great Depression of 1929-1933? Four years from now, the United States might find itself with a still-shrinking economy, half as many banks as in 2009, a third as many hedge funds, and retail banking resembling a...
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- August 2017 (Revised February 2024)
- Teaching Note
Exotic Interest Rate Swaps: Snowballs in Portugal
By: Boris Vallee, Patrick Augustin and Philippe Rich
This case explores a complex swap transaction implemented by Metro do Porto in 2007. It represents an opportunity to study fixed income derivative instruments, such as plain-vanilla swaps and structured swaps, as well as understand the opportunities and challenges of...
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- 28 Oct 2009
- Lessons from the Classroom
HBS Begins Teaching Consumer Finance
Tufano recently talked about the course and his determination to make consumer finance a broadly accepted academic pursuit. Roger Thompson: Why did you want to teach a course in consumer finance? Peter Tufano: The household sector in...
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- January 2017
- Case
Exotic Interest Rate Swaps: Snowballs in Portugal
By: Boris Vallee, Patrick Augustin and Philippe Rich
This case explores a complex swap transaction implemented by Metro do Porto in 2007. It represents an opportunity to study fixed income derivative instruments, such as plain-vanilla swaps and structured swaps, as well as understand the opportunities and challenges of...
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Keywords:
Swaps;
Public Finance;
Structured Finance;
Credit Derivatives and Swaps;
Public Sector;
Transportation Industry;
Rail Industry;
Portugal
Vallee, Boris, Patrick Augustin, and Philippe Rich. "Exotic Interest Rate Swaps: Snowballs in Portugal." Harvard Business School Case 217-050, January 2017.
- 25 Jul 2013
- News
Public Pensions, Under The Gun
- Web
Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
markets? In his presidential address to the American Finance Association, David Scharfstein argues that pension policies have persistent and deep effects on the development of capital markets. The choice between View Details
- May 2007 (Revised July 2007)
- Case
JetBlue: Prepare for Financing
The CFO of JetBlue is trying to decide which of two financing proposals to pursue. A straight equity issue will dilute his principal shareholders' ownership, but seems like the safer alternative in an industry that is notorious for its high failure rate. On the other...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Private Equity;
Public Equity;
Financing and Loans;
Air Transportation Industry;
United States
El-Hage, Nabil N., Darren Robert Smart, and Christopher Edward James Payton. "JetBlue: Prepare for Financing." Harvard Business School Case 207-061, May 2007. (Revised July 2007.)
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Innovative Finance for the Common Good
Whether it's a vaccine or green bond, drought insurance, pay-as-you-go financing for solar electricity in Kenya, or discounted metro cards in New York, innovative finance is as much about incentives and sound decision making as it is about money; when it works,...
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