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- 2023
- Working Paper
Competition and Speculation in Cryptocurrencies
By: Alex A. Wu and Justin Katz
We examine how mutual fund managers' performance incentives generated speculative demand during the 2020-2022 cryptocurrency boom and bust. Managers with strong relative performance incentives began investing in crypto after their competitors began investing in it,...
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Wu, Alex A., and Justin Katz. "Competition and Speculation in Cryptocurrencies." Working Paper, April 2023.
- 1991
- Chapter
Speculative Attacks on Target Zones
By: Julio J. Rotemberg and Paul Krugman
Keywords:
Currency Exchange Rate
Rotemberg, Julio J., and Paul Krugman. "Speculative Attacks on Target Zones." In Exchange Rate Targets and Currency Bands, edited by Paul Krugman and Marcus Miller. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991.
- January 1973
- Article
'Continuous-Time Speculative Processes': Appendix to Paul A. Samuelson's 'Mathematics of Speculative Price'
By: Robert C. Merton
Keywords:
Price
Merton, Robert C. "'Continuous-Time Speculative Processes': Appendix to Paul A. Samuelson's 'Mathematics of Speculative Price'." SIAM Review 15 (January 1973): 34–38.
- March 1993
- Article
On the Speculative Efficiency of the Foreign Exchange Market
By: K. A. Froot
Froot, K. A. "On the Speculative Efficiency of the Foreign Exchange Market." Cuadernos económicos de I.C.E. (March 1993): 7–30.
- Web
Coin and Conscience: Popular Views of Money, Credit and Speculation
© President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeBaker LibraryHistorical Collections Kress Collection CreditsDigital Accessibility
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- 1990
- Working Paper
Herd on the Street: Informational Inefficiencies in a Market with Short-term Speculation
By: Kenneth A. Froot, J. Stein and David S. Scharfstein
- September 1992
- Article
Herd on the Street: Informational Inefficiencies in a Market with Short-Term Speculation
By: Kenneth Froot, David S. Scharfstein and Jeremy Stein
Froot, Kenneth, David S. Scharfstein, and Jeremy Stein. "Herd on the Street: Informational Inefficiencies in a Market with Short-Term Speculation." Journal of Finance 47, no. 4 (September 1992): 1461–1484. (Revised from NBER Working Paper No. 3250, February 1990.)
- 1986
- Article
The Dollar as an Irrational Speculative Bubble: A Tale of Fundamentalists and Chartists
By: J. Frankel and K. A. Froot
- September 2021
- Article
Diagnostic Bubbles
By: Pedro Bordalo, Nicola Gennaioli, Spencer Yongwook Kwon and Andrei Shleifer
We introduce diagnostic expectations into a standard setting of price formation in which investors learn about the fundamental value of an asset and trade it. We study the interaction of diagnostic expectations with two well-known mechanisms: learning from prices and...
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Bordalo, Pedro, Nicola Gennaioli, Spencer Yongwook Kwon, and Andrei Shleifer. "Diagnostic Bubbles." Journal of Financial Economics 141, no. 3 (September 2021).
- March 2012 (Revised October 2012)
- Case
Hayman Capital Management
By: Robin Greenwood, Julie Messina and Jared Dourdeville
In late December 2011, Hayman Capital founder and portfolio manager Kyle Bass was reviewing Japanese government budget projections for 2012. The projections appeared contrary to Hayman Capital's views on Japan, where the fund had built a bearish position. Japan had the...
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Keywords:
Investment Management;
Speculative Bubbles;
Japan;
Government Policy;
Financial Management;
Price Bubble;
Credit;
Financial Strategy;
Behavioral Finance;
Government and Politics;
Macroeconomics;
Financial Services Industry;
Japan
Greenwood, Robin, Julie Messina, and Jared Dourdeville. "Hayman Capital Management." Harvard Business School Case 212-091, March 2012. (Revised October 2012.)
- 21 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
Did Pandemic Stimulus Funds Spur the Rise of 'Meme Stocks'?
jumped after the first two stimulus payments hit in April 2020 and January 2021, driven by retail investor buying, says research by Harvard Business School Professor Robin Greenwood. "We've been through this extraordinary period in the markets, where the technology and...
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- December 2010 (Revised September 2011)
- Case
Kanebo Ltd. (A)
By: David F. Hawkins, Suraj Srinivasan, Akiko Kanno and Lizzie Gomez
Speculation as to how Japanese companies might implement IFRS with particular emphasis on consolidation accounting.
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Keywords:
History;
Business Conglomerates;
Misleading and Fraudulent Advertising;
Consolidation;
Financial Statements;
International Finance;
International Accounting;
Standards;
Goodwill Accounting;
Manufacturing Industry;
Japan
Hawkins, David F., Suraj Srinivasan, Akiko Kanno, and Lizzie Gomez. "Kanebo Ltd. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 111-037, December 2010. (Revised September 2011.)
- 01 Jul 2019
- News
The Airbnb Lesson for Startups? Success Takes More Than Technology
- 23 Aug 2013
- News
CEO Ballmer to leave Microsoft
- March 2011 (Revised April 2011)
- Case
Gold in 2011: Bubble or Safe Haven Asset?
By: Robin Greenwood and Benjamin Steiner
Case explores the pricing of gold in 2011. Is the pricing justified or are we in a speculative bubble? What data are useful in determining a view on this question?
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Keywords:
Inflation and Deflation;
Money;
Asset Management;
Investment;
Price Bubble;
Policy;
Risk Management
Greenwood, Robin, and Benjamin Steiner. "Gold in 2011: Bubble or Safe Haven Asset?" Harvard Business School Case 211-095, March 2011. (Revised April 2011.)
- 31 Oct 2019
- Video
Binod Chaudhary
Binod Chaudhary, head of Nepal-based diversified business group Chaudhary Group, describes his company's work to mediate business transactions between China and India, and speculates about the possibility for...
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- January 2013 (Revised October 2014)
- Case
Barclays and the LIBOR Scandal
By: Clayton S. Rose and Aldo Sesia
In June of 2012, Barclays plc admitted that it had manipulated LIBOR—a benchmark interest rate that was fundamental to the operation of international financial markets and that was the basis for trillions of dollars of financial transactions. Between 2005 and 2009...
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Keywords:
Financial Systems;
Financial Services;
Corruption;
Regulation;
General Management;
Management;
Leadership;
Economic Systems;
Crime and Corruption;
Ethics;
Culture;
Banking Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
United Kingdom
Rose, Clayton S., and Aldo Sesia. "Barclays and the LIBOR Scandal." Harvard Business School Case 313-075, January 2013. (Revised October 2014.)
- February 2012 (Revised December 2013)
- Case
Saks Incorporated
By: Carliss Baldwin and Stefon Burns
Saks Fifth Avenue, a luxury department store chain, has been hard hit by the 2008 financial crisis and stock market crash. Speculation about impending bankruptcy is rampant in the press. The CEO, Stephen Sadove, must decide how to respond.
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Keywords:
Retail;
Fashion;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Financial Crisis;
Fashion Industry;
Retail Industry;
United States
Baldwin, Carliss, and Stefon Burns. "Saks Incorporated." Harvard Business School Case 212-060, February 2012. (Revised December 2013.)
- 26 Jan 2012
- News