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- 13 Oct 2015
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October 13, 2015
doubles debt forgiveness, contagion causes the default rate to increase by 10.9% on average. Using an exogenous shock to the lender's forgiveness policy, I further show that as the lender learns about the extent of borrower communication...
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- 29 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 29
paper explores the effects of monetary policy parameters and macroeconomic shocks on nominal bond risks, using a New Keynesian model with habit formation and discrete regime shifts in 1979 and 1997. The increase in bond risks after 1979...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2017
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City of Dreams
an undertaking of President Maithripala Sirisena, who came to power in a shocking 2015 election when the 10-year incumbent, Mahinda Rajapaksa, called an early election at the urging of an astrologer who foretold the timing as auspicious....
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- 26 Jan 2016
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January 26, 2016
the international shipments of all U.S. publicly traded firms, we show that firms are significantly more likely to trade with countries that have a large resident population near their firm headquarters. We use the formation of World War II Japanese Internment Camps to...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Dec 2018
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Source Code
the nature of what Numenta is doing.” Most people assume that the human brain was solved long ago. That some scientist figured out how humans learn, published the findings in a white paper, and put it on a shelf, and it was settled. But that’s not the case. And that...
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- 16 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 16
low and unstable income, but also by heavy debt burdens. We find that the inability to save contributes to this indebtedness. Access to free savings accounts substantially decreases participants' propensity to use short-term credit. In addition, participants who...
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Anna Secino
- 02 Oct 2015
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The ‘F’ Word
boss. We had an external client who loved my work. There came a point, however, where for various reasons my boss felt threatened by my work and decided to oust me from the organization and proceeded by giving me a horrible review. I was completely View Details
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- 01 Dec 2008
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A Force for Good
passion. For many years, he served as chair of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital board. He was the moving force behind the 1994 merger of Brigham and Women’s and Massachusetts General Hospital. The combination created a “1,000-pound gorilla” (in the words of one local...
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- 15 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 15, 2008
Werker Abstract Using rainfall, public relief, and election data from India, we examine how governments respond to adverse shocks and how voters react to these responses. The data show that voters punish the incumbent party for weather...
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Martha Lagace
- 26 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 26, 2008
determine the types of contracts that firms order and whether workers exert effort. Some workers become criminals, depending on their luck in the labor market, the expected punishment, and an individual shock that we call...
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Martha Lagace
- 08 Sep 2016
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How We Make It Work
and have kids, but Guillaume and I decided that we would rather take a reduced income from one of us not working full-time so that there’s a sort of shock absorber built into the system to handle sick days, teacher meetings, school...
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- 12 Jul 2021
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Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
than 100 volunteers from across the US, Europe, and Asia. The nonprofit matches those who need PPE with verified suppliers who can provide vetted products. The demand shock to the supply chain in March left many without any access to...
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This lists media reports covering my firm dollarDEX Investments or me (or my colleagues), or columns written by me (or my colleagues). There are all... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
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Alumni Books of 2016
days in November, the lives of several high-level government officials and a colorful cast of “destitutes” are about to change forever as wrongdoings lead to shocking consequences. The Great War Won: A Power of Recognized Superiority by...
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and Climate Shocks Finance John Macomber Fall2024 Q1Q2 3.0 The Coming of Managerial Capitalism Entrepreneurial Management Tom Nicholas Spring2025 Q3Q4 3.0 Corporate Finance: Corporate Financial Operations (CFO) Finance C. Fritz Foley...
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