Climbing out of the Aid Trap
Glenn Hubbard discusses how an old plan can become a new solution to help the world’s poorest nations lift themselves out of poverty — by putting business first.
How Not to Think Like a Media Mogul
In a new book coauthored with Jonathan Knee and Ava Seave, Bruce Greenwald explains why performance suffers at so many big media conglomerates, and which media firms will succeed in a changed media landscape.
Liar's Loans
How misaligned incentives between brokers, banks and borrowers encouraged widespread falsification on mortgage applications.
Putting the Brakes on Collateral Liquidations
How can creditors protect themselves when a financial institution defaults?
Accounting for Inflation Ambiguity
New research reveals that bond investors extract a premium not only for risk but also for uncertainty.
A Shortcut to Earnings
Investors can look to a firm's effective tax rate to yield clues to future earnings.
Are Macro Changes in Store for Microlending?
New financial tools and technologies are poised to change the way microfinance is practiced, says Suresh Sundaresan.
More Models, Fewer Models or Better Models?
How banks can profit from financial models without getting trapped in them.