Harvard Business School Module Note 206-127.
Describes the sixth module in the International Finance course at Harvard Business School. The module explores the issues confronting firms that operate in weak institutional environments.
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/Harvard Business School Module Note 206-125.
The module explores how valuation differs in an international context and introduces students to the major issues in cross-border valuations: how to value investments in currencies other than the home currency; how to calculate the appropriate discount rates for projects in different countries; and how and when to incorporate country risk into valuations.
Read MoreExchange Rates and Firms: A Module Note→
/Harvard Business School Module Note 206-123.
Describes a core module in the International Finance course at Harvard Business School. The module focuses on how firms identify, measure, and manage currency exposures.
Read MoreExchange Rates and Global Markets: A Module Note→
/Harvard Business School Module Note 206-122.
Describes the first module of the International Finance course at Harvard Business School.
Read MoreInternational Finance: A Course Overview Note→
/Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 206-107
Describes the International Finance course at Harvard Business School, which argues that the forces of globalization have fundamentally changed the scope and activities of firms, thereby altering the practice of finance within these firms.
Read MoreForeign Exchange Hedging Strategies at General Motors: Transactional and Translational Exposures→
/(w/ M. Veblen) HBS Case 205-095.
How should a multinational firm manage foreign exchange exposures? Examines transactional and translational exposures and alternative responses to these exposures by analyzing two specific hedging decisions by General Motors.
Read MoreNote on International Tax Regimes→
/(w/ M. Veblen) Harvard Business School Background Note 206-014.
Provides a framework for understanding different types of international tax regimes.
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/Harvard Business School Module Note 206-124.
The module focuses on the financial and managerial issues that confront managers who make financial decisions within multinational firms: how subsidiaries should be financed and owned, how repatriations should be conducted, how different tax regimes influence financial decisions, and how firms can measure and compare the performance of businesses and managers in different countries.
Read MoreCzech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (A, B1, B2, B3, C, D, &E)
/(w/ A. Moel and K. Luchs) HBS Cases 204-118, 204-119, 204-120, 204-121, 204-122, 204-129 & 205-069.
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/(w/ R. Greenwood and L. White) Harvard Business School Background Note 205-061.
Introduces the subscriber model as an alternative valuation framework for firms whose revenues can be traced to repeated transactions with customers.
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Mihir Desai's academic publications have appeared in leading economics, finance, and law journals. His work has emphasized the appropriate design of tax policy in a globalized setting, the links between corporate governance and taxation, and the internal capital markets of multinational firms. His research has been cited in The Economist, BusinessWeek, The New York Times, and several other publications.