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23 Mar 2023

SVB Crash Analysis

HBS faculty and other Harvard experts on the causes and what's next
Topics: Finance-Banks and BankingManagement-Risk ManagementFinance-Venture CapitalFinance-Financial Institutions
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Photo by iStockphoto/Sundry Photography, via Working Knowledge

HBS faculty members and other experts across Harvard reflect on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and the state of the banking industry.

How ‘Payment Banks’ Could Prevent the Next Bank Collapse
Professor Mihir Desai writes in Harvard Business Review that to shore up the fragilities of the US banking system, the government should follow the lead of other countries and create “payment banks” that take little-to-no risk, are highly regulated, and have access to the payment network.

Silicon Valley Bank’s Focus on Startups Was a Double-Edged Sword
SVB followed a risky path by focusing so acutely on startups, says Professor Paul Gompers. But that deep knowledge of the sector could pay huge dividends to the right big-bank buyer.

SVB Collapse: HBS Faculty Perspectives (Video)
The sudden closure of Silicon Valley Bank has shaken the business community as well as public confidence in the US banking system. In a webinar earlier this week, HBS faculty members Robin Greenwood, Jeffrey Bussgang, and Samuel Hanson addressed the causes of the collapse, the implication for entrepreneurs and investors, the state of our financial system. VIEW THE VIDEO (login required.)

What Does Silicon Valley Bank's Failure Say About the State of Finance?
Silicon Valley Bank wasn't ready for the Fed's interest rate hikes, but that's only part of the story. In Working Knowledge, HBS professors Victoria Ivashina and Erik Stafford probe the complex factors that led to the second-biggest bank failure ever.

Global Banking Turmoil
Harvard professor and economist Kenneth Rogoff says it's far better to sell a bank than to bail it out.

Bailouts for Everyone?
Harvard Law School professor Daniel Tarullo, who served as Fed regulator, talks about the moral hazard and the implications for inflation after SVB collapse rocks Washington and Wall Street.

More Turbulence Likely Ahead After Bank Collapses
Former US Treasury secretary and Harvard professor Larry Summers says regulators have significant tools at their disposal, need to be vigilant of specific vulnerabilities.

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