Cat Bonds and RMBS: Safer

By John Macomber Our class on property/casualty insurance and catastrophe bonds ended with several passionate comments about how Catastrophe Bonds are just like Mortgage Backed Securities. On a philosophical level they might both be financial instruments that lead to mischief and trading abuses; but in structure they are quite different. The key aspects should be […]

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How can we further encourage climate change insurance?

By Daniel An issue raised during the Aspen Skiing Corp case focused on the varying levels of susceptibility of companies to the impacts of climate change. It makes intuitive sense that the industries an companies most exposed to the threat of climate change are loudest in leading the call for change. Despite this, there is […]

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Business Model for Home-scale water and waste water re-use in Kenya

By Edwin My previous blog (see “what business model for home-scale water and waste water re-use in Kenya.”) looked into establishing a business model for home-scale water and waste water re-use in Kenya. At the conclusion of the blog, four possible routes that one could take in establishing a business model are listed. I chose […]

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When Your Roof Doubles as a Power Plant: How Distributed Solar Power Will Change Electricity

By Jim Eskew Investors are beginning to notice certain trends in the market for solar power – namely that consumers aren’t buying solar panels; they’re buying POWER from panels installed on their rooftop. This movement is part of a phenomenon known as distributed generation, whereby energy is produced locally and usually in smaller increments than […]

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1366 Technologies: Clean Tech & the Entrepreneurial State

By Anonymous The US has always had an active state industrial policy, just like every other industrial country. It’s been understood that a system of private enterprise can survive only if there is extensive government intervention. It’s needed to regulate disorderly markets and protect private capital from the destructive effects of the market system, and […]

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