Publications

Educators

January 2008 (Revised September 2009)
Case

Financing American Housing Construction in the Aftermath of War

By: David Moss and Cole Bolton

At the start of WWI, the United States faced a significant housing shortage. Public officials feared the spread of disease—and even communism—in the nation's cramped urban centers where vacancy rates held near zero and families often "doubled up" in single-housing... View Details

Keywords: Central Banking; Bonds; Mortgages; Government Legislation; Business History; Housing; Banking Industry; United States

Educators

November 2000 (Revised January 2003)
Case

Yahoo!'s Stock-Based Compensation

By: Paul M. Healy and Jacob Cohen

Amy Maislos, an investor in Internet and technology companies, was excited to read that Yahoo! had reported a positive net income for 1998 operations. During the late 1990s, stock prices of Internet companies had risen rapidly even though most companies were reporting... View Details

Keywords: Stock Options; Internet and the Web; Financial Statements; Corporate Disclosure; Business Earnings; Earnings Management; Information Technology Industry

Web

Global Trade, Capital and National Institutions - Course Catalog

have different allocations and distributive effects. Indeed, rising inequality, the weak labor market performance for workers at the lower end of the skill spectrum, the Global Financial Crisis of 2008-2009, the COVID pandemic, wars,... View Details

23 Feb 2018
Working Paper Summaries

Trade Creditors' Information Advantage

Keywords: by Victoria Ivashina and Benjamin Iverson

1993
Chapter

Banks in the Boardroom: Germany, Japan, and the United States

By: W. C. Kester

Keywords: Banks and Banking; Governing and Advisory Boards; Germany; Japan; United States

July 2018
Teaching Note

The Perfect Storm: What Happens When the Market Moves Four Standard Deviations?

By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Sayiddah Fatima McCree

Adam Carter was the portfolio manager for Tate Modern Finance III, L.P. (“Tate” or the “Fund”), the third in a series of U.S. commercial real estate debt funds sponsored by the London-based Tate Partners. The Fund was capitalized with $700 million of equity... View Details

Keywords: CMBS; CLO; Repo Financing; Real Estate; Financial Strategy; Investment Funds; Financing and Loans

June 1995
Article

New Mortgage Banking Standard

By: David F. Hawkins

Keywords: Banks and Banking; Mortgages

March 1998
Article

The Performance of International Joint Ventures: A Study of The Merchant Banking Industry In Singapore

By: Paul M. Healy, Andrew Alford and Ng Kah Hwa

Keywords: Performance; Joint Ventures; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; Singapore

September 1992 (Revised April 1993)
Background Note

Recognizing Revenues and Expenses: When Is Income Earned?

By: William J. Bruns Jr.

An introduction to the accrual concept used in accounting and its importance to revenue recognition and the matching concept. To be used in conjunction with inventory valuation cases where delivery may not constitute a sale and revenue. View Details

Keywords: Accrual Accounting; Logistics; Value; Revenue Recognition

Educators

July 2010
Teaching Note

Executive Pay and the Credit Crisis of 2008 (TN) (A) and (B) and The Credit Crisis of 2008: An Overview

By: V.G. Narayanan and Lisa Brem

Teaching Note for 109036, 110005, and 110048. View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Compensation and Benefits; Management Teams

January 1997 (Revised October 1997)
Case

Guaranty Trust Bank Plc. Nigeria

A new bank rose from nothing to sixth place in Nigeria by turning its back on traditional practices (corruption, bribery, political favoritism) and adopting policies of high integrity and high employee involvement. They said it couldn't be done, but it was. The... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Success; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; Nigeria