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- November 2007
- Background Note
Bayesian Estimation & Black-Litterman
By: Joshua D. Coval and Erik Stafford
Describes a practical method for asset allocation that is more robust to estimation errors than the traditional implementation of mean-variance optimization with sample means and covariances. The Bayesian inspired Black-Litterman model is described after introducing...
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Coval, Joshua D., and Erik Stafford. "Bayesian Estimation & Black-Litterman." Harvard Business School Background Note 208-085, November 2007.
- November 2007
- Article
Asset Fire Sales (and Purchases) in Equity Markets
By: Joshua Coval and Erik Stafford
Coval, Joshua, and Erik Stafford. "Asset Fire Sales (and Purchases) in Equity Markets." Journal of Financial Economics 86, no. 2 (November 2007).
- October 2007
- Background Note
Price Formation
By: Joshua D. Coval and Erik Stafford
Investigates how prices are formed in competitive capital markets. Focuses on a single security called AOE. Students compete with computer traders and each other for market making and informed trading profits. Participants receive a variety of public news in the form...
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- 2007
- Case
Deriving by Doing: A New Approach to Teaching Finance
By: Joshua Coval, Jonathan Gadzik and Erik Stafford
Coval, Joshua, Jonathan Gadzik, and Erik Stafford. "Deriving by Doing: A New Approach to Teaching Finance." 2007.
- 2007
- Working Paper
Economic Catastrophe Bonds
By: Joshua D. Coval, Jakub W. Jurek and Erik Stafford
Coval, Joshua D., Jakub W. Jurek, and Erik Stafford. "Economic Catastrophe Bonds." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-102, June 2007.
- October 2006 (Revised March 2008)
- Case
2006 Hurricane Risk
By: Andre F. Perold and Erik Stafford
In May 2006, a resident of Key West, Florida had to decide whether to renew his policy to insure against hurricane damage. The policy would cost $13,000 for one year, $5,000 more than what he paid in 2005. At the same time, a wealthy California resident was...
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Perold, Andre F., and Erik Stafford. "2006 Hurricane Risk." Harvard Business School Case 207-075, October 2006. (Revised March 2008.)
- 2006
- Working Paper
Pricing Liquidity: The Quantity Structure of Immediacy Prices
By: George Chacko, Jakub W. Jurek and Erik Stafford
Chacko, George, Jakub W. Jurek, and Erik Stafford. "Pricing Liquidity: The Quantity Structure of Immediacy Prices." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-017, September 2006.
- June 2005 (Revised October 2007)
- Teaching Note
Market Efficiency (TN)
By: Joshua D. Coval and Erik Stafford
Teaching Note to (2-205-081).
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- June 2005 (Revised October 2007)
- Teaching Note
Price Formation (TN)
By: Joshua D. Coval and Erik Stafford
Teaching Note to (2-205-076) and (2-205-077).
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Keywords:
Price
- June 2005 (Revised October 2007)
- Teaching Note
The Law of One Price (TN)
By: Joshua D. Coval and Erik Stafford
Teaching Note to (2-205-079).
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Keywords:
Price
- 2005
- Working Paper
Asset Fire Sales (and Purchases) in Equity Markets
By: Joshua Coval and Erik Stafford
Coval, Joshua, and Erik Stafford. "Asset Fire Sales (and Purchases) in Equity Markets." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 05-077, May 2005.
- February 2004
- Article
Price Pressure Around Mergers
By: Mark Mitchell, T. Pulvino and Erik Stafford
Mitchell, Mark, T. Pulvino, and Erik Stafford. "Price Pressure Around Mergers." Journal of Finance 59, no. 1 (February 2004): 31–63. (Nominated for Brattle Prize. First Prize Paper for outstanding papers on corporate finance published in the Journal of Finance presented by Brattle Group, Inc.)
- January 2004
- Article
Investigating the Economic Role of Mergers
By: Gregor Andrade and Erik Stafford
Andrade, Gregor, and Erik Stafford. "Investigating the Economic Role of Mergers." Journal of Corporate Finance 10, no. 1 (January 2004): 1–36.
- September 2003 (Revised January 2004)
- Case
Giant Cinema
The owner of Giant Cinema must decide whether to invest in a digital projector, a new technology for screening films, or purchase a traditional projector. The impact of the new technology is uncertain, and the case describes probabilities for different outcomes that...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Film Entertainment;
Technology Adoption;
Financial Strategy;
Investment;
Outcome or Result;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Technology;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Baker, Malcolm P., Richard S. Ruback, Erik Stafford, and Kathleen Luchs. "Giant Cinema." Harvard Business School Case 204-052, September 2003. (Revised January 2004.)
- 2002
- Working Paper
Price Pressure Around Mergers
By: Mark Mitchell, Todd Pulvino and Erik Stafford
Mitchell, Mark, Todd Pulvino, and Erik Stafford. "Price Pressure Around Mergers." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 03-029, September 2002.
- April 2002
- Article
Limited Arbitrage in Equity Markets
By: Mark Mitchell, T. Pulvino and Erik Stafford
Mitchell, Mark, T. Pulvino, and Erik Stafford. "Limited Arbitrage in Equity Markets." Journal of Finance 57, no. 2 (April 2002): pp. 551–584. (Winner of Smith Breeden Prize. Best Paper for the best finance research paper published in the Journal of Finance presented by Smith Breeden Associates, Inc.)
- January 2002
- Teaching Note
Ocean Carries TN
By: Erik Stafford
Teaching Note for (9-202-027).
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- December 2001
- Supplement
Strategic Capital Management, LLC
By: Erik Stafford
Spreadsheet to (9-201-068). Presents exhibits 1 and 2. Download only.
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- September 2001
- Supplement
Ocean Carriers
By: Erik Stafford
Spreadsheet to (9-201-068). Download only.
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- August 2001 (Revised April 2002)
- Case
Strategic Capital Management, LLC (A)
By: Mark L. Mitchell, Erik Stafford and Todd Pulvino
Strategic Capital Management, LLC, is a hedge fund that is planning to make financial investments in Creative Computers and Ubid. Creative Computers recently sold approximately 20% of its Internet auction subsidiary, Ubid, to the public at $15 per share. Ubid's stock...
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Keywords:
Risk and Uncertainty;
Business Subsidiaries;
Internet and the Web;
Investment Funds;
Price;
Performance Efficiency;
Capital Markets;
Auctions;
Investment Return;
Equity;
Planning;
Financial Services Industry
Mitchell, Mark L., Erik Stafford, and Todd Pulvino. "Strategic Capital Management, LLC (A)." Harvard Business School Case 202-024, August 2001. (Revised April 2002.)