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- January 2008
- Article
Venture Capital Investment Cycles: The Impact of Public Markets
It is well documented that the venture capital industry is highly volatile and that much of this volatility is associated with shifting valuations and activity in public equity markets. This paper examines how changes in public market signals affected venture capital... View Details
- October 2006 (Revised April 2008)
- Case
Ben Walter
By: Andre F. Perold and David S. Scharfstein
Ben Walter is thinking of purchasing Butler Lumber and needs to decide how he would run the business and how much to pay for it. View Details
- 2006
- Working Paper
Skill vs. Luck in Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital: Evidence from Serial Entrepreneurs
This paper argues that a large component of success in entrepreneurship and venture capital can be attributed to skill. We show that entrepreneurs with a track record of success are more likely to succeed than first time entrepreneurs and those who have previously... View Details
- September 2006
- Case
Stedman Place: Buy or Rent?
By: Andre F. Perold and David S. Scharfstein
A couple has to decide whether to continue renting a townhouse or buy the one next door. Allows for a discussion of net present value, internal rate of return, and the costs and benefits of homeownership. View Details
- September 2006 (Revised April 2008)
- Case
The Howland Long-Term Opportunity Fund
By: Andre F. Perold and David S. Scharfstein
Melissa Howland, founder of an investment firm, must choose between two competing investments, which differ in size, maturity, and rate of return. View Details
- December 2005 (Revised April 2007)
- Case
The Pilgrim Assurance Building
A local real estate developer has to decide how much to bid for a Boston office building in 2005. View Details
- 2005
- Other Unpublished Work
Venture Capital Investment Cycles: The Role of Experience and Specialization
Keywords: Venture Capital
- November 2005 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
Massachusetts General Hospital and the Enbrel Royalty
By: David S. Scharfstein and Darren R. Smart
Massachusetts General Hospital is considering selling its royalty interest in Enbrel, Amgen's blockbuster drug for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. In assessing whether to sell, and at what price, the hospital must determine its value to a potential buyer as well... View Details
- October 2005 (Revised February 2010)
- Background Note
Calculating Free Cash Flows
By: Robin Greenwood and David S. Scharfstein
Outlines the mechanics of calculating free cash flows from historical and proforma financial statements. Focuses on the mechanical process of transforming numbers from financial forecasts into cash flows. View Details
- December 2002
- Article
Learning about Internal Capital Markets from Corporate Spinoffs
By: Robert Gertner, Eric Powers and David S. Scharfstein
- December 2000
- Article
The Dark Side of Internal Capital Markets: Divisional Rent-Seeking and Inefficient Investment
By: David S. Scharfstein and Jeremy Stein
- Article
Corporate Finance, the Theory of the Firm, and Organizations
By: David S. Scharfstein and Patrick Bolton
- September 1996
- Article
Capital Market Imperfections and Countercyclical Markups: Theory and Evidence
By: Judith A. Chevalier and David S. Scharfstein
- February 1996
- Article
Optimal Debt Structure and the Number of Creditors
By: David S. Scharfstein and Patrick Bolton
- Article
Liquidity Constraints and the Cyclical Behavior of Markups
By: David S. Scharfstein and Judith A. Chevalier
- November–December 1994
- Article
A Framework for Risk Management
By: K. Froot, David S. Scharfstein and J. Stein