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The Heilbrunn Center for Graham and Dodd Investing

Financial Markets Laboratory

October 06, 2005

Disclosing risk

Risk disclosure decisions can have a direct impact on a firm’s cost of capital. When is it in managers’ best interests to voluntarily reveal information about firm-specific risk?

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  • Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Operations
  • Risk Management
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February 19, 2008

Vikram Pandit ’86: From PhD to CEO

Jill Stoddard

Professor John Donaldson remembers Pandit as a PhD student here at CBS.

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Leadership
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June 15, 2005

Dutch auctions

Applying lessons from her research on Dutch auction stock repurchases to Google's IPO, Laurie Hodrick explains why she expects to see more firms using the Dutch-auction method to issue shares.

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  • Corporate Finance
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April 09, 2008

PE or VC: What's in a Name?

Sanjeev Sharma '06

Before working at a venture capital company, I tried for years to figure out how to quickly determine if something is a venture capital investment or a private equity investment.

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  • Entrepreneurship
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November 15, 2007

Does shareholder voting curb CEO pay?

Giving shareholders a say may not have as much impact on executive compensation as investors would like.

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  • Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Leadership
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May 12, 2008

London: A Perspective on Restructuring

John Shoaf '10

According to my new friend at Blackstone, restructuring has a short window of opportunity because, unlike the weather here in London, there are typically more sunny days than rainy days in any given market cycle.

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  • World Business
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June 15, 2005

Inherited control and firm performance

In general, CEOs related to a founder or large shareholder of a corporation underperform their peers, but some heirs make effective leaders. Is nepotism always harmful or can it be strategically advantageous?

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Leadership
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March 17, 2008

Risk and the Weak Link

Jill Stoddard

Alan Greenspan in Sunday’s FT said the recent financial crisis may be judged in retrospect as “the most wrenching since the end of the second world war.”

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
  • Risk Management
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October 03, 2007

The not-so-obvious power of information technology

New computer and information technologies not only increase productivity, they can transform entire organizations and industries.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
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December 19, 2007

Gauging the credit crunch: A do-it-yourself guide

Charles Jones offers some simple advice for appraising the state of the ongoing credit crisis.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
  • Risk Management
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May 31, 2007

Is the price of money managers too low?

Gur Huberman examines why competition hasn't eliminated profits for money managers, and why mutual funds are still priced well below the value of their profits.

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  • Corporate Finance
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April 07, 2008

MBA Advice from the Oracle of Omaha

David Kessler '08

On March 21 I flew to Omaha — along with 150 of my classmates — to meet Warren Buffett, MS ’51, a man I have admired (some friends would say fanatically idolized) for close to 15 years.

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
  • Leadership
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March 07, 2008

Why Educating 10,000 Women Is Good for Goldman Sachs

Geoff Heal

It’s a striking claim: by giving money away, we make ourselves better off. Can this be true?

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November 15, 2006

A Return to the banker's honor code

Jonathan Knee wants to bring back the traditional values of investment banking's early days -- before junk bonds, LBO funds and the Internet bubble changed everything.

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January 01, 2008

Are CEOs Worth the Money?

Jill Stoddard

Should a single day’s work be worth $200,000? New research from Professor Maria Guadalupe finds links between high pay and high performance for chief executives.

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Leadership
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November 15, 2007

Grappling with the unexpected

For Daniel Beunza, one thing about uncertainty is certain: nowadays, it sits at the top of every decision maker's agenda.

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Risk Management
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October 06, 2005

Bankruptcy codes and default risk

Do different national codes turn bankruptcy into a strategic tool for companies? And how will changes in the U.S. bankruptcy code affect companies' borrowing behavior?

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Risk Management
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March 18, 2008

Are We Out of the Woods?

Jill Stoddard

Lehman Brothers defied the death knell yesterday and CBS experts believe a Bear Stearns repeat is avoidable.

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
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August 30, 2007

When getting bad news is good news for banks

Rotating loan officers makes them more likely to report bad news about their portfolios, leading to more accurate internal reporting for lenders.

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Risk Management
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January 17, 2008

Can a firm's last resort be its stock price's best option?

When market shocks occur, firms that have the financial resources to repurchase their own shares experience less volatility.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
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October 03, 2007

Do high CEO salaries pay off?

New research suggests that high-priced talent at the top may be justified in a globalized world.

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  • World Business
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April 18, 2008

Risk Management: Who's Listening?

Michael Keehner

After conducting a survey of very large corporations around the world, I discovered that a standard of best practices for employing risk management within a governance structure does not yet exist.

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Leadership
  • Organizations
  • Risk Management
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October 24, 2007

Bringing rigor to financial forecasting

By adding quantitative discipline to their number crunching, financial analysts may avoid the psychological biases that can lead to judgment errors.

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  • Corporate Finance
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February 18, 2008

Is Private Equity Cheating?

Andrew Ross Sorkin

If Jerry Springer had a show about business, this panel discussion might have been an early episode.

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  • Corporate Finance
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June 15, 2005

Customer lifetime value

Donald Lehmann discusses Managing Customers as Investments, a new book in which he and coauthor Sunil Gupta explain how to calculate and apply customer lifetime value.

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January 17, 2008

Climbing the quality ladder to compete in the global marketplace

Firms in developed countries can compete with those in emerging economies by specializing at the high end of the quality scale.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Corporate Finance
  • World Business
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April 29, 2008

Financing Business in Tajikistan

Alan Cordova '08

In March, Lukas Bauer ’09 and I worked with the First MicroFinanceBank of Tajikistan to assess the viability of providing commercial loans to small and medium enterprises.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Corporate Finance
  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
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February 08, 2008

Congratulations Vikram Pandit, PhD ’86, Citi CEO

Glenn Hubbard

In December, financial behemoth Citigroup named Vikram Pandit, PhD ’86, chief executive officer—a big job any time, but a particularly challenging one for the embattled firm, buffeted by credit woes.

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Leadership
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April 15, 2008

Who Said Accounting Wasn’t Fair?

Gregory Formato '08

As many companies file their financial results this year, they will face the challenge of implementing FASB’s new 800-pound gorilla: recording assets and liabilities at fair value.

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  • Accounting
  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
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Academics

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Finance and Economics Division

The Private Equity Program

B7314: Real Estate Finance

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
  • Real Estate

B9801: Risk Management

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Operations
  • Risk Management

B8399: Value Investing

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
  • Organizations

B9301: Hedge Fund Investment & Selection

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance

B9301: Value/Special Situation Investing

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance

B7399: Corporate Restructuring

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Leadership
  • Organizations
  • Strategy

B7303: Advanced Corporate Finance

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  • Corporate Finance

B9377: Private Equity (Master Class)

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Organizations

B8299: Economics of Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Healthcare
  • Organizations
  • Strategy

B7312: Advanced Derivatives

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
  • Risk Management

B9311: Topics in Corp. Fin.

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  • Corporate Finance

B8201: Economics of Strategic Behavior

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
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B9601: Retailing: Finance, Marketing, Strategy

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Marketing

B9301: Private Equity

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  • Corporate Finance
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B8299: Strategy, Structure & Incentives

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Leadership
  • Strategy

B9301: Applied Equity Analysis

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance

B9455: Financing Social Ventures

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Leadership
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  • Social Enterprise

B9301: Finance & Sustainability

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  • Social Enterprise
  • Strategy

B7509: Intl. Financial Managment

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
  • World Business

B7351: Financial Markets and the Economy

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance

B7708: Corporate Growth & Development

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Leadership
  • Organizations
  • Strategy

B9311: (PhD) Seminar in International Finance

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
  • World Business

B8357: Money Markets: Domestic and Intl.

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
  • World Business

B8506: Global Marketing

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
  • Marketing
  • World Business

B9777: What does it take to raise venture capital?

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Leadership
  • Organizations

B9301: Equity Derivatives & Related Products

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance

B7399: Behavioral Finance

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance

B9301: Private Equity, Credit Markets, Leveraged Buy-Outs

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
  • Organizations

B9301: Seminar in Corporate Finance

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance

B7399: Private Equity: Growth Equity & LBOs

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Organizations
  • Strategy

B9301: Distressed Value Investing

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
  • Organizations

B9377: Mergers & Acquisitions in Media (Master Class)

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Media and Technology
  • Organizations

B9301: Advanced Investment Research

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance

B8358: International Banking: Value and Risk

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
  • World Business

B9311: (PhD) Corporate Finance

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  • Corporate Finance

B8399: Behavioral Finance

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance

B9351: Taxation and Financial Markets

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  • Accounting
  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance

B7718: International Business Strategy

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Strategy
  • World Business

B9301: Venture Capital

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Organizations

B9701: Adv. Seminar: Private Equity Emerging Markets

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Entrepreneurship

B9301: MONEY MANAGEMENT

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance

B8399: Entrepreneurial Finance

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Organizations

B7313: Security Analysis

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance

B7399: Value Investing

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance

B8312: Advanced Derivatives

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance

B9301: Mergers & Acquisitions

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
  • Organizations

B8153: Tax Factors in Business Decisions

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  • Accounting
  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Corporate Finance
  • Organizations

B9701: Private Equity in Emerging Markets

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Organizations
  • World Business

B8313: Security Analysis

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance

B7399: Entrepreneurial Finance

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Entrepreneurship

B8211: Cost Benefit Analysis

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
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  • Risk Management

B7398: Applied Value Investing

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
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B8308: Debt Markets

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
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  • Real Estate

B7399: Applied Investment Analysis

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
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B8311: Options Markets

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
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B9301: Mergers & Acquisitions

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Leadership
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B8351: Financial Institutions, Markets, Policy

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
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B7399: Equity Markets and Products

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
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B8301: Advanced Corporate Finance

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Entrepreneurship

B8317: Investment Banking

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
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B9310: Research Seminar in Finance

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
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School News & Events

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July 26, 2007

The Corporate Tax Myth

Dean Glenn Hubbard examines effects of the corporate tax on the economy. Read more...

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  • Accounting
  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Corporate Finance
June 27, 2007

Hubbard Assesses the Global Economy at Inaugural WSJ Conference

Dean Glenn Hubbard was featured in the keynote interview at the Wall Street Journal’s first-ever Deal & Deal Makers Conference at the New York Stock Exchange on June 27. Read more...

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
  • Risk Management
May 21, 2008
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

When Principles Pay: Corporate Social Responsibility and the Bottom Line

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Corporate Finance
  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business

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Charles Calomiris
Charles Calomiris

cc374@columbia.edu
212-854-8748

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Organizations
  • World Business
Frank Lichtenberg
Frank Lichtenberg

frl1@columbia.edu
212-854-4408

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
  • Healthcare
  • Organizations
  • World Business
John Donaldson
John Donaldson

jd34@columbia.edu
212-854-4436

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
  • Entrepreneurship
Scott Gallin
Scott Gallin

smg178@columbia.edu
212-854-7903

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
Michelle Borr
Michelle Borr

meb49@columbia.edu
212-854-7989

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
Michael Johannes
Michael Johannes

mj335@columbia.edu
212-854-0110

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
Charles Jones
Charles Jones

cj88@columbia.edu
212-854-4109

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
David Beim
David Beim

dob1@columbia.edu
212-854-3484

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  • Corporate Finance
  • World Business
Laura Resnikoff
Laura Resnikoff

lbr6@columbia.edu
212-854-5813

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Leadership
  • Organizations
Maria Guadalupe
Maria Guadalupe

mg2341@columbia.edu
212-854-6176

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Organizations
Lawrence Glosten
Lawrence Glosten

lrg2@columbia.edu
212-854-2476

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
Daniel Paravisini
Daniel Paravisini

dp2239@columbia.edu
212-854-4489

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Corporate Finance
John Moon
John Moon

jjm2001@columbia.edu
212-854-7903

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Entrepreneurship