Monday, November 9, is the deadline for banks to apply for the Treasury's Capital Assistance Program. Chances are, none will sign up.
Why are the homeowners who can most benefit from strategic default on underwater mortgages the least likely to choose it?
Does fair-value accounting contribute to systemic risk in the banking industry?
From the Archive: A new decision model could help ICUs treat more patients without adding beds or sacrificing quality of care.
When are colleagues likely to report each other for lying, and what happens when they do?
Can the principles of small modular infrastructure free us from the electrical grid — and make large-scale power failures in the aftermath of weather catastrophes like Sandy a thing of the past?
Will the new credit card legislation fundamentally change the way consumers use credit or the way lenders dole it out? Assistant finance professor Enrichetta Ravina discusses the behavior of credit cardholders.
Professor Ciamac Moallemi considers some of the unanswered questions regarding the May 6 stock market plunge.
A traditional strategy analysis tool, the BCG matrix, was largely discredited and fell out of favor in many circles. Yet, it's back in a new incarnation.
An easy-to-implement policy allows firms to determine the effect of future financing and performance milestones on pricing decisions, even when firms face uncertain market conditions.
A new metric uses publicly disclosed bank information to better predict credit losses from loans.
At the OCSAMSE conference in July, sponsored by the School's China Business Initiative, Professor Fangruo Chen awarded the Best Paper Award to research on channel stuffing.
Research from Peter Kolesar, a professor emeritus in the Decision, Risk and Operations Division, has been nominated for the 2010 Franz Edelman Prize.
Offering equity options to senior managers may encourage them to take fewer risks.
The closing of thousands of car dealerships underscores just how over-extended the U.S. system has become. My research shows that an inefficient distribution network may have been a factor.
Sovereign wealth funds face many short-term challenges — but offer long-term promises. Ideas at Work spoke with Patrick Bolton about his new book, co-edited with Joseph Stiglitz, and the unique position of these increasingly common funds.
How can we prepare for the possibility of future financial meltdowns? Professors Bruce Kogut, Patrick Bolton and Tano Santos suggest that a new entity could be the "regulator of regulators." How would it work?
Professors Trevor Harris and Doron Nissim and Executive-in-Residence Robert Herz discuss their new paper on accounting's role in reporting, creation, and reduction of systemic risk at financial institutions and across the financial system.
New research reveals severe weather's toll on manufacturing
At Columbia Business School's 5th Annual Healthcare Conference, industry leaders said they are looking for ways to drive innovation.
Bruce Kogut, the director of the School's Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Center for Leadership and Ethics, discusses the center's latest perspective about making the financial sector work for Wall Street and Main Street after the financial crisis.
At the 6th Annual Healthcare Conference, industry leaders said they are focused on innovation, value-rich offerings and the emergence of new global markets and technologies.
New research explores whether asymmetric information about corporate assets could have been the sole cause of the recent crisis.
Has the quantitative revolution in finance been misunderstood? A research symposium on December 4 explored the uses and misuses of financial models.
To meet the demands of risk and finance professionals, PRMIA (Professional Risk Managers’ International Association) and Columbia Business...
Prof. Federgruen comments on gas rationing in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, noting that gas station owners only reinforced the feeling that there was a limited supply of fuel. Read more...
Prof. Meier talks to Marketplace Radio about his study that finds an association between impatience and lower credit scores. Read more...
Prof. Jones discusses the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) report on credit unions. Read more...
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MBA Entrepreneurs Think Outside the Box for Beauty Business Read more...
Bruce Kogut, the director of the School's Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Center for Leadership and Ethics, discusses the center's latest perspective about making the financial sector work for Wall Street and Main Street after the financial crisis. Read more...
Why are the homeowners who can most benefit from strategic default on underwater mortgages the least likely to choose it? Read more...
In February 2008, Madison International Realty was presented with the opportunity to buy an additional equity position in the partnership that owns the Mayfair House—a 10-story, trophy-quality office building located in the Mayfair submarket of London’s West End. In the case based on this situation, students are presented with information on the UK real estate market, the terms of the partnership agreement, and an investment spreadsheet in order to determine how much Madison should pay for this interest and what conditions in the partnership agreement might impact the valuation. Read more...
The article discusses Prof. Jiang’s research that examines the role of hedge funds in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process. Read more...
The article features an interview with Prof. Calomiris in which he examines flaws in the Dodd–Frank Act, particularly government subsidization of mortgage risk. Read more...
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The Financial Times’ Something for the weekend mentions a paper co–authored by Prof. Olivares that examines the connection between severe weather and automobile assembly productivity. Read more...
Incentives can worsen outcomes for firms needing financing Read more...
