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The Financial Crisis: Hank Paulson in 2008
Sunderam, Adi; Greenwood, Robin; Hanson, Samuel G.; Scharfstein, David S.Case HBS-219037-EEconomicsOn the afternoon of Monday October 13, 2008, Hank Paulson Jr., the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, walked into the large conference room across the hall from his office in the Treasury Department. Joining him were Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Timothy Geithner, Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporate Sheila Bair, and the Chief Executive Officers of nine of the lar...Starting at €8.20
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The Financial Crisis: Timothy Geithner and the Stress Tests
Hanson, Samuel G.; Greenwood, Robin; Scharfstein, David S.; Sunderam, AdiCase HBS-219038-EEconomicsIn February and March 2009, the US economy was in the midst of a terrifying financial and economic crisis. Between the beginning of 2008 and early 2009, four of the 25 largest U.S. financial institutions had failed, and nine of these 25 institutions had taken extraordinary steps to avoid failure -either receiving one-off government support, merging with another firm, or submitting to heightened regulation to qualify for future government support....Starting at €8.20
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MacroMarkets LLC
Greenwood, Robin; Viceira, Luis M.Case HBS-211006-EEconomicsMacroMarkets co-founder and CEO Samuel Masucci III is meeting with a strategic partner for his firm. Co-founded with Yale University Professor Robert Shiller, MacroMarkets' main innovation is the "MacroShare," which allows investors to take long or short, levered or unlevered, positions based on the value of any index. Both Shiller and Masucci are hopeful that MacroShares can help investors hedge all kinds of macroeconomic risks, including exposu...Starting at €8.20
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Gold in 2011: Bubble or Safe Haven Asset
Greenwood, Robin; Steiner, BenjaminCase HBS-211095-EEconomicsCase explores the pricing of gold in 2011. Is the pricing justified or are we in a speculative bubble? What data are useful in determining a view on this question?Starting at €8.20