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Real Estate Business
Beusmans, G.; Borrell, D.; Baucells Alibés, ManelCase AD-296-EDecision Analysis, Economics, FinanceThe case explains the financial risks of a company that buys apartments through futures. The case gives guidance on how to construct a spreadsheet risk model, and the goal is to quantify the risks associated with different strategies.Starting at €8.20
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Real Estate Business - Teaching Note
Beusmans, G.; Baucells Alibés, ManelTeaching Note ADT-21-EDecision Analysis, Economics, FinanceThis teaching note was prepared as an aid to instructors in the classroom use of case AD-296-E Real Estate Business.Starting at €0.00
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The Pecora Hearings
Moss, David A.; Bolton, Cole; Kintgen, EugeneCase HBS-711046-EFinanceIn 1932, in the depths of the Great Depression, the Senate Banking Committee began a much-publicized investigation of the nation's financial sector. The hearings, which came to be known as the Pecora hearings after the Banking Committee's lead counsel Ferdinand Pecora, revealed how the country's most respected financial institutions knowingly misled investors as to the desirability of certain securities, engaged in irresponsible investment behavi...Starting at €8.20
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Currency Trading at Salam, Inc.
Bulach, M.; Baucells Alibés, ManelCase AD-304-EDecision Analysis, FinanceThe case show a situation in which one can use an LP optimization model for detecting arbitrage opportunities in foreign exchange markets.Starting at €8.20
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Green Fee: The Use of Data Analysis to Develop a Business Plan
Baucells Alibés, Manel; Gómez, Javier; Pujol C.; Galán D.; García-Marquina J.; Heukamp, FranzCase AD-297-EDecision Analysis, FinanceThis case examines the background to a decision as to which of two possible locations to use for a new golf course. The case includes the data used to assess the how the location influences the green fees that could be charged at each course. The influence of other variables on the green fees further helps to gain a better understanding of the business.Starting at €8.20
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Wall Street's First Panic (A)
Moss, David A.; Bolton, ColeCase HBS-708002-EFinanceIn the early 1790's, a flood of newly issued public and private securities sparked an investment boom in the nascent United States. In New York, the bustling commercial district along Wall Street emerged as the center of the city's securities trade. One of the many Americans drawn into the frenetic and largely unregulated securities market was William Duer, who ultimately became a major player on the Street. As it turned out, however, Duer's fina...Starting at €8.20
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Financing American Housing Construction in the Aftermath of War
Moss, David A.; Bolton, ColeCase HBS-708032-EFinanceAt the start of WWI, the United States faced a significant housing shortage. Public officials feared the spread of disease--and even communism-- in the nation's cramped urban centers where vacancy rates held near zero and families often "doubled up" in single housing units. Hoping to spark a burst of new construction, New York Senator William Calder called for the creation of eleven regional Federal Building Loan Banks that would serve as a new s...Starting at €8.20
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The Campaign for Bank Insurance in Antebellum New York
Bolton, Cole; Moss, David A.Case HBS-708037-EFinanceThe New York State Legislature had come to a standstill in 1829 as lawmakers refused to charter any new banks or recharter any existing banks. Four of New York's forty banks had failed since 1825, and many legislatures believed that a significant change in the banking regime was needed to shore up the state's financial systems. Others, however, feared that a major change in the law was too risky, especially since over three-quarters of the state'...Starting at €8.20
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Envisioning "Free Banking" in Antebellum New York (A)
Bolton, Cole; Moss, David A.Case HBS-708038-EFinanceBanks throughout New York State suspended specie payments (i.e., payments in gold and silver) in May 1837 following the collapse of several state banks, and the onset of a nationwide financial panic. Amid the chaos, the upstart Whigs were able to depose the longstanding Republican majority in the state legislature. Responding to citizen anger, as well as perennial calls for more banking capital, the Whigs drafted a novel "free banking" bill, whic...Starting at €8.20
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The Federal Reserve and the Banking Crisis of 1931
Moss, David A.; Bolton, ColeCase HBS-709040-EFinanceIn early October 1931, in the midst of a global economic depression, the U.S. banking system was in crisis - - with bank suspensions running at near record levels. At the same time, the broader economy was sputtering, and U.S. gold reserves had come under severe pressure after Britain abandoned its gold standard in mid-September. As pressure continued to mount, the leaders of the Federal Reserve faced several critical decisions. Should they adjus...Starting at €8.20