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The Panic of 1791: Hamilton's Reports and the Rise of Faction (A)
Bruner, Robert F.; Miller, ScottCase DARDEN-F-1783-EFinanceOn December 5, 1791, Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton presented to Congress his “Report on the Subject of Manufactures,” which proposed significant government support for nascent American industry through tariffs, subsidies, and other incentives. It seemed that Hamilton’s politico-economic vision for America had substantial political momentum, yet James Madison and his circle viewed Hamilton’s proposals with alarm, and a financial pan...Starting at €8.20
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The South Sea Bubble and the Rise of the Bank of England (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Bruner, Robert F.; Miller, ScottTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1820TN-EFinanceTeaching Note of Product F-1821Starting at €0.00
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The "Roaring ’20s" and the Crash of 1929
Bruner, Robert F.; Miller, ScottCase DARDEN-F-1908-EFinanceIn April 1930, US Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon reviewed recent stock market events as he prepared to enter a meeting of the Federal Reserve Board, which he chaired. In September and October 1929, the US stock market had fallen about a third, and then recovered somewhat. In response to the turmoil, the Federal Reserve (Fed) had lowered the discount rate in five steps from 6% to 3.71%, and market rates of interest across a range of debt securit...Starting at €8.20
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The Financial Crisis of 1847 (A)
Bruner, Robert F.; Miller, ScottCase DARDEN-F-1930-EFinanceOn October 25, 1847, British prime minister John Russell met with his cabinet to review a deepening financial crisis and to weigh proposals for government response. Chief among these were two proposals. The first was to suspend the Bank Charter Act of 1844 in order to permit the Bank of England to discount more freely and to issue banknotes in greater volume than the Act allowed. In recent days, delegations of merchants, industrialists, and count...Starting at €8.20
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Financial Crisis and the Revolutions of 1848 (A)
Bruner, Robert F.; Miller, ScottCase DARDEN-F-1932FinanceOn March 15, 1848, the governor of the Bank of France, Antoine d’Argout, faced the potential collapse of his institution. A cascade of agricultural and industrial shocks, rising food prices, spikes in unemployment, and currency outflows struck at the heart of the French economy. At the same time, France, and Europe more broadly, had dissolved into armed revolution. The French king’s abdication in February, alongside the already teetering financia...Starting at €8.20
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Note on Taxation
Poorvu, William J.; Segel, Arthur I; Miller, Glenn S.; Krummer, Michael D.; Wu, Charles F; Sit, Po; Gerstel, Joseph M.Case HBS-379192-EFinanceEvery real-estate transaction is affected by the tax consequences that result from its form and substance. Structuring a transaction without a thorough understanding of its tax considerations is likely to reduce the transaction's potential value. The failure to utilize the available tax benefits eliminates one of the major reasons for making a real-estate investment.Starting at €8.20
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A Green Forest Grows in Brooklyn: Joint Venturing with the Chinese
Wu, Charles FCase HBS-218010-EFinanceMaryAnne Gilmartin, President and CEO of Forest City Ratner ("Forest City") was planning for yet another protracted discussion over the merits of a green roof for part of her $5 billion dollar new development in Brooklyn. While the low seven-figure cost overrun was to be "value-engineered" and in the scheme of things, this budgeted item was not going to impact the financial success of the project, it had become a heated source of contention. Was ...Starting at €8.20
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Miami Price: Bidding on an Iconic Transit-Oriented Development Site, Teaching Note
Wu, Charles F; McCree, Sayiddah FatimaTeaching Note HBS-218082-EFinanceTeaching note for case 218034.Starting at €0.00
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National Storage Affiliates: The REIT IPO Decision, Teaching Note
Wu, Charles F; Sobral, Arthur R.O.Teaching Note HBS-219027-EFinanceTeaching note for case 219026.Starting at €0.00
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Rick's Dilemma
Segel, Arthur I; Wu, Charles F; Eppler, Ben; Yog, SidCase HBS-215006-EFinanceIn 2014, Rick is serving as a trustee for a large family trust whose principle asset is a plot of prime real estate in the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The land is currently subject to a ground lease which pays $4.6 million annually, with resets every 20 years at 4.5% of the appraised value of the land. The next reset is in 2022, and in the meantime Rick must make a decision on whether it might be better for the trust's beneficiaries to sell the...Starting at €8.20