Case Studies About Financial Crises and Civic Reactions

Abstract

This note describes a collection of 26 teaching case studies and 5 expository notes on the history of financial crises from 1720 to 2008. The note also summarizes a semester-length course design based on these materials. The purpose of this collection is to advance pedagogy and research in the field of financial crises. Excerpt UVA-F-1975 Feb. 23, 2021 Case Studies about Financial Crises and Civic Reactions This note describes a collection of Darden teaching materials on financial crises and a semester-length course design based on these materials. The aim of circulating this collection is to advance pedagogy and research in the field of financial crises. What. The case collection includes case studies and teaching notes for the instructor on 23 financial crises, as well as six technical notes that support conceptual content in the cases. These cases are set in the United States, Britain, France, Germany, and the USSR. All the cases place the student in the shoes of one or more protagonists and at a point where the student must analyze the issues, make a decision, and recommend action. Exhibit1 is a collection of the synopses and teaching objectives for every case in the collection. Instructors can obtain examination copies of cases and teaching notes by ordering online from Darden Business Publishing (http://store.darden.virginia.edu/). Who. The cases aim to serve masters-level university students; they have also been taught successfully to upper-level undergraduate students. All of these materials have been classroom-tested successfully with MBA students at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business. . . .