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Subprime Crisis and Fair-Value Accounting


Paul M. Healy


Harvard Business School; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Krishna Palepu


Harvard University - Harvard Business School; Harvard University - David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Research; Harvard Business Review; NBER

George Serafeim


Harvard University - Harvard Business School
August 5, 2009

HBS Case No. 109-031
Harvard Business School Accounting & Management Unit

Abstract:     
This case examines the challenges in implementing fair value accounting for mortgage instruments, the role of accounting in the sub-prime crisis, and proposals for revising accounting standards given the crisis.

JEL Classification: A20

working papers series


Date posted: November 4, 2009  

Suggested Citation

Healy, Paul M., Palepu, Krishna and Serafeim, George, Subprime Crisis and Fair-Value Accounting (August 5, 2009). HBS Case No. 109-031; Harvard Business School Accounting & Management Unit. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1499722

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Paul M. Healy (Contact Author)
Harvard Business School ( email )
Soldiers Field
Boston, MA 02163
United States
617-495-1283 (Phone)
617-496-7387 (Fax)
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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Cambridge, MA 02138
United States
Krishna Palepu
Harvard University - Harvard Business School ( email )
Soldiers Field Road
Morgan 270C
Boston, MA 02163
United States
617-495-6759 (Phone)
617-496-7363 (Fax)
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Harvard University - David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Research ( email )
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United States
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Harvard Business Review ( email )
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NBER ( email )
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United States
HOME PAGE: http://www.nber.org/people/krishna_palepu
George Serafeim
Harvard University - Harvard Business School ( email )
381 Morgan Hall
Boston, MA 02163
United States
HOME PAGE: http://drfd.hbs.edu/fit/public/facultyInfo.do?facInfo=ovr&facId=15705
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