Tracking the origins and evolution of a corporation’s culture of risk
Why do some firms take so many risks while others seek certainty—often over many decades in business? A study by Stephan Siegel of the UW... Read More
Masters of Finance
Foster’s Department of Finance and Business Economics has quietly become a global powerhouse in research and teaching The UW Foster School of Business is a... Read More
Foster earns another #3 world ranking for research productivity
The research faculty of the UW Foster School of Business is the third most-productive in the world, according to the latest “Top 100 Business School... Read More
Foster School remembers impactful finance professor Kathy Dewenter
Kathy Dewenter, a distinguished scholar and educator at the University of Washington Foster School of Business, died February 16 after battling cancer for more than... Read More
Research Powerhouse: Foster climbs to #3 in the world in Financial Times scholarly ranking
Financial Times has ranked the UW Foster School of Business faculty #3 in the world and #1 among public universities for research productivity. This research index,... Read More
Corporations stockpiling cash, some of it in risky investments
The largest American corporations hold combined cash reserves in excess of $1.5 trillion, an account that has more than doubled over the past decade. But... Read More
India retires rupee notes: the effect on the urban poor
In a surprise announcement on November 8, 2016, the government of India retired all banknotes of 500 and 1000 rupees from circulation, effective immediately. The... Read More
Value vs. growth: an investor’s perspective
Why do value stocks consistently outperform growth stocks in markets around the world? The debate over what causes this “value premium” has raged in finance... Read More
Wall Street occupations: finance-sector compensation examined
Why are financial sector employees paid so lavishly? And why do they tend to act more irresponsibly during economic booms, when their compensation is at... Read More
Tightening credit a key cause of doubling in corporate cash holdings
Any prudent corporation keeps a rainy day fund, a cache of cash reserves to see it through difficult times ahead. But lately, pundits and politicians... Read More