A selection of current research from the Consumer Finance Initiative
A selection of current research from the Consumer Finance Initiative
A selection of current research from the Consumer Finance Initiative
January Executive Electives will be held on campus from January 8-10, 2026.
Data & Collaborators | Consumer Finance Initiative
Helps students understand the mindset of individuals that engage in fraud, and avoid making the same mistakes. The case is particularly relevant for understanding the incentives that lead to fraud in private companies.
Throughout 2017 and into 2018, Tesla was burning through cash as the company sought to ramp up production of its Model 3 all-electric vehicle (EV). Investors were questioning whether Tesla would need to raise additional capital. While the company had been successful in the past at issuing both equit...
Active Surfaces, an MIT start-up that developed low-cost, ultra-lightweight, flexible solar panels designed to be applied to practically any surface, serves as the setting for a simple bookkeeping exercise that has students utilize the balance sheet equation to record a series of business transactio...
Explores the challenges justice impacted people encounter when looking for a stable job. Explores the societal and economic impact of the fair chance hiring movement. Analyzes how a startup has incorporated a socially-conscious mission into its business model and how that mission might fair t...
This case examines how Marsha Jackson, the Head of Internal Audit at RiseEngineer, deals with a whistleblower allegation of bribery in the company’s foreign subsidiary. Marsha’s compliance team conducts an investigation focused on the subsidiary’s bid on a major construction project. Students are as...