Key Features:Argues that Skilling was not the cause of the Enron collapse and that the moral outrage of the U.S. attorneys led to inappropriate tactics in the Skilling-Lay trialArgues that the collapse was facilitated by the loss of millions on real assets, including the large returns offered by...

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MACROECONOMIC-BASED MODELS -- III. CREDIT SCORING (OR ACCOUNTING-BASED) MODELS -- IV. RATINGS-BASED MODELS -- V. HYBRID MODELS -- VI. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES.

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. CDS VALUATION AND THE BASIS -- III. THE ROLE OF RECOVERY -- IV. DATA ANALYSIS -- V. IMPLIED RECOVERY VALUES UNDER NO ARBITRAGE -- VI. IMPLIED RECOVERY VALUES UNDER NO ARBITRAGE WITH CTD -- VII. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES.

"This paper focuses on understanding the determinants of the performance of subprime mortgages. A growing body of literature recognizes the substantial lag between the time that a borrower stops making payments on a mortgage and the termination of the loan. The duration of this lag and the...

Corporate failures and accounting scandals had shaken the foundations of investors' confidence in the transparency, integrity and accountability of corporations and financial markets. There had also been public disquiet about the role of professional auditors and audit firms, who had been...