Faculty Expertise

The following Lehigh University College of Business and Economics faculty members can offer expertise regarding the congressional bailout legislation and the Wall Street financial crisis:

Marketing in a Recession: The key is reducing brand proliferation
K. Sivakumar, Arthur Tauck Chair of marketing and international marketing and logistics

Brand Loyalty: Generic brands are gaining traction
Beth Gallant, visiting lecturer

Real Estate: Existing home sales continue to plunge. Why?
Stephen Thode, director, Murray H. Goodman Center for Real Estate Studies at Lehigh University

A Deepening Recession: Bad indicators show the U.S. is a long way from "normal"
Anthony O'Brien, professor of economics at Lehigh University

Business Education: Environment can be friendly to job seekers
Paul Brown, dean of the College of Business and Economics

Supply Chain: Fuel costs and transportation inefficiencies
Joel Sutherland, managing director, Center for Value Chain Research

Buying Equity Stakes in Banks: Recapitalizing is a good idea
Anthony O'Brien, professor of economics at Lehigh University

Emerging Markets: Brazil - A curse of liquidity?
Geraldo Vasconcellos, professor of finance and economics at Lehigh University

Mark-to-Market Accounting: Suspension may lead to egregious behavior
Parveen Gupta, chair of the department of accounting at Lehigh University

Wells Fargo & Wachovia: A better deal for shareholders and taxpayers
Matthew Melone, professor of law and business at Lehigh University

Investments: Is now the time for socially-responsible investing?
David Myers, director of Lehigh University's Financial Services Laboratory

A Severe Recession?: Another Great Depression not in the cards
Anthony O'Brien, professor of economics at Lehigh University

Sub-Prime Mortgages: A new kind of "Resolution Trust Corporation"
Stephen Thode, director, Murray H. Goodman Center for Real Estate Studies at Lehigh University


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