Course Syllabus

MGT 848 Spring 2025 Syllabus

Course Number: MGT 848Course Title: History of Financial Market Fraud: A Forensic ApproachTerm and Year: Spring 2025Class Meeting Day, Time, Location:
Mondays, 2:40 pm to 5:40 pm in Classroom 4410 

Professor
James S. Chanos (YC ’80), Lecturer in Finance 

Contact Information:
c/o Alexis Israel
Chanos & Company L.P.
aisrael@kynikos.com

Teaching AssistantSharan Subramanian
(626) 241-2541
sharan.subramanian@yale.edu

Excused Absence Form: Click here

Lecture Slides: Click here to access the Yale Box folder. Presentations will be uploaded each week.
 
Group Project Sign Up Schedule: Click here to sign up with a group. Remember, you must submit your group project presentation PowerPoint to by 5pm ET on the Sunday prior to your presentation date. Please see presentation dates below. 

April 7 - Ivar Kreuger 
April 14 - Lincoln Savings & Loan
April 21 - Enron
April 28 - AIG
May 5 - Wirecard

Student‐Teacher Post‐Class Dinners: Click here to sign up for pizza with Professor Chanos immediately after each class, starting with the second class on March 31st. Please note there is a nine person max per outing. 

Course Summary:

Course Summary
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