Office: 201
Mackenzie HallEmail: lschall(at)uw.edu
Foster School of Business
University of Washington
Box: 353226
Seattle, WA 98195-3226
In the future, scientific advances will result from understanding the interdependencies between fields of knowledge that have previously all but ignored one another. What is uncertain is whether these advances will be enabled by interdisciplinary team research, the expansion of the human intellect, or the use of computers that do the research for us.
Lawrence Schall
- Professor Emeritus of Finance
Education
- PhD University of Chicago (1969)
- MA University of Chicago (1967)
- BA University of California, Los Angeles (1962)
Academic Expertise
- business valuation
- corporate finance
Current Research
- Analytic methods for capital budgeting, Firm investment incentives and financing
Positions Held
- At the University of Washington since 1968
Selected Publications
- “Debt Callability and Investment Incentives“Journal Article:Schall, L. & Siegel, A., (2016). Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 40, pp. 315-330.
Consulting
- Microsoft, software product development
- Safeco Corporation, evaluation method for business unit performance
- General Telephone and Electronics, evaluation of a lease analysis system
Honors and Awards
- Andrew V. Smith Faculty Development Award, 1992
- First Interstate Bank Faculty Award, 1990
- UW Graduate School of Business Professor of the Year, 1987
- Burlington Northern Foundation Teaching Achievement Award, 1986
- Seafirst Bank Excellence Award, 1983