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Lawrence Schall
Professor Emeritus of Finance

Education

  • PhD University of Chicago (1969)
  • MA University of Chicago (1967)
  • BA University of California, Los Angeles (1962)

Expertise

business valuation, corporate finance

Positions Held

At the University of Washington since 1968

Selected Publications

Debt Callability and Investment Incentives
Schall, L. & Siegel, A., (2016). Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 40, pp. 315-330.

Taxes, Inflation and Corporate Financial Policy
Schall, L. (1984). Journal of Finance

Commodity Chain System and the Housing Market
Schall, L. (1981). Journal of Urban Economics

Survey and Analysis of Capital Budgeting Methods
Schall, L., Sundem, G.L., & Geijsbeck R. (1978). Journal of Finance

Urban Renewal and Economic Efficiency
Schall, L. (1976). American Economic Review

Corporate Bankruptcy and Conglomerate Merger
Schall, L. & Higgins, R.C. (1975). Journal of Finance

The Lease or Buy and Asset Acquisition Decisions
Schall, L. (1974). Journal of Finance

Ramsey’s Invest Criterion
Schall, L. & Frost, P. (1972). Journal of Political Economy

Interdependent Utilities and Pareto Optimality
Schall, L. (1972). Quarterly Journal of Economics

Asset Valuation, Firm Investment, and Firm Diversification
Schall, L. (1972). Journal of Business

Technological Externalities and Resource Allocation
Schall, L. (1971). Journal of Political Economy

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

Lawrence Schall

Academic Department

Finance & Business Economics

Current Research

Analytic methods for capital budgeting, Firm investment incentives and financing

Consulting

Microsoft, software product development Safeco Corporation, evaluation method for business unit performance General Telephone and Electronics, evaluation of a lease analysis system