Movie reflection -The Big Short: Fair Value Accounting’s Role in Financial Crisis
The Big Short: Fair Value Accounting’s Role in Financial Crisis
Instructions:
· Work individually; write a 1page report to address the following two questions.
· Your report has to be typed and printed. All text should be 12-point font, double spaced.
· Your report is expected to be grammatically correct and use proper citing and referencing.
Required:
(1) Discuss one specific element of the 2007/2008 Financial Crises covered in the movie “The Big Short”, which is currently available from a variety of sources. For example, you can choose to discuss a topic, such as Subprime mortgages, short sales, Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDO), credit default swaps, hedge funds or any other items from the movie. (
2) Some people view “Fair Value Accounting” as one main reason that the U.S. financial system melted down in 2008. Why do they think that way? After you watch the movie, do you think whether it is fair to blame fair value accounting for the financial crisis? **You can refer to a research article posted on our iLearn website –“Did Fair-Value Accounting Contribute to the Financial Crisis?”—to get a better understanding of this issue before you provide your opinions or comments on this question.
Grading Policy: Your response will be graded for both technical content and writing skills. Technical content will be evaluated for information that is helpful to the intended reader and clearly relevant to the issue. Writing skills will be evaluated for development, organization, and the appropriate expression of ideas in a professional manner.
