The Economisthas launched aCase Study Competitioncalled "find a zero." Eighteen teams representing 17 universities will compete for the grand prize of$15,000.The competition, conducted in partnership with Kerrisdale Capital, an investment research firm and private investment manager, invites competing teams to find a conventional market view that is demonstrably misguided, and ought to be debunked. The teams are challenged to "find a zero" – that is, predict which billion dollar market cap company will be bankrupt by 2020.
To compete for the prize, each team submitted a written and video proposal to solve the problem highlighted in the case study challenge.The videos were recorded live and are posted along with the written proposals onThe Economist'sWhich MBA? site.
"We are excited to partner withThe Economistto challenge the nation's future business leaders to use independent and contrarian thinking to identify an area of the market that remains misunderstood," saidSahm Adrangi, Chief Investment Officer of Kerrisdale Capital Management.
The competition awards$26,000 USDin prize money to the winning teams. First and second place runners-up will take home$5,000 USDand$3,000 USDin prize money. There will also be a People's Choice award of$3,000, which will be given to the team that receives the most votes from visitors toThe Economistwebsite. Winners will be announced in May.
The 18 teams hail from:
- Rutgers University(two teams)
- Auburn University
- Loyola University Chicago
- Warwick Business School
- University of Massachusetts–Amherst
- Aalto University
- The OpenUniversity of Hong Kong
- FEP – School of Economics and Management, University ofPorto
- Kennesaw State University
- Texas Tech University
- Kent State University'sCollege of Business Administration
- Okanagan College
- San Jose State University
- Sprott Schoolof Business,Carleton University
- University of Colorado at Boulder
- University of VermontSchool of Business Administration
- Wagner College
To cast your vote in the case study competition or to inquire about opportunities to participate inThe Economist's upcoming case study competitions, visit:http://economist.com/case.
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AboutThe Economist(economist.com)
With a growing global circulation (approximately 1.6 million including both print and digital) and a reputation for insightful analysis and perspective on every aspect of world events,The Economistis one of the most widely recognised and well-read current affairs publications. The paper covers politics, business, science and technology, and books and arts, concluding each week with the obituary. Itswebsiteoffers articles from the past ten years, in addition to web-only content such as blogs, debates and audio/video programmes.The Economistis now available to download for reading on Android, iPhone, or iPad devices
About Kerrisdale Capital (www.kerrisdalecap.com)
Kerrisdale Capital Management, LLC is a fundamentally-oriented investment manager that focuses on long-term value investments and event-driven special situations. Kerrisdale has approximately$300 millionin assets under management and is based out ofNew York City. The company distributes research onits websiteand on Twitter at@kerrisdalecap.
SOURCE:NEW YORK,March 10, 2015/PRNewswire/ --The Economist