Our Faculty
Joshua Buch, Ph.D.
Contact Information
Office: College Hall 415
Phone: 215.951.1030
Email: buch@lasalle.edu
Profile
Finance Professor Joshua Buch has a B.S. from The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, an MBA from Temple University in Philadelphia, and a Ph.D. in International Business from The Wharton School of Applied Economics, The University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Buch is a Professor of Finance at La Salle University, Philadelphia. He served as the Finance Department Chairperson for eight years, and is currently Coordinator of the Minor in International Studies.
He is teaching International Business, Global Finance, and Financial Markets and Institutions both on the undergraduate and graduate levels. His recent research and professional activities center around mortgage-related issues such as the possible causes of the recent sub-prime crisis, mortgage origination fees, the various aspects of the APR, EU mortgage and housing-related issues, and more. Articles on these topics were published in Real Estate Review, Real Estate Finance Journal, International Journal Of Bank Marketing, Management International Review, and other publications.
Areas of Expertise
- International/Global Business
- International Finance
- Mortgage and Housing related issues
- Financial Markets and Institutions
Education
- Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
- MBA, Temple University
- B.S., The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Teaching
- Financial Markets and Institutions
- Corporate Finance
- International Finance
- International Business
Publications
“The Integration of European Mortgage Credit markets: Progress and challenges” Real Estate Review, (with Ken Rhoda) Vol. 39 #2, Summer 2010, pp. 3-18.
“Mortgages and Housing Costs IN the EU Countries” Real Estate Review, (with Ken Rhoda) Vol. 38 #4, Winter 2009, pp. 3-10.
“Possible Causes of the Current Subprime Mortgage Loan Crisis” Real Estate Review, (with Ken Rhoda) Vol. 37 #1, Summer 2008, pp. 43-62.
“Home Buying Preferences of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Borrowers”, Real Estate Finance Journal, (with Ken Rhoda), Fall 2005.
“Neshekh and Tarbit: Usury from Bible to Modern Finance”, The Jewish Bible Quarterly, Vol. XXXIII :I, January-March 2005, pp.13-22, Jerusalem, Israel.
“Ten New Countries Are joining the EU: Housing Markets and Mortgage lending implications” Real Estate Finance Journal, (with Ken Rhoda), Vol. 20 #1, Spring 2004.
“The Usefulness of the APR for Mortgage Marketing in the US and the UK”, The International Journal Of Bank Marketing, The University of Nottingham. Vol. 20 No. 2, 2002, pp.76-84 (with Ken Rhoda and James Talaga).
