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Kinyuseisaku: Monetary Policy in Japan (C)
Alfaro, Laura; White, HilaryCase HBS-713086-EEconomicsAssuming office in December 2012, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was determined to revive Japan's stagnating economy through an ambitious plan known as 'Abenomics.' Under the guidance of the newly appointed governor of the central bank, Haruhiko Kuroda, the Bank of Japan adopted quantitative easing as its new monetary policy, pledging to double the nation's monetary base in two years through the purchase of long-term government bonds. While Kuroda ins...Starting at €5.74
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Singapore's Mid-life Crisis
Vietor, Richard H.K.; White, HilaryCase HBS-714039-EEconomicsSince its expulsion from Malaysia in 1965, Singapore had transformed itself from a third world island nation into a vibrant city-state with one of the highest levels of GDP per capita in the world. However, sluggish demand among Singapore's major trade partners began testing the nation's export-driven growth model. It was also becoming clear that the Singaporean government could no longer focus single-mindedly on economic growth. Was Singapore fa...Starting at €8.20
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Saudi Arabia: Finding Stability after the Arab Spring
Vietor, Richard H.K.; White, HilaryCase HBS-714053-EEconomicsIn 2015, King Salman of Saudi Arabia was juggling several balls as the kingdom's new monarch. At home, there were pressures for liberalization, from women and youth, and pressures for more conservative religious observance and policy from the Muslim "ulema." His domestic economic policy, which entailed diversification, infrastructure construction, education and a move towards a "knowledge economy," remained difficult to implement because of oil's...Starting at €8.20
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Colombia and the Economic Premium of Peace
Vietor, Richard H.K.; White, HilaryCase HBS-715011-EEconomicsColombia, the fastest growing country in Latin America, continues to struggle with productivity. Both labor productivity and total factor productivity have been low for the past decade, despite economic growth of 4.7% annually. Many factors contribute-everything from infrastructure, to banking, to informality. President Santos, one year into his second term, is well aware of these difficulties and has put in place new policies to mitigate them. H...Starting at €8.20
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Creditor Activism in Sovereign Debt: Argentina vs. Holdout Investors (B)
Alfaro, Laura; Toshniwal, Gaurav; White, HilaryCase HBS-715017-EEconomicsStarting at €5.74
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Japan's Missing Arrow
Alfaro, Laura; White, HilaryCase HBS-715050-EEconomicsIn late December 2014, Shinzo Abe was elected to another term as the prime minister of Japan. His re-election was largely interpreted as a vote of confidence for his economics policies, collectively referred to as "Abenomics." Comprised of three "arrows," including expansionary monetary policy, fiscal stimulus, and structural reform, these strategies were designed to reverse Japan's two-decade long challenge with deflation and sluggish growth. Ja...Starting at €8.20
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Chile: El tigre latinoamericano
Kennedy, Robert E.; Ramos, TeresitaCase HBS-706S04EconomicsExamina estrategia de desarrollo de Chile desde 1973. Tras una serie de reformas económicas internas, el país debe decidir si unirse a un bloque comercial regional. Considera las ventajas y desventajas de los acuerdos comerciales regionales y examina las diferencias entre un tratado de libre comercio (TLC) y una unión aduanera (Mercosur).Starting at €8.20
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"To Get Rich Is Glorious" (Spanish version)
Kennedy, Robert E.; Vietor, Richard H.K.; Galef, JuliaCase HBS-711S05EconomicsIn 1978, Deng Xiaoping assumed the leadership of an impoverished China, after Mao Zedong's disastrous Cultural Revolution. During the next 17 years, Deng applied pragmatic policies to liberalize the Chinese economy gradually while maintaining the power of the Communist state. In hindsight, this strategy was among the most successful development strategies ever. Reviews Chinese political history and explores in detail eight parts of Deng's develop...Starting at €8.20
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Kinyuseisaku: Política Monetaria en Japón (C)
Alfaro, Laura; White, HilaryCase HBS-714S12EconomicsAsumió el cargo en diciembre de 2012, el primer ministro, Shinzo Abe, se determinó para reactivar economía estancada de Japón a través de un ambicioso plan conocido como 'Abenomics.' Bajo la dirección del nuevo gobernador del banco central, Haruhiko Kuroda, el Banco de Japón adoptó la flexibilización cuantitativa como su nueva política monetaria, comprometiéndose a duplicar la base monetaria de la nación en dos años a través de la compra de bonos...Starting at €5.74