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Marissa Wesely and Women's Empowerment, Teaching Note
Yatsko, PamelaTeaching Note HBS-ALI020-ETeaching note for case ALI004.Starting at €0.00
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To Float or Not to Float? (A) (Spanish version)
Alfaro, Laura; Di Tella, Rafael; Vogel, IngridCase HBS-707S08EconomicsOn July 21, 2005 China revalued its decade-long quasi-fixed exchange rate of approximately 8.28 yuan per U.S. dollar by 2.1% to 8.11% and, at the same time, introduced a more market-based exchange rate system. Many analysts and economists were disappointed with what they considered too small a change and called for more flexibility in the U.S. dollar/yuan exchange rate. Modification to China's exchange rate regime had been eagerly anticipated and...Starting at €8.20
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China: Flotar o no flotar (C) Esquel Group y el Renminbi chino
Alfaro, Laura; Di Tella, Rafael; Vogel, IngridCase HBS-707S10EconomicsEn julio de 2005, China revaluó su moneda en un 2,1% y ajustar su régimen de tipo de cambio hacia un sistema más basado en el mercado. Esquel Group, una gestión familiar, textiles privadas firma especializada en camisas de algodón de alta calidad con su mayoría de base de producción se encuentra en China, estaba entre aquellas empresas que se enfrentan con el reto de hacer frente a la revaluación del yuan y la posibilidad de apreciación futura . ...Starting at €5.74
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Transformación de Corea Inc.: crisis financiera y reforma institucional
Alfaro, Laura; Kim, ReneeCase HBS-714S13EconomicsCorea del Sur, como una de las economías asiáticas "tigres", se transformó en el 11 del mundo y la mayor economía de los principales exportadores en 1996, emergiendo de ser uno de los países de ingresos más bajos de la región de la espalda en la década de 1960. Sin embargo, un año después, en 1997, Corea fue arrastrado por la crisis financiera asiática y buscó un récord de $ 58 mil millones de rescate del Fondo Monetario Internacional. La crisis ...Starting at €8.20
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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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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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Chronology of the Asian Financial Crisis
Alfaro, Laura; Di Tella, Rafael; Kim, ReneeCase HBS-708001-EFinanceIn July 1997, Thailand became the first Asian "tiger" economy to abandon its fixed exchange rate system in response to speculative attacks on its currency. Investors started to flee Asia, and the crisis rapidly spread to other countries. Central banks spent billions of dollars to try and defend their currencies, only to seek emergency bailouts from the International Monetary Fund. This case presents a chronology of events that unraveled during th...Starting at €8.20
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Transforming Korea Inc.: Financial Crisis and Institutional Reform, Teaching Note
Alfaro, Laura; Kim, ReneeTeaching Note HBS-708027-EEconomicsTeaching Note for 708007.Starting at €0.00
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Special Economic Zones in India: Public Purpose and Private Property (A)
Alfaro, Laura; Iyer, LakshmiCase HBS-709027-EEconomicsIn 2005, the government of India enacted the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Act in order to attract investment, generate export revenues, and create manufacturing jobs. However, several planned projects faced difficulties in acquiring land for setting up the SEZ. In December 2007, the government introduced a new piece of legislation, which proposed to extend the power of eminent domain to allow the government to acquire land for SEZs. Was this the ...Starting at €8.20
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Public Purpose and Private Property (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Alfaro, Laura; Iyer, LakshmiTeaching Note HBS-709028-EEconomicsTeaching Note for [709027] and [709029].Starting at €0.00