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The Miracle Years (Spanish version)
Wells, Louis T., Jr.Case HBS-707S32EconomicsJapan experienced rapid growth in the 1950s and 1960s while following a set of policies that differ from current policies in fashion. Although some observers believe that Japanese growth occurred in spite of the policies rather than because of them, several countries have looked to Japan's approach during this period as a way to accelerate their own growth. This case provides data on performance and describes the important institutions, policies,...Starting at €8.20
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Rice in Japan
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Trumbull, Gunnar; Jinjo, Naoko; Yamazaki, MayukaCase HBS-717032-EEconomicsStarting at €8.20
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Japan: The Miracle Years, Teaching Note
Wells, Louis T., Jr.Teaching Note HBS-712007-EEconomicsTeaching Note for 702-014.Starting at €0.00
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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: Betting on Inflation
Rotemberg, Julio J.Case HBS-714040-EEconomicsThe case focuses on the challenges still confronting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the end of 2013, a year after he has been in office. It also gives an overview of Japan's earlier economic performance, focusing primarily on the period after it suffered a stock market and real estate crash in 1989-1992. During his first year in office, Abe introduced three sets of policies designed both to reverse the deflation that had plagued Japan since around ...Starting at €8.20
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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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Consumer Lending in Japan: Citi CFJ (A)
Trumbull, Gunnar; Kanno, AkikoCase HBS-709017-EEconomicsDespite a tradition of high household savings, Japan has supported a dynamic and technically sophisticated consumer lending sector. The high profitability of the sector has periodically attracted interest from domestic banks as well as international investors. Most recently, in 1998 and 2000 respectively, GE Capital and Citi Financial both acquired Japanese consumer lending companies. In 2006, when the Japanese Supreme Court rules that one of the...Starting at €8.20
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The Dojima Rice Market and the Origins of Futures Trading
Moss, David A.; Kintgen, EugeneCase HBS-709044-EEconomicsIn 1730, Japanese merchants petitioned shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune to officially authorize trade in rice futures at the Dojima Exchange, the world's first organized (but unsanctioned) futures market. For many years, the Japanese government had prohibited the trade of futures bills because it was widely regarded as a form of gambling that caused rice prices to rise. However, when the price of rice fell to record lows in the late 1720s, the samurai (...Starting at €8.20
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New World Disorder (Spanish version)
Checa, Nicolas; Maguire, John; Barney, JonathanArticle HBS-R0308EEconomicsthat a healthy economy and a sound financial system make for political stability and that countries in business together do not fight each other. The number one priority of U.S. foreign policy was, thus, to encourage the former Communist countries of Europe and the developing nations in Latin America, Asia, and Africa to adopt business-friendly policies. Private capital would flow from the developed world into these countries, creating economic ...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