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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Bill Ackman's Big Short of Herbalife
Vandebroek, Tom; Ferraro, Fabrizio; Simon, JanCase SM-1611-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Finance, StrategyThis case describes how hedge fund activist Bill Ackman took a $1 billion short position on the shares of the nutrition company Herbalife. Ackman is convinced that Herbalife's business model is essentially a pyramid scheme, rendering it unsustainable as well as illegal. The case describes his arguments and the evidence he builds on. Other hedge fund titans soon took the opposite position on Herbalife, possibly because they fundamentally disagree ...Starting at €8.20
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Brazil's Macroeconomic Rollercoaster: From Lula's Boom to Rousseff's Bust
Talamàs Vilardaga, Eduard; Drebes Santos, Henrique; Fraletti, AlexandreCase ECON-429-EEconomicsBrazil-an emerging economy of more than 200 million citizens---experienced an exceptional economic boom under Lula's presidency (2003-10), followed by an equally dramatic economic downfall during the subsequent Rousseff and Temer administrations (2011-18). This case focuses on Brazil's macroeconomic policy during this period.Starting at €8.20
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La montaña rusa macroeconómica de Brasil: Del boom de Lula al fiasco de Rousseff
Talamàs Vilardaga, Eduard; Drebes Santos, Henrique; Fraletti, AlexandreCase ECON-429EconomicsBrasil, una economía emergente de más de 200 millones de ciudadanos, experimentó un auge económico excepcional bajo la presidencia de Lula (2003-10), seguido de una caída económica igualmente dramática durante las administraciones posteriores de Rousseff y Temer (2011-18). Este caso se centra en la política macroeconómica de Brasil durante este período.Starting at €8.20