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Australia: materias primas y competitividad
Alfaro, Laura; Vietor, Richard H.K.; Russell, William; White, Hilary; Sheldahl-Thomason, HavilandCase HBS-713S07EconomicsEn los últimos decenios, Australia se ha ocupado de los beneficios y costos de repetidos auges mineros-inflación, una burbuja inmobiliaria, un déficit en cuenta corriente y la creciente dependencia de China. Entre 1996 y 2007, sin embargo, Australia tenía la mayor parte de estos problemas bajo control y creció a un ritmo impresionante, convirtiéndose en uno de los más ricos de los países desarrollados. Sin embargo, la competitividad en sus sector...Starting at €8.20
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DeepGreen and Polymetallic Nodules
Vietor, Richard H.K.Case HBS-720016-EEconomicsStarting at €8.20
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Keystone XL Pipeline
Vietor, Richard H.K.Case HBS-713039-EEconomicsTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. On January 18, 2012, President Obama rejected TransCanada's application for a "national interest" determination to approve construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. Keystone XL was a 1,700 mile long, 36-inch diameter pipeline to transport 1.1 million barrels a day of Canadian heavy oil from Alberta (and shale oil from Montana) to the American Gulf Coast. But the American env...Starting at €8.20
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Suncor and the Future of Oil Sands
Vietor, Richard H.K.Case HBS-716065-EEconomicsSuncor, Canada's largest producer of "oil sands," faces a host of issues involving prices, costs, and the environment. The Government of Canada recently put an explicit limit on carbon emissions from oil sands, and a price on carbon. Suncor, which produces more than 400,000 barrels per day of bitumen and synthetic oil must reduce its emissions at the same time that crude oil prices have been dropping. Reduction of cash operating costs, therefore,...Starting at €8.20
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Australia: Commodities and Competitiveness
Alfaro, Laura; Vietor, Richard H.K.; Russell, William; White, Hilary; Sheldahl-Thomason, HavilandCase HBS-713015-EEconomicsFor the past few decades, Australia has dealt with the benefits and costs of repeated mining booms-inflation, a housing bubble, a current account deficit and growing dependence on China. Between 1996 and 2007, however, Australia had most of these issues under control and grew at impressive rates, becoming one of the richest of developed countries. Yet competitiveness in its non-mining sectors declined. Since the financial crisis, additional chall...Starting at €8.20
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Australia: Commodities, Competitiveness, Climate and China
Vietor, Richard H.K.; Alfaro, LauraCase HBS-720028-EEconomicsFor the past few decades, Australia has dealt with the benefits and costs of repeated mining booms-inflation, a housing bubble, a current account deficit, and growing dependence on China. Between 1996 and 2007, however, Australia had most of these issues under control and grew at impressive rates, becoming one of the richest of developed countries. Yet competitiveness in its non-mining sectors declined. Since the financial crisis, additional chal...Starting at €8.20