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Scale without Growth: INFONAVIT's Expansion in the Mexican Mortgage Market
Campos, Paulina; Lopez, Marco; Stuart, GuyCase HBS-HKS101-EFinanceAccording to a World Bank report written in 2001, "in a modern, globally integrated Mexican economy, it is hard to argue for the continued existence of an institution such as INFONAVIT." The report went on to argue that the first-best option was "closing INFONAVIT." In the same year Victor Borras and a new team of managers took control of INFONAVIT under the new PAN government of Vicente Fox. In 2005 the fund issued 376,444 mortgage loans, one an...Starting at €8.20
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Providing Pensions for the Poor: Targeting Cash Transfers for the Elderly in Mexico
Levy, Dan; Coarasa, JorgeCase HBS-HKS787-EWhen the Mexican Congress approved the country's 2007 budget, it included an appropriation of 8.5 billion pesos allocated to provide non-contributive pensions to senior citizens. President Felipe Calderon wanted to introduce eligibility criteria that would ensure the new federally-funded pensions would go to poor seniors that would otherwise lack the means to sustain themselves. This case puts the reader in the shoes of Calderon's advisor, asking...Starting at €8.20
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Providing Pensions for the Poor: Targeting Cash Transfers for the Elderly in Mexico Teaching Note
Levy, Dan; Coarasa, JorgeTeaching Note HBS-HKS788-ETeaching Note for HKS787Starting at €0.00