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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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Unconventional Monetary Policy After the Financial Crisis of 2007/2008
Mueller-Frank, ManuelCase ECON-423-EEconomicsThis case concerns the monetary response from central banks to the financial crisis of 2007-2008. We focus on the case of the U.S. The case discusses the conventional interest rate policy employed, as well as the unconventional policy of quantitative easing. It gives a summary of the objectives behind these measures and the concerns they faced at the time.Starting at €8.20
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Política monetaria no convencional posterior a la crisis financiera del 2007-2008
Mueller-Frank, ManuelCase ECON-423EconomicsEste caso aborda la respuesta monetaria de los bancos centrales a la crisis financiera de 2007-2008, centrado en el escenario de Estados Unidos. Se analiza la política convencional de tipos de interés empleada, así como la no convencional de expansión cuantitativa. Se resumen los objetivos de estas medidas y las preocupaciones que suscitaron en aquel momento.Starting at €8.20