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The Great Moderation, Dead or Alive
Comin, DiegoCase HBS-709023-EThe Great Moderation is a significant decline in the volatility of fluctuations in most macroeconomic variables that the United States and other developed and developing economies have experienced at least since the mid 1980s. This case describes the basic facts, presents contending explanations and explores the consequences of the Great Moderation for the likely amplitude of future business cycles.Starting at €8.20
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CoET: Innovation in Africa
Comin, Diego; Dimitrova, Diana; Tsukamoto, YukikoCase HBS-713021-EEntrepreneurshipStarting at €8.20
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South Africa (A): Stuck in the Middle
Vietor, Richard H.K.; Comin, DiegoCase HBS-711084-EEconomicsFifteen years after ending apartheid, formal unemployment in South Africa was still at 24%. While the country had grown at 4 to 5% annually during the 2000s, the financial crisis set it back by 1 million more unemployed. Moreover, it seemed as if the nation were stuck between low wage and fully developed competitors. The government of Jacob Zuma has just adopted a "New Growth Path," hoping to create several million jobs over the next few years. B...Starting at €8.20
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Sudáfrica (A): Atascados en el medio
Vietor, Richard H.K.; Comin, DiegoCase HBS-712S09EconomicsQuince años después de poner fin al apartheid, el desempleo formal en Sudáfrica aún estaba en el 24%. Si bien el país había crecido a 4 a 5% anual durante la década de 2000, la crisis financiera fijarlo de nuevo en 1 millón de parados más. Por otra parte, parecía como si la nación se quedaron atrapados entre los bajos salarios y los competidores plenamente desarrollados. El gobierno de Jacob Zuma acaba de adoptar un "camino nuevo crecimiento", co...Starting at €8.20
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Sudáfrica (B): Desatascándose
Vietor, Richard H.K.; Comin, DiegoCase HBS-712S10Economics15 años después de poner fin al apartheid, el desempleo formal en Sudáfrica aún estaba en el 24%. Si bien el país había crecido a 4 a 5% anual durante la década de 2000, la crisis financiera fijarlo de nuevo en 1 millón de parados más. Por otra parte, parecía como si la nación se quedaron atrapados entre los bajos salarios y los competidores plenamente desarrollados. El gobierno de Jacob Zuma acaba de adoptar un "camino nuevo crecimiento", con la...Starting at €5.74
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South Africa (B): Getting Unstuck
Vietor, Richard H.K.; Comin, DiegoCase HBS-711085-EEconomics15 years after ending apartheid, formal unemployment in South Africa was still at 24%. While the country had grown at 4 to 5% annually during the 2000s, the financial crisis set it back by 1 million more unemployed. Moreover, it seemed as if the nation were stuck between low wage and fully developed competitors. The government of Jacob Zuma has just adopted a "New Growth Path," hoping to create several million jobs over the next few years. Both t...Starting at €5.74