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Shaping the Future of Solar Power: Climate Change, Industrial Policy and Free Trade (Part B)
Lawrence, Robert; Datla, AnjaniCase HBS-HKS780-EEconomics"Shaping the Future of Solar Power: Climate Change, Industrial Policy and Free Trade (Part B)," is the second of a two part case but may also be taught on its own. In May 2013, European Union Trade Commissioner, Karel De Gucht faced a career defining choice. Soon, he would have to announce a decision on the EU's biggest anti-dumping case, initiated by a group of European solar panel makers against Chinese manufacturers. De Gucht was aware that im...Starting at €8.20
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Fast Track Derailed: The 1997 Attempt to Renew Fast Track Legislation, Abridged
Devereaux, Charan; Lawrence, Robert; Watkins, MichaelCase HBS-HKS302-EEconomicsIn the United States, the president has the Constitutional authority to negotiate international trade agreements. But the Congress has the ultimate authority over trade. This arrangement blunts the negotiating power of the United States in trade talks because other countries know that any commitments made at the table could be altered or rejected by Congress. Therefore, from 1974 to 1993, Congress granted the president fast track authority by com...Starting at €8.20
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Shaping the Future of Solar Power: Climate Change, Industrial Policy and Free Trade
Datla, Anjani; Lawrence, RobertCase HBS-HKS757-EEconomicsWhen Solyndra, a California-based solar panel maker, filed for bankruptcy in 2011, the U.S. government was left with more than half a billion dollars in unpaid debt. The bankruptcy was a major embarrassment for the Obama administration which had touted renewable energy companies like Solyndra as the wave of the future, and had invested billions of dollars in government loan guarantees to promote them. The Chinese government, however, had outpaced...Starting at €8.20
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Setting the Standard in Free Trade: The Making of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
Datla, Anjani; Lawrence, RobertCase HBS-KS1142-EEconomicsIn July 2013, more than 150 negotiators from the European Union and the United States converged in Washington, D.C. to begin crafting what could become the world's largest free trade agreement-the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Billed as a transformational trade accord, the TTIP would go beyond tariffs to cut non-tariff barriers, expand trade in services, streamline regulatory standards, and incorporate trade elements to s...Starting at €8.20
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Transfer Pricing (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Ormazabal Sánchez, Gaizka; Soler Vila, EduardoTechnical Note CN-227-PBAccounting and ControlIn multidivisional companies, it is common to transfer products among divisions. For example, some divisions specialize in manufacturing intermediate products, which are then transferred to other divisions specialized in finished products. The price the manufacturing division charges other divisions for the intermediate product is called the "transfer price." Although internal transfers may seem irrelevant because they do not directly affect corp...Starting at €8.20
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Becker Textilwerk GmbH
Soler Vila, Eduardo; Peñalva Acedo, FernandoCase C-810-EAccounting and ControlThis case focuses on a German company, Becker Textilwerk, which produces high-performance fabrics. The company registered total sales of 1.2 billion euros in 2016. Becker is working at full capacity and is faced with making a decision regarding a client's request for a substantial increase in the discount being applied to its orders. If the company denies the request, the client will no longer buy from Becker and will move on to the competition. ...Starting at €8.20
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Becker Textilwerk GmbH
Soler Vila, Eduardo; Peñalva Acedo, Fernando (Portuguese Version, Brazil)Case C-810-PBAccounting and ControlThis case focuses on a German company, Becker Textilwerk, which produces high-performance fabrics. The company registered total sales of 1.2 billion euros in 2016. Becker is working at full capacity and is faced with making a decision regarding a client's request for a substantial increase in the discount being applied to its orders. If the company denies the request, the client will no longer buy from Becker and will move on to the competition. ...Starting at €8.20
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Food Fight: The US, Europe, and Trade in Hormone-Treated Beef (Abridged)
Devereaux, Charan; Lawrence, Robert; Watkins, MichaelCase HBS-HKS434-EEconomicsThose familiar with transatlantic trade relations are well aware of the longstanding US-EU dispute over trade in beef. This note traces the history of the quarrel, beginning with the introduction of the use of growth-promoting hormones for raising beef cattle. In 1989, Europe banned the use of these hormones. The ban covered all beef, including meat imported from the United States where growth-enhancing hormones were widely used. In retaliation, ...Starting at €8.20
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Shaping the Future of Solar Power: Climate Change, Industrial Policy and Free Trade Teaching Note
Lawrence, Robert; Datla, AnjaniTeaching Note HBS-HKS758-EEconomicsTeaching Note for HKS758Starting at €0.00