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Los biocarburantes: el sueño verde
Faces, Fernando; Ocaña Derqui, GloriaCase IIST-ASEI-5EconomicsEl profesor Manuel Rivera recibe el encargo de preparar un documento sobre la revolución de los Biocombustibles que sirva de base para el análisis, reflexión y debate de los impactos, riesgos y oportunidades que implica la nueva energía para la cadena agroalimentaria y energética, en un encuentro a celebrar con empresarios y directivos españoles. Siguiendo el hilo conductor de la investigación y reflexiones del profesor, así como de las opiniones...Starting at €8.20
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Euro Zone Convergence, Divergence...and Then What?
Warnock, Francis E.; Debaere, PeterCase DARDEN-GEM-0107-EEconomicsA hedge-fund strategist had two decisions to make. First, what was the path of core euro zone long-term interest rates likely to be over the next year? Was the dramatic decline in German long rates over the past few years an aberration that would soon be reversed, or was it part of the “new normal” that would persist for some time? Second, how would periphery long rates evolve relative to core rates? That is-the spread between long rates in the l...Starting at €8.20
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The Big Dry and Australia's Water Markets
Debaere, PeterCase DARDEN-GEM-0109-EEconomicsThis case is used in Darden's first-year course "Global Economies and Markets" and taught at the University of Virginia's School of Architecture, though it is also appropriate for courses in environmental sustainability. A technical note titled "Water Markets from an Economic Point of View" (UVA-GEM-0110) was developed to accompany this case or other cases addressing the topic of global water supply. In 2010, Australian funds were looking for for...Starting at €8.20
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Draghi's Commitment
Warnock, Francis E.Case DARDEN-GEM-0113-EEconomicsFully updated through end-2015, this case examines the eurozone from the perspective of core and periphery long-term rates. By 2010, the “Great Convergence” in eurozone long-term rates during the late 1990s had given way to the “Great Divergence” in which German long-term yields fell to record lows while Greek yields bounced between 20% and 40%. Periphery bond markets improved sharply in late summer 2012 after Draghi committed to do “whatever it ...Starting at €8.20
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The Nature Conservancy: Advocating for and Investing in Sustainable Water Management
Debaere, Peter; Richter, BrianCase DARDEN-GEM-0123-EEconomicsThe Nature Conservancy (TNC) was one of the largest conservation organizations in the world; its mission was to “to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends.” Over time, TNC had expanded its mission to include advocating for sustainable water-management practices, and its numerous water specialists had advised corporations, water ministries, legislatures, and many other organizations. TNC was constantly exploring new ways of advoca...Starting at €8.20
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Rio Tinto's Ore Mining: Making Hay from Water
Debaere, PeterCase DARDEN-GEM-0130-EEconomicsWhen the Rio Tinto mining company decided to increase its output of iron ore by 25% in its Marandoo location, it had to deal with an unexpected problem: an excess of water in the deep reaches of the mine. Because freshwater is a scarce resource in this region of Australia, Rio Tinto's challenge was to come up with a comprehensive water strategy for the region. This case is used in Darden's "Economics of Water" course elective.Starting at €8.20
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Janet Yellen: Navigating Uncharted Waters
Warnock, Francis E.Case DARDEN-GEM-0134-EEconomicsIn January 2016, Janet Yellen, finishing her second year as chair of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve, was navigating uncharted waters along a number of dimensions. She had inherited an unruly FOMC. Over the past year, some members had publicly called for more expansionary Fed policy; others called for an end to the expansionary Fed policy; and still others worried aloud that Fed policy might be creating bubbles and risks to fin...Starting at €8.20
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Futebol: The Beautiful Game?
Rodriguez, Peter L.; Allayannis, George (Yiorgos); Yemen, RyanCase DARDEN-GEM-0138-EEconomicsA principal objective of economic thinking is to inform key decisions made by firms and their managers. One of the most important topics for managers concerns the basic choices about labor: How many people should I hire, and what should I pay them? Using the context of football (soccer) in Brazil, this case can be used to explore players' current and future worth to a team. Analysis could include marginal product of labor, marginal revenue produc...Starting at €8.20
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US Labor's Plight in the Global Economy
Debaere, PeterCase DARDEN-GEM-0155-EEconomicsUS employment in manufacturing has been steadily declining since the 1980s. In the wake of the surprise election in November 2016 of Donald J. Trump, who received strong blue-collar support in rust-belt states, there was growing urgency to understand the plight of manufacturing. The first half of this case explores recent research on labor-market polarization, the return to education, and the local impacts of globalization, in particular the incr...Starting at €8.20
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Tariffs on Tires (A)
Debaere, Peter; Lee, JoonhyungCase DARDEN-GEM-0159-EEconomicsIn September 2009, President Barack Obama announced a hefty tariff on low-cost automobile and light truck tires imported from China. Earlier that year, the United Steelworkers of America, which represented workers in many US tire production plants, had filed for protection under Section 421 (the “China safeguard”) of the US Trade Act of 1974. Supporters of the decision saw the tariff on Chinese tires as an extension of the president’s efforts to ...Starting at €8.20