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Tragedy or Opportunity? (Spanish version)
Roscini, Dante; Schlefer, Jonathan; Dimitriou, KonstantinosCase HBS-712S06EconomicsAfter its 2009-2010 fiscal crisis shook the euro, could the Greek government stabilize debt, avoid default, and stay on the euro? This case looks at the Greek social and political road to fiscal crisis; the economics of that crisis and efforts to recover from it; the danger the crisis posed to the euro; cooperation and conflict among European states, the European Central Bank, and the International Monetary Fund to try to help Greece emerge from ...Starting at €8.20
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Angola and the Resource Curse (Spanish version)
Musacchio, Aldo; Werker, Eric; Schlefer, JonathanCase HBS-714S10Economicsimmense inequality, low life expectancy, a non-diversified economy, and constant grumblings of corruption. The global financial crisis and subsequent fall in state oil revenue drives a loan-seeking Angola towards either the IMF, who demand extensive reforms, or the Chinese, who seek to take a direct stake in the nation's recovery. The case explores the dynamics of post-conflict recovery as well as the challenges associated with a reliance on oil...Starting at €8.20
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Passive Management of Fixed Income Portfolios
Guasch J.; Martínez Abascal, EduardoTechnical Note FN-503-EFinanceIn this technical note we give a general overview of passive management of fixed income portolios, that is, management designed to replicate the market average return rather than trying to beat it. In the first section we look at the main types of passive strategies. After that, we explain in detail how guaranteed funds are created and managed.Starting at €8.20
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Hedging Fixed Income Portfolios with Futures
Guasch J.; Martínez Abascal, EduardoTechnical Note FN-499-EFinanceIn this note we shall see how a bond portfolio can be hedged using bond futures. We shall study the general principles of hedging, and then the specific steps involved in implementing a hedge. Lastly, we shall point out some hedging errors.Starting at €8.20
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Managing Credit Risk in Fixed Income Portfolios
Guasch J.; Martínez Abascal, EduardoTechnical Note FN-501-EFinanceStarting at €8.20
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Debt Markets
Guasch J.; Martínez Abascal, Eduardo; Simon, JanTechnical Note FN-490-EFinanceThis technical note presents an idea of what the debt market is. It describes the public debt issued by the central governments of each country, the non-governmental bonds, the supranational organisms, the debt issued by government agencies, the debt issued by companies with credit rating, asset securitization and the debt issued by companies without credit rating. Finally, the credit qualifications, or "ratings",of the debt in the long term ar...Starting at €8.20
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Money Markets
Guasch J.; Martínez Abascal, EduardoTechnical Note FN-489-EFinanceStarting at €8.20
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Miguel Castaño at Seat
Montoliu, A.; Ballabriga, A.; Torrents J.; Guasch J.; Heukamp, FranzCase AD-286-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsSales forecast for a car sector based on past sales and related macroeconomic data.Starting at €8.20
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Bretton Woods and the Liberal World Order
Reinert, Sophus A.; Schlefer, JonathanCase HBS-718037-EEconomicsStarting at €8.20
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Pakistan: Is Foreign Aid Helping or Hindering Development
Musacchio, Aldo; Chu, Ada; Nawabi, Shahnawaz; Schlefer, Jonathan; Staykov, EmilCase HBS-712005-EEconomicsNo abstract available.Starting at €8.20