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Irlanda: El Tigre Europeo
López, Antonio; Gual, JordiCase ECON-415EconomicsDespués de varios años de extraordinario crecimiento económico, que habían convertido a Irlanda en el "Tigre Celta", equiparable a lo sucedido en las economías dinámicas del sudeste asiático a mediados de los noventa y en 2000, el gobierno de Irlanda decidió cambiar su política fiscal hacia una postura más expansionaria. Por consiguiente, las prioridades del país pasaron del crecimiento económico a la reducción de la pobreza a través de políticas...Starting at €8.20
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Volkswagen Navarra, 8th Collective Agreement (C): Latest negotiations
Stein, Guido; Escobar, Carlos; Cuadrado, Marta; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-328-EEconomics, Leadership and People ManagementAfter more than eight months without the negotiating parties managing to reach an agreement, the unions decided to call in their German counterpart to help find a solution and make the parent company aware of why it had not been possible to reach an agreement in Spain. On the other hand, in response to the drawn out nature of the negotiating period, the management from Wolfsburg contacted Patrick and Carlos to find out what was causing the lack o...Starting at €5.74
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Volkswagen Navarra, 8th Collective Agreement (A): An agreement for the future
Stein, Guido; Escobar, Carlos; Cuadrado, Marta; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-326-EEconomics, Leadership and People ManagementIn September 2012, Carlos Escobar, director of human resources for the Volkswagen plant in Navarra (hereafter, VW Navarra), was sitting in his office reading the mail that his secretary left him on his desk each morning. That day, the first letter in the pile was from Germany, signed by Herbert Waltl, the production manager for all the European Volkswagen (VW) plants. After reading the letter, Carlos called Patrick Danau, general manager of VW Es...Starting at €8.20
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Bulgaria: On the Road to EU Membership
Stroumina, M.; Gual, JordiCase ECON-416-EEconomicsThe case uses Bulgaria as an example of an Eastern European economy of transition. The outline of the case is as follows: 1. Brief description of the main facts about the country and the economic developments during the communist years. 2. The challenges of the early transition years and the 1997 financial crisis, focusing on issues common to Eastern European countries: high social cost of reforms, dependent central bank, hyperinflation and curr...Starting at €8.20
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La moneda única en Europa (A)
Gual, Jordi; Vermeulen V.Case ASE-251EconomicsEste caso presenta la política de alternativas en lo que hace referencia a la unión económica y monetaria considerada por los líderes de la CE en las dificultades de los encuentros de Maastrich. (Also available in English).Starting at €8.20
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Internacionalización de Telefónica España, S.A.
Knief C.; García Pont, Carlos; Ricart, Joan EnricCase DG-1136Leadership and People Management, StrategyEl caso describe la competitividad y la estrategia del proveedor español de servicio de telecomunicación. Inicialmente, la compañía tenía un monopolio y operaba en el mercado español. Debido a la innovación tecnológica y a la desregulación del sector en muchos países, el entorno competitivo ha cambiado radicalmente. Esta nueva situación ha conducido a más competencia y a la aparición de compañías multinacionales. También se ha observado una proli...Starting at €8.20
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Poland: The transition to a free economy (A)
Gual, Jordi; Mech C.Case ASE-253-EEconomicsStarting at €8.20
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Britain and the EMS: The Choice of Exchange Rate Policy
Gual, JordiCase ASE-173-EEconomicsThe case presents the policy dilemma faced by the UK government in the spring of 1988. With the background of disagreements about whether the UK should join the EMS, a strong Sterling pounds creates problems for British exporters. The Prime Minister, Ms. Margaret Thatcher wishes to let the pound rise while the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Nigel Lawson favours a reduction in interest rates to bring down the exchange rate. The open disagreement...Starting at €8.20
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The Supply Side of the Economy in the Short Run: The Labour Market and the Aggregate Supply
Gual, JordiTechnical Note ASEN-203-EEconomicsThis note presents a basic model of the labour market. It shows the relation between the equilibrium in this market and the shape of the short and long run aggregate supply functions.Starting at €8.20