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Drivers of Productivity and Global Competitiveness
Comin, DiegoTeaching Note HBS-712037-EEconomicsProductivity and competitiveness have become hot topics among managers and policy-makers. Their interest surely resides in the fact that productivity and competitiveness not only determine the present living standards but also contribute importantly to the determination of a country's living standards in the future. This module provides a new framework to understand the drivers of productivity and competitiveness for companies and countries.Starting at €0.00
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Spain: Can the House Resist the Storm
Comin, DiegoCase HBS-709021-EOn September 16, 2008, President Rodriguez Zapatero recognized the severity of Spain's macroeconomic situation and clearly pointed to the culprit in front of the Spanish Congress: "Let nobody doubt it; there is already a wide consensus about the origin of the crisis: [It is] in the U.S. and its subprime mortgages." During the last eight years, Spain had gone through a phenomenal expansion that has had many important ingredients: immigration, hous...Starting at €8.20
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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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Spain: Can the House Resist the Storm, Teaching Note
Comin, DiegoTeaching Note HBS-710026-ETeaching Note for [709021].Starting at €0.00
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China ''Unbalanced''
Comin, Diego; Vietor, Richard H.K.Case HBS-711010-EEconomicsIn 2010, Wen Jiabao looked back at the financial crisis with some satisfaction. Using aggressive fiscal and monetary policy, China had weathered the crisis successfully, growing 8.7% annually in 2010. Most of the unemployed workers had returned to work, often demonstrating for higher wages or better working conditions. Wen, however, was really focused on his new development strategy-shifting away from export-led growth to ease domestic and intern...Starting at €8.20
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Fraunhofer: Innovation in Germany
Comin, Diego; Trumbull, Gunnar; Yang, KerryCase HBS-711022-EEconomicsFraunhofer is one of the largest applied research organizations in the world. With 17,000 employees and a 1.6 billion euros budget, Fraunhofer has 60 institutes in Germany that cover most fields of science. The case examines the consequences that Fraunhofer has for the competitiveness of the German economy. It also explores whether the organization of R&D is affected by the size distribution of firms as well as by institutions in labor and financ...Starting at €8.20
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Malaysia: People First, Teaching Note
Comin, DiegoTeaching Note HBS-711035-EEconomicsTeaching Note for 710033.Starting at €0.00
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Fraunhofer: Five Significant Innovations
Comin, Diego; Trumbull, Gunnar; Yang, KerryCase HBS-711058-EEconomicsStarting at €8.20
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How Early Adoption Has Increased Wealth--Until Now
Comin, Diego; Hobijn, BartArticle HBS-F1203Z-EEconomicsSocieties that are better at utilizing tools are likely to be more productive. The authors have studied when 161 countries adopted 104 technologies over the past 200 years, and they conclude that profound economic advantages--as measured by per capita income--accrue to early adopters of technology. Due to the highly graphical nature of the Vision Statement, we offer this reprint in color, PDF format only. We recommend printing it out in color to...Starting at €8.20
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Puerto Rico's COFINA Bonds: Hold or Fold
Sunderam, Adi; Viceira, Luis M.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-218023-EFinanceStarting at €8.20