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Restoring Japan: Abenomics - Teaching Note
Mas, Núria; Sastre Boquet, IsaacTeaching Note ECONT-12-EEconomicsThe case presents Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose economic policies, nicknamed "Abenomics," aim to remedy the economic malaise Japan has suffered since the 1990s. The case then jumps back to that era and describes the circumstances that surrounded the beginning of this "lost decade" and the actions of the Japanese authorities of the time in response to it. Those actions failed to prevent stagnation, which has plagued the Japanese economy ever si...Starting at €0.00
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Restoring Japan: Abenomics
Mas, Núria; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase ECON-421-EEconomicsThe case presents Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose economic policies, nicknamed "Abenomics," aim to remedy the economic malaise Japan has suffered since the 1990s. The case then jumps back to that era and describes the circumstances that surrounded the beginning of this "lost decade" and the actions of the Japanese authorities of the time in response to it. Those actions failed to prevent stagnation, which has plagued the Japanese economy ever si...Starting at €8.20
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bKash: Financial Technology Innovation for Emerging Markets
Ishtiaq P Mahmood; Marleen Dieleman; Narmin TartilaCase IVEY-9B17M097-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe founder of bKash Limited (bKash), a successful mobile financial services (MFS) model pioneered in Bangladesh, built the company from scratch, targeting services at the lower socioeconomic segment of society and eventually acquiring 26 million customers. bKash has had a positive impact on the lives of countless poor people and has gained worldwide recognition for its innovative business model. The model required close collaboration with teleco...Starting at €8.20
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Japan's Economics: Abenomics from the Front and Rearview Mirrors
Murphy, Daniel; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-GEM-0150EconomicsThis case uses Japan’s low-growth episodes since the 1990s to analyze economic policy in an environment featuring excess capacity, low growth, and low inflation. The case discusses the rationale behind “Abenomics”—Prime Minister Shinzō Abe’s three-pronged approach to stimulating Japan’s economy. In the case, Haruhiko Kuroda, the governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), is tasked with making the case to stick with Abenomics after five years under the ...Starting at €8.20
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The Panic of 1791: Hamilton's Reports and the Rise of Faction (B)
Bruner, Robert F.; Miller, ScottCase DARDEN-F-1784-EFinanceOn December 5, 1791, Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton presented to Congress his “Report on the Subject of Manufactures,” which proposed significant government support for nascent American industry through tariffs, subsidies, and other incentives. It seemed that Hamilton’s politico-economic vision for America had substantial political momentum, yet James Madison and his circle viewed Hamilton’s proposals with alarm, and a financial pan...Starting at €5.74
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The Panic of 1791: Hamilton's Reports and the Rise of Faction (A)
Bruner, Robert F.; Miller, ScottCase DARDEN-F-1783-EFinanceOn December 5, 1791, Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton presented to Congress his “Report on the Subject of Manufactures,” which proposed significant government support for nascent American industry through tariffs, subsidies, and other incentives. It seemed that Hamilton’s politico-economic vision for America had substantial political momentum, yet James Madison and his circle viewed Hamilton’s proposals with alarm, and a financial pan...Starting at €8.20
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The South Sea Bubble and the Rise of the Bank of England (A)
Bruner, Robert F.; Miller, ScottCase DARDEN-F-1820-EFinanceIn October 1720, John Hanger, governor of the Bank of England (BoE), and his fellow directors confronted the imminent collapse of the South Sea Company (SSC). The SSC directors urgently appealed to the BoE for funds to prevent collapse. Should the bank rescue the SSC? The answer to this question hinges upon an assessment of the origins of the market bubble, Britain’s strategy of creating trading monopolies, the development and role of the new BoE...Starting at €8.20
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The South Sea Bubble and the Rise of the Bank of England (B)
Bruner, Robert F.; Miller, ScottCase DARDEN-F-1821-EFinanceIn October 1720, John Hanger, governor of the Bank of England (BoE), and his fellow directors confronted the imminent collapse of the South Sea Company (SSC). The SSC directors urgently appealed to the BoE for funds to prevent collapse. Should the bank rescue the SSC? The answer to this question hinges upon an assessment of the origins of the market bubble, Britain’s strategy of creating trading monopolies, the development and role of the new BoE...Starting at €5.74
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The Panic of 1819 and the Second Bank of the United States
Bruner, Robert F.; Murphy, Sharon AnnCase DARDEN-F-1815-EFinanceIn 1822, the directors of the Second Bank of the United States contemplated the election of a new president of the bank. The policies of the new president would either continue those of the retiring incumbent, which had contracted the nation’s money supply, restoring the bank’s stability after a panic but also stoking outrage across the United States, or deviate from them to support national economic development by providing more credit and a sou...Starting at €8.20
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In Search of the Virtuous Banker
Cowton, ChristopherArticle ART-3202-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, FinanceDespite some progress over the past 10 years, the controls put in place to prevent another global financial crisis fail to address two key concerns: corporate culture and individual character. There's still a lot of work to be done to define and agree what makes a good bank as well as a good banker. The author, an internationally recognized scholar in business and financial ethics, believes a return to the ancient moral philosophy of virtue ethic...Starting at €8.20