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Supergrid, Teaching Note
Vietor, Richard H.K.Teaching Note HBS-712033-EEconomicsTeaching Note for 707-016.Starting at €0.00
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DeepGreen and Polymetallic Nodules
Vietor, Richard H.K.Case HBS-720016-EEconomicsStarting at €8.20
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Mexico's Energy Reform
Vietor, Richard H.K.; Sheldahl-Thomason, HavilandCase HBS-717027-EEconomicsEnergy - both petroleum and electricity - had been terribly managed for decades in Mexico. The two national monopolies - PEMEX and CFE - were inefficient, overstaffed, corrupt, rife with subsidies, and losing money. Finally, in 2012, President Enrique Pena Nieto announced his intent to drastically reform both. Over the next two years, the Mexican constitution was amended, and a dozen implementing laws were passed, to break up the CFE, reorgani...Starting at €8.20
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AEP: Carbon Capture and Storage, Teaching Note
Vietor, Richard H.K.Teaching Note HBS-712035-EEconomicsTeaching Note for 711036.Starting at €0.00
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Sasol: U.S. Growth Program
Vietor, Richard H.K.Case HBS-714034-EEconomicsSasol, the world's largest producer of synthetic oil from coal and gas, has announced plans to build a huge Catalytic cracker and gas-to-liquids plant in Lake Charles, Louisiana. This $21 billion venture will be the single largest foreign direct investment in US manufacturing history. The plants, on 1,600 acres adjacent to the company's existing cracker, will liquefy 98,000 barrels daily, converting ethane to ethylene and then into various specia...Starting at €8.20
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Mexico: "A Mosaic of Different Realities"
Vietor, Richard H.K.; Sheldahl-Thomason, HavilandCase HBS-717051-EEconomicsA day after his inauguration as President of Mexico in 2012, Enrique Pe a Nieto announced a Pact for Mexico - a slate of institutional reforms for education, energy, fiscal policy, telecommunications, banking and antitrust. These initiatives, enacted over the next several years, were designed to alleviate a host of historic problems that had held back Mexico's economic development. By 2017, although the President's popularity was at an all-time ...Starting at €8.20
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Peru: Economic Miracle or Just a Mirage
Vietor, Richard H.K.; D'Alessio, Fernando A.; Pino, Ricardo M.Case HBS-716028-EEconomicsAfter years of rapid growth, Peru's economy had recently slowed. Mineral prices were down and the current President, Humala, had only a year remaining in office before the next election. And he could not run again. While the country had many strengths, especially in minerals, natural resources and tourism, infrastructural problems, corruption, drugs, and inequality continued to plague its growth. The next election would help determine Peru's futu...Starting at €8.20
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A123 Systems: Power. Safety. Life, Teaching Note
Vietor, Richard H.K.Teaching Note HBS-712031-EEconomicsTeaching Note for 711-066.Starting at €0.00
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Valero Energy Corporation and Tight Oil
Vietor, Richard H.K.; Adamson, Eric; Byrd, Aaron; Chiverton, Ned; Meier, Mariko; Rain, RobCase HBS-713083-EEconomicsTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Valero Energy, an incredibly successful US refiner, needs to make some decisions about tight oil. As production of light tight oil increases-from Eagle Ford, Bakken and elsewhere-Valero considers whether to add topping capacity to handle it, on top of its recent investments for heavy oil. Political decisions, however, are pending on Keystone XL, on crude oil exports, and on ...Starting at €8.20
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Colombia and the Economic Premium of Peace
Vietor, Richard H.K.; White, HilaryCase HBS-715011-EEconomicsColombia, the fastest growing country in Latin America, continues to struggle with productivity. Both labor productivity and total factor productivity have been low for the past decade, despite economic growth of 4.7% annually. Many factors contribute-everything from infrastructure, to banking, to informality. President Santos, one year into his second term, is well aware of these difficulties and has put in place new policies to mitigate them. H...Starting at €8.20