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Vision Mumbai
Gomez-Ibanez, Jose; Masood, Sheikh ZahidCase HBS-HKS119-EEconomicsIn 2006 officials of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and the State of Maharashtra were beginning to implement a plan to improve the economic fortunes of the city. Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, was India's richest city, with wealth based on trade, finance and filmmaking. But the city was also famous for its enormous slums, terrible traffic congestion, and poor infrastructure. And while India's economy had been growing rapidly since...Starting at €8.20
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Restructuring Mass Transit in Singapore (Abridged), Teaching Note
Gomez-Ibanez, JoseTeaching Note HBS-KS1247-EEconomicsTeaching note for case KS1246.Starting at €0.00
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Ho Chi Minh City
Gomez-Ibanez, Jose; Xuan Thanh, NguyenCase HBS-HKS115-EEconomicsIn March 2008 the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, approved a revised master plan designed to guide the development of the city through the year 2025. Vietnam's economy had been growing at rates of 6 to 8 percent per year for nearly two decades, and much of that growth was located in its cities, and in Ho Chi Minh City in particular. Real estate prices were at all time highs, development pressures threatened the h...Starting at €8.20
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California High-Speed Rail, Teaching Note
Gomez-Ibanez, JoseTeaching Note HBS-HKS554-EEconomicsTeaching Note for #HKS-440.Starting at €0.00
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California High-Speed Rail
Gomez-Ibanez, JoseCase HBS-HKS440-EEconomicsIn January 2010 the California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) was waiting to hear whether the Obama administration would approve its application for $4.7 billion in federal stimulus funding to begin the construction of a $50 billion, 800-mile high-speed rail corridor connecting all of the state's major regions and cities. In November 2008 California voters had already approved Proposition 1A authorizing the state to issue $9.95 billion in bond...Starting at €8.20
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Restructuring Mass Transit in Singapore (Abridged)
Gomez-Ibanez, Jose; Goh, BenjaminCase HBS-KS1246-EEconomicsIn July 2016, Singapore's Minister for Transport announced that Singapore Mass Rapid Transit Ltd (SMRT) had agreed to sell its trains, tracks, and other operating assets to the government for $1 billion. SMRT would continue to operate and maintain MRT services but as an "asset light" company with the government responsible for financing the assets needed and leasing them to the company. Five months later, Temasek Holdings, Singapore's sovereign w...Starting at €8.20
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Ojek: Regulating Motorcycle Taxis in Jakarta
Gomez-Ibanez, Jose; Putri, AlifaCase HBS-KS1311-EEconomicsMotorcycles are by far the most popular form of motorized transportation in Indonesia, and are used to provide taxi-like service called ojek as well. In 2014, the two biggest providers of app-based, online booking and payment for conventional (four-wheel) taxis in Indonesia began to offer online booking and payment for motorcycle taxi rides as well. These services proved very popular, cutting sharply into the use and earnings of conventional moto...Starting at €8.20
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Yogyakarta Bus Terminal: The Private Provision of Municipal Infrastructure Teaching Note
Gomez-Ibanez, JoseTeaching Note HBS-HKS735-EEconomicsTeaching Note for HKS734Starting at €0.00
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Regulating Broadband in Chile: The Debate Over Open Access, Teaching Note
Gomez-Ibanez, Jose; Martabit, Jorge TarzijanTeaching Note HBS-HKS669-EEconomicsTeaching Note for HKS670.Starting at €0.00
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Ojek: Regulating Motorcycle Taxis in Jakarta, Teaching Note
Gomez-Ibanez, JoseTeaching Note HBS-KS1296-EEconomicsTeaching note for case KS1311.Starting at €0.00