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Reform in the Chicago Public Schools
Weinzierl, Matthew C.; Flanagan, KatrinaCase HBS-714027-EEconomicsIn 2012, the Chicago Teachers' Union went on strike over proposed reforms by the city's mayor, Rahm Emanuel. At the heart of the reforms, and the strike, was frustration over many decades of underperformance in the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and a surge of controversial, largely market-based, experimentation in public education in many U.S. cities.Starting at €8.20
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Should Corporate Profits Be Taxed (A)
Weinzierl, Matthew C.; Flanagan, KatrinaCase HBS-714033-EEconomicsTaxing corporations is popular, but why? Corporations do not bear the burden of taxes, people do, and the incidence of the corporate income tax burden is likely to be far different from what many of its supporters assume. Instructors may also obtain a Teaching Note, written by this case's author, that provides suggestions for using this case effectively in the classroom.Starting at €8.20
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Janet Yellen and the Bernanke Fed (Spanish version)
Weinzierl, Matthew C.; Flanagan, KatrinaCase HBS-718S20EconomicsThe unelected Federal Reserve Chairman exerts exceptional influence over the U.S., in fact global, economy. As Janet Yellen prepared to take over the position, she would look back on Chairman Bernanke's tenure during the Great Recession. During that time, Bernanke was attacked by critics from both the left and the right for guiding monetary policy into dangerous territory. Their criticisms echoed arguments Bernanke himself had made with regard to...Starting at €8.20
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Obamacare
Weinzierl, Matthew C.; Flanagan, KatrinaCase HBS-714029-EEconomicsOne vote in June, 2012, decided the fate of President Barack Obama's crowning first-term achievement: universal health insurance. Chief Justice John Roberts of the U.S. Supreme Court cast the deciding vote to uphold the keystone of the reform: the mandate to purchase insurance. That mandate had a convoluted history. Though born in a conservative think-tank and originally adopted by Republican leaders as a necessary component of reform, it was rej...Starting at €8.20
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Janet Yellen and the Bernanke Fed
Weinzierl, Matthew C.; Flanagan, KatrinaCase HBS-714030-EEconomicsThe unelected Federal Reserve Chairman exerts exceptional influence over the U.S., in fact global, economy. As Janet Yellen prepared to take over the position, she would look back on Chairman Bernanke's tenure during the Great Recession. During that time, Bernanke was attacked by critics from both the left and the right for guiding monetary policy into dangerous territory. Their criticisms echoed arguments Bernanke himself had made with regard to...Starting at €8.20
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Agricultural Revolution without a Land Revolution: the Megafarms of CP Group
Kirby, William C.; Hua Dai, NancyCase HBS-316150-EThis case describes the megafarm model launched by the CP group as part of their efforts to ensure the safety and quality of their supply chain of agricultural products (particularly, eggs) in China while also promoting the welfare of Chinese farmers. This model was developed in close partnership with the local government, and received financing support from a local bank. The case asks students to discuss the potential for scaling this model acro...Starting at €8.20
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Yili Group: Building a Global Dairy Company
Kirby, William C.; Hua Dai, NancyCase HBS-317003-EStrategyFrom its humble beginnings as a local Chinese dairy company, the Inner Mongolia Yili Group has become one of the largest dairy companies in the world. To achieve this Yili has aggressively expanded its footprint overseas including building the world's largest integrated dairy production base in New Zealand and forming R&D partnerships in Europe and North America. As the company continues its growth in the context of a slowing Chinese economy, how...Starting at €8.20
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Whirlpool Corp.: Structuring the Deal to Acquire Hefei Rongshida Sanyo Electric Company
Esty, Benjamin C.; Hua Dai, NancyCase HBS-216019-EFinanceIan Lee, Whirlpool's VP for North Asia, had been negotiating a possible acquisition with Jackie Jin, the chairman of a leading Chinese appliance manufacturer named Hefei Rongshida Sanyo Electric Company (Hefei Sanyo), for almost six months when suddenly Hefei Sanyo's stock price jumped 25% in the first two weeks of May 2013. The sudden price increase not only increased the likely acquisition price for an ownership stake in Hefei Sanyo, but also m...Starting at €8.20
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Immigration Policy in Germany (A)
Weinzierl, Matthew C.; Flanagan, Katrina; Su, AlastairCase HBS-715029-EEconomicsGermany's Chancellor Angela Merkel faced economic and moral pressure to encourage greater immigration from struggling European, and especially Eurozone, countries after the economic downturn that began in 2008. In fact, it was possible that both the Euro currency union and the European political union depended on increasing migration across member countries, including into Germany. But German domestic politics made Merkel's decision a difficult o...Starting at €8.20
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The Estate Tax Debate
Weinzierl, Matthew C.; Flanagan, Katrina; Galinskaya, ValerieCase HBS-714032-EEconomicsPer dollar of revenue, no tax policy generates more sound and fury than the taxation of estates. To supporters, the tax is a break on the concentration of wealth and power and an easy way to fund redistribution. To opponents, the tax is an unjust punishment of the frugal that sacrifices economic growth for short-term interests. Instructors may also obtain a Teaching Note, written by this case's author, that provides suggestions for using this ca...Starting at €8.20