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Leasing the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Gomez-Ibanez, Jose; Foote, JohnCase HBS-HKS102-EEntrepreneurshipIn June 2007, the governor of Pennsylvania, was negotiating with the state's legislative leaders about his proposal to lease the Pennsylvania Turnpike to private investors. Leasing public highways to private companies was unheard of in the United States until the City of Chicago leased the Chicago Skyway, an 8-mile toll expressway, for $1.83 billion in 2005 and the State of Indiana leased the 157-mile Indiana Toll Road for $3.85 billion in 2006....Starting at €8.20
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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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RWE y la propuesta de un regulador alemán de la electricidad
Dyck, Alexander; Gomez-Ibanez, Jose; Meier, ChristopherCase HBS-709S22EconomicsEn abril de 2001, Dietmar Kuhnt, CEO del gigante energético RWE alemana, tuvo que tomar una decisión que afectaría el futuro de su empresa. Las ganancias en el sector eléctrico dependían en gran medida normas reglamentarias que influyó en la estructura del sector y los precios. RWE había surgido a través de la desregulación como una de las compañías eléctricas más grandes de Alemania y una multiutility. Ahora había una propuesta sobre la mesa par...Starting at €8.20
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Hubway: Bike Sharing in Boston, Teaching Note
Gomez-Ibanez, JoseTeaching Note HBS-KS1182-ETeaching Note for cases KS1180 and KS1181.Starting 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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The Quest for Sustainable Public Transit Funding: SEPTA's 2013 Capital Budget Crisis, Teaching Plan
Gomez-Ibanez, Jose; Rosengard, Jay K.; Varley, PamelaTeaching Note HBS-KS1147-EFinanceTeaching plan for cases KS1145 and KS1146.Starting at €0.00
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The California Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32), Teaching Note
Gomez-Ibanez, JoseTeaching Note HBS-HKS684-EEconomicsIn November of 2010, the California voters had to decide whether to support a ballot proposition that would effectively end the state's pioneering effort to reduce global warming. In 2006, the California legislature passed Assembly Bill (AB) 32, "The California Global Warming Solutions Act", a law mandating that California reduce its emissions of greenhouse gases to 1990 levels by 2020. Supporters of AB 32 argued that it would energize other stat...Starting at €0.00
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Uber Comes to Boston
Gomez-Ibanez, Jose; Hogge, PaulCase HBS-KS1240-EOn August 5, 2016, Governor Charlie Baker signed into law Massachusetts' first statewide regulations on ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft. The law was a monumental victory for the ride-sharing companies given that a few years earlier state officials tried to ban the startups from doing business in Massachusetts. The outcome was a major defeat for the taxi industry, whose drivers and license holders argued that their livelihoods were severe...Starting at €8.20
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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