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Astroscale, Space Debris, and Earth's Orbital Commons
Weinzierl, Matthew C.; Acocella, Angela; Yamazaki, MayukaCase HBS-716037-EEconomicsAn engineer and technology entrepreneur, Nobu Okada, had turned a mid-life crisis into a bold-some would say quixotic-quest to prevent a tragedy of the commons at the global scale. Namely, Okada believed the accumulation of debris in near-Earth orbital space posed a serious threat to a vast array of critical satellites and, thereby, both the modern information economy and the future of human activities in space. Frustrated at what he saw as far t...Starting at €8.20
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A Simple Graphical Framework for Use in The Role of Government in Market Economies (RoGME)
Weinzierl, Matthew C.Case HBS-716031-EEconomicsStarting at €8.20
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Planetary Resources Inc., Property Rights, and the Regulation of the Space Economy
Weinzierl, Matthew C.; Acocella, AngelaCase HBS-717053-EEconomicsPlanetary Resources, Inc. (PRI) had a bold, some said crazy, vision: to mine asteroids. One might have assumed that developing the right technology would be the greatest challenge facing PRI. But even if the fledgling company could develop and deploy the sophisticated imaging, prospecting, and communication capabilities required for mining asteroids, two additional obstacles meant success was not guaranteed. First, uncertainty remained over wheth...Starting at €8.20
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SpaceX, Economies of Scale, and a Revolution in Space Access
Weinzierl, Matthew C.; Lucas, Kylie; Sarang, MehakCase HBS-720027-EEconomicsFrom the time he transformed the world of online banking, Elon Musk had established himself as a bold innovator eager to challenge the status quo in hopes of, as he put it, advancing human society. After selling X.com to PayPal in 2002, he founded a series of start-ups in pursuit of that dream, starting with Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX). Hoping to "make human life multiplanetary", Musk aimed to establish the first Mars civilization, bu...Starting at €8.20
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National Economic Accounting
Weinzierl, Matthew C.; Scherf, RobertCase HBS-719028-EEconomicsBy 2013, Google, while not a traditional manufacturer of automobiles, had invested millions of dollars in its self-driving cars which had logged over 500,000 miles of testing. The Google management team faced several questions. Should Google continue to invest in the technology behind self-driving cars? How could Google's core software-based and search business benefit from self-driving car technology? As large auto manufacturers began to invest ...Starting at €8.20
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Barack Obama and the Bush Tax Cuts (A), Teaching Note
Weinzierl, Matthew C.; Werker, EricTeaching Note HBS-709049-EEconomicsTeaching Note for 709037.Starting at €0.00
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Made In Space, Expectations Management, and the Business of In-Space Manufacturing
Weinzierl, Matthew C.; Sarang, MehakCase HBS-721025-EAfter having proven its base technology (3D printing) through NASA solicitations and contracts, Made In Space was searching for a viable commercial application. But the business case for the leading candidate, high-quality fiber optic cable for use on EarStarting at €8.20
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Comparative Advantage
Weinzierl, Matthew C.Case HBS-713080-EEconomicsThe theory of comparative advantage is a factor in international trade. In this note, we introduce the basic economics of comparative advantage and study its key implications.Starting at €8.20
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Hungary: Economic Crisis and a Shift to the Right
Di Tella, Rafael; Weinzierl, Matthew C.; Kuipers, JacobCase HBS-711051-EEconomicsInstructors 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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GUIDESlines: Benchmark Values for the GUIDES Framework
Weinzierl, Matthew C.; Kuipers, Jacob; Schlefer, JonathanCase HBS-711067-EEconomicsGUIDESlines provides benchmark values of the key economic indicators identified in the GUIDES framework for both developed countries (the OECD) and fast-growing emerging markets (the BRINCS countries).Starting at €8.20