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Euro Zone Convergence, Divergence...and Then What?
Warnock, Francis E.; Debaere, PeterCase DARDEN-GEM-0107-EEconomicsA hedge-fund strategist had two decisions to make. First, what was the path of core euro zone long-term interest rates likely to be over the next year? Was the dramatic decline in German long rates over the past few years an aberration that would soon be reversed, or was it part of the “new normal” that would persist for some time? Second, how would periphery long rates evolve relative to core rates? That is-the spread between long rates in the l...Starting at €8.20
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Zimbabwe: Grappling with Hyperinflation
Debaere, PeterCase DARDEN-G-0599-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis case will lead students to a discussion of the causes and effects of hyperinflation. The link with fiscal deficits is explored, and so is the link with societal changes. The particular focus is on the hyperinflation in Zimbabwe under President Robert Mugabe whose government implemented a controversial land redistribution program. The case can be taught with a class experiment-see teaching note.Starting at €8.20
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Public Provision of Water
Debaere, PeterTechnical Note DARDEN-GEM-0120-EEconomicsThis note is used in the Darden course elective, "The Economics of Water." In many cities, water, sewage, and electricity utilities are city-owned, not-for-profit institutions. Indeed, a 2011 survey of 330 major cities worldwide published by Global Water Intelligence reveals that almost 85% of the water services of the cities surveyed are publicly managed; public–private partnerships account for 5%, and about 10% are privately run. As this note a...Starting at €8.20
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The Panic of 1907 - Teaching Note
Debaere, PeterTeaching Note DARDEN-G-0619TN-EKnowledge and CommunicationTeaching note for product G-0619Starting at €0.00
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The Effects of Tariffs and Quotas
Debaere, PeterTechnical Note DARDEN-G-0595-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis note discusses the welfare implications of tariffs for consumers, producers, and the government. A brief survey of the state of protectionism in recent years is included.Starting at €8.20
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Supply, Demand, and Equilibrium: The Algebra
Debaere, PeterTechnical Note DARDEN-G-0592-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis technical note refreshes the algebraic representation of linear demand and supply, how to account for shifting curves, and how to include taxes. This is part of the refresher course in Economics at Darden.Starting at €8.20
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Customs Unions and Free Trade Areas
Debaere, PeterTechnical Note DARDEN-G-0624-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis technical note lays out the welfare analysis of free trade areas and customs unions with trade creation and trade diversion. It also discusses some of their advantages and disadvantages.Starting at €8.20
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Saudi Arabia: Oil for Water - Teaching Note
Debaere, PeterTeaching Note DARDEN-GEM-0129TN-EEconomicsTeaching note for product GEM-0129Starting at €0.00
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The Profit-Maximizing Firm as Exporter
Debaere, PeterTechnical Note DARDEN-G-0622-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis technical note provides a microeconomic framework of monopolistic competition to think about firms, and in particular, exporting firms. At the same time, the note discusses some of the stylized facts from the recent empirical literature that uses firm-level data.Starting at €8.20
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The Profit-Maximizing Firm as Multinational Corporation
Debaere, PeterTechnical Note DARDEN-G-0623-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis note lays out a microeconomic framework of monopolistic competition to think about profit-maximizing firms that are vertical or horizontal multinationals.Starting at €8.20