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Fugesa Portuguesa
Murillo de Araoz J. F.; Torres R.; Baucells Alibés, ManelCase AD-275-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsA fast food chain has to design an optimal expansion plan of franchises in a new market. The case sets the stage to model this situation using integer programming. The situation includes constraints of a financial, human resources and strategic nature. In particular, the financial constraints limit the negative magnitude of both the annual and the cumulative cash flows.Starting at €8.20
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Part I: Uber in Sao Paulo
Callander, Steven; Orleans, Amadeus; Cojj, Jeff; Varjao, CarlosCase SGSB-P81C-EEconomicsThis case recounts Uber’s experience in four cities at different points in time. This approach offers a way to examine Uber’s strategy for market entry and evaluate the performance of that strategy in these four cities, as well as elsewhere in the world. The cases included here help frame the discussion on the future of Uber’s expansion, and extract lessons for how a firm can successfully navigate the beyond-market business environment.Starting at €8.20
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Global Climate Coorperation and Conflict: Brazil and the Paris Agreement
Clark, Richard; Gaikwad, Nikhar; Scheve, KennethCase SGSB-P98-EEconomicsIt is March 2019, and Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s newly elected president, is deciding what to do about Brazil’s participation in the 2016 Paris Agreement on climate change. Bolsonaro must weigh the economic and political costs and benefits of taking drastic action to curb environmentalism and environmental protections in Brazil. Exiting from the Paris Agreement would provide far greater freedom to reboot Brazil’s economy, which is one of Bolsonaro’...Starting at €8.20
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Brazil's Macroeconomic Rollercoaster: From Lula's Boom to Rousseff's Bust
Talamàs Vilardaga, Eduard; Drebes Santos, Henrique; Fraletti, AlexandreCase ECON-429-EEconomicsBrazil-an emerging economy of more than 200 million citizens---experienced an exceptional economic boom under Lula's presidency (2003-10), followed by an equally dramatic economic downfall during the subsequent Rousseff and Temer administrations (2011-18). This case focuses on Brazil's macroeconomic policy during this period.Starting at €8.20
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Martins S/A
Brandao, G.; Baucells Alibés, ManelCase AD-285-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsThe case sets the problem of reducing distribution costs. Different locations have to be served, but the revenues accrued in each location vary, as well as the distances and the transportation costs.Starting at €8.20
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Portugal: Can Socialism Survive, Teaching Note
Vietor, Richard H.K.Teaching Note HBS-718054-EEconomicsTeaching note for case 718024.Starting at €0.00
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La montaña rusa macroeconómica de Brasil: Del boom de Lula al fiasco de Rousseff
Talamàs Vilardaga, Eduard; Drebes Santos, Henrique; Fraletti, AlexandreCase ECON-429EconomicsBrasil, una economía emergente de más de 200 millones de ciudadanos, experimentó un auge económico excepcional bajo la presidencia de Lula (2003-10), seguido de una caída económica igualmente dramática durante las administraciones posteriores de Rousseff y Temer (2011-18). Este caso se centra en la política macroeconómica de Brasil durante este período.Starting at €8.20
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Portugal: Can Socialism Survive
Vietor, Richard H.K.; Sheldahl-Thomason, HavilandCase HBS-718024-EEconomicsPortugal was not ready to join the European Monetary Union in 1999. With strong unions, weak competitiveness and a legacy of socialism, it could not compete with north-European countries. After borrowing extensively to fund deficits, Portugal went into debt crisis in 2011 and had to borrow from the Troika. As banks failed, structural adjustment followed. Today several structural issues and the threat of external risks continue to cast a shadows o...Starting at €8.20
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Can the Eurozone Survive
Roscini, Dante; Schlefer, JonathanCase HBS-713034-EEconomicsThe sovereign debt crisis that took Greece by storm in 2010 began to spread to other European markets. Within a few months Ireland and Portugal had also lost access to the sovereign debt markets and had to rely on supranational loans for their financing. The risk of further contagion was clear and present. Political leaders continued to seek measures to stem the crisis and to avoid the larger economies of Spain and Italy becoming involved. The Eu...Starting at €8.20
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El desafío de Lula
Videla, PedroCase ASE-411EconomicsEl caso trata de la crisis brasileña de la deuda de 1999 y de la sostenibilidad de dicha deuda en el futuro. ¿Cuáles son los retos que debe afrontar la nueva Administración de Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva?Starting at €8.20