Economics

The case method can be a powerful tool to teach economic concepts and frameworks. Topics in this section cover a wide range of real-life examples from around the world on a host of issues including infrastructure, trade, taxation, regulation and development.

  • Teaching Case - Treasury and the Mexican Shock

    Treasury and the Mexican Shock

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    Publication Date: September 01, 1998

    The devaluation of the Mexican peso in December, 1994 roiled the world's financial markets. The possibility that the Mexican government might not be able to pay its obligations to bondholders--including international investors--threatened...

  • Teaching Case - To Budapest and Beyond (Epilogue)

    To Budapest and Beyond (Epilogue)

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    Publication Date: September 01, 1998

    When Ukraine becomes independent following the collapse and dissolution of the Soviet Union, the nation which is suddenly Europe's third most populous finds itself almost immediately caught up in high-stakes international diplomacy and...

  • Teaching Case - SAGASCO Holdings Limited

    SAGASCO Holdings Limited

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    Publication Date: August 01, 1998

    In the summer of 1993, Australia's Trade Practices Commission was considering whether or not to permanently enjoin Santos Limited from acquiring SAGASCO Holdings Limited. This merger was potentially of enormous significance, since Santos was the...

  • Teaching Case - The US-USSR Grain Agreement

    The US-USSR Grain Agreement

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    Publication Date: August 01, 1998

    In July, 1975, top White House economic officials in the Ford Administration receive information that the Soviet Union, in the face of a disappointing grain harvest, might seek to purchase large amounts of wheat and corn from US suppliers. This...

  • Teaching Case - Buenos Aires-Colonia Bridge (Sequel)

    Buenos Aires-Colonia Bridge (Sequel)

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    Publication Date: August 01, 1998

    This case recounts the work of a special Argentina-Uruguay bi-national commission convened to examine the economics of a proposed bridge that would link the two countries. The bridge being considered by commission officials in the spring of 1996...

  • Teaching Case - Philanthropy Industry Note: Corporate Philanthropy (D)

    Philanthropy Industry Note: Corporate Philanthropy (D)

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    Publication Date: July 01, 1998

    This series of contextual essays provides an overview of the history and status of philanthropic giving in the United States. Drawing on federal tax-based data, reports of the National Commission on Philanthropy and Civic Renewal, the American...