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Beckenstein, Alan R.
All You Need is Love: Southwest Airlines and the Wright Amendment (A)
Beckenstein, Alan R. Prowitt, Peter Gunn, Christopher Polen, Douglas
GEM-0116 | Published April 04, 2014 | 14 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The first of a three-case series, this is a classic business-government relations (BGR) challenge for Southwest Airlines. The A case takes the student from the problems SWA had with competitors and th... Read More
All You Need is Love: Southwest Airlines and the Wright Amendment (B)
Beckenstein, Alan R. Prowitt, Peter Gunn, Christopher Polen, Douglas
GEM-0117 | Published April 04, 2014 | 10 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The second of a three-case series, this is a classic business-government relations (BGR) challenge for Southwest Airlines. The A case took the student from the problems SWA had with competitors and th... Read More
Determinants of Investment
G-0629 | Published December 21, 2009 | 5 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note discusses business fixed investment and the positive relationship between investment levels and the growth rate of Real GDP, known as the accelerator relationship. Read More
Housing Investment
G-0627 | Published December 21, 2009 | 12 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
Housing investment, a highly cyclical subcomponent of GDP, is a significant source of its fluctuations. Recent events in the housing market have been central to the meltdown of financial markets and t... Read More
The Automobile Industry and the Economic Downturn
G-0628 | Published December 21, 2009 Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note describes the impact of trends in the automobile industry on GDP generally and the economic downturn specifically. Read More
The Big Three Performance Variables: Macroperformance of the United States and the Eurozone
G-0625 | Published July 10, 2009 | 10 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
The "big three" performance variables?growth in real GDP, inflation rate, and unemployment rate?are important starting points for delving into the macroeconomics of any country. This note offers some ... Read More
The New Economy
G-0626 | Published July 10, 2009 Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
The new economy refers to a unique period?mid-1990s through early 2000?that affected economic performance in the United States and led to the tech bubble and subsequent tech bust that contributed grea... Read More
Alan Greenspan in 2004
F-1480 | Published November 14, 2005 | 13 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In October 2004, one month from the presidential election, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan undertakes a full review of the unusual events of the previous six years, including the devastat... Read More
The Income Multiplier
Beckenstein, Alan R. Appleyard, Melissa M. Christmann, Petra
BP-0454 | Published August 23, 2001 | 6 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note provides an overview of fiscal-policy tools and how fiscal policy influences GDP through the income multiplier. The mechanics behind the income multiplier are explained and an algebraic deri... Read More