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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

Beckenstein, Alan R.

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

Beckenstein, Alan R.

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

Beckenstein, Alan R.

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

Beckenstein, Alan R.

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

Beckenstein, Alan R.

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

Li, Wei ; Beckenstein, Alan R.

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