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Debaere, Peter
A Servant, a Secretary, and a Consultant: Women’s Changing Labor Market Status and the Writings of Claudia Goldin
GEM-0230 | Published October 14, 2024 | 16 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case contextualizes the evolving role of women in the workforce, and pushes students to examine the extent to which they have agency to shape their own career path amid historical, economic, and ... Read More
Toxic Taps: Arsenic Exposure in Hungary
Debaere, Peter Ngonadi, Neena Robart, Jason
GEM-0201 | Published March 04, 2024 | 14 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case focuses on the challenges of the public provision of high-quality water in Hungary, a high-income, former Eastern Bloc country that has been a member of the European Union since 2004. It str... Read More
Investing in Water: A Conversation with Brian Richter
GEM-0217 | Published February 29, 2024 | 15 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In the 21st century, “investing in water” has garnered more and more attention, as water scarcity grows more widespread. To get a better understanding of how the environmental community thinks about t... Read More
Investing in Water at Fish Springs Ranch: Water Flows to Money, and the Money Is in Reno
Debaere, Peter Erickson, Steven
GEM-0220 | Published February 01, 2024 | 26 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Steven Erickson, cofounder of the hedge fund Anbec Partners, is trying to determine whether the all-cash offer D.R. Horton has just made for Vidler Water Resources, Inc. (Vidler) is a fair value for V... Read More
Suez and Veolia in Hot Water
GEM-0221 | Published December 20, 2023 | 18 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The case, “Suez and Veolia in Hot Water,” takes the merger between Suez and Veolia, the two largest global water and waste multinationals, as a starting point and puts it in the context of the ongoing... Read More
US Migration in Four Acts
GEM-0214 | Published February 22, 2023 | 16 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Immigration is a powerful force shaping a country’s population, and a nation’s immigration policy often reveals who is welcome and who is not. “US Migration in Four Acts” offers an overview of migrati... Read More
The European Union and the Coronavirus: What Did It Learn from the Great Recession?
GEM-0181 | Published August 15, 2022 | 19 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
After one of the longest meetings of the European Union (EU) since 2000, the prime ministers, presidents, and chancellors of the 27 member states finally concluded their milestone agreement on July 21... Read More
(Water) Public–Private Partnerships: The Economics
GEM-0183 | Published December 14, 2020 | 5 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
With frequent water main breaks, leaking pipes, and lead contamination, the water infrastructure of many countries is in bad shape, and improvements are urgent in light of climate change and increasin... Read More
Budgeting Water Properly
GEM-0173 | Published December 16, 2019 | 3 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
A primary requirement for managing water effectively and sustainably is an accounting framework that registers the water that is available for use (supply) and the water that is being used (demand). A... Read More
The Tragedy of the (Water) Commons
GEM-0174 | Published December 16, 2019 | 3 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
When left unattended, natural resources tend to inch toward depletion, overuse, spoilage, or pollution. Common pastures get overgrazed; lakes are overfished; rivers are polluted, and so on. In the cas... Read More
Deadly Wells in Bangladesh
GEM-0158 | Published October 01, 2019 | 20 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case allows instructors to lay out the challenges of providing universal access to safe drinking water in developing and emerging countries—one of the current UN development goals. This is not to... Read More
Water Wars? Tension in the Nile River Basin
GEM-0162 | Published September 21, 2018 | 17 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
With an ever-growing world population, rising living standards, pollution, and climate change's uncertain weather patterns, it became almost a platitude that "the previous war was about oil, the next ... Read More
Tariffs on Tires (A)
GEM-0159 | Published July 31, 2018 | 11 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In September 2009, President Barack Obama announced a hefty tariff on low-cost automobile and light truck tires imported from China. Earlier that year, the United Steelworkers of America, which repres... Read More
Tariffs on Tires (B): The Aftermath
GEM-0160 | Published July 31, 2018 | 6 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In September 2009, President Barack Obama announced a hefty tariff on low-cost automobile and light truck tires imported from China. Earlier that year, the United Steelworkers of America, which repres... Read More
DC Water: Water Is Life
Debaere, Peter Hawkins, George
GEM-0151 | Published March 26, 2018 | 17 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case is used in Darden's "Economics of Water" elective. It was spring 2009, and George Hawkins had only recently taken the position of CEO and general manager of DC Water. He was trying to turn ... Read More
The Specific Factors Model for Trade and Migration
GEM-0157 | Published March 23, 2018 | 5 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
When proposing new or modified economic policies, it is important to understand the distributional implications of such policies. Do they potentially affect everyone in the same way? Or can we expect ... Read More
US Labor's Plight in the Global Economy
GEM-0155 | Published February 20, 2018 | 17 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
US employment in manufacturing has been steadily declining since the 1980s. In the wake of the surprise election in November 2016 of Donald J. Trump, who received strong blue-collar support in rust-be... Read More
A Theory of GATT/WTO
GEM-0153 | Published February 07, 2018 | 5 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note provides a few basic facts about the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and its successor, the World Trade Organization (WTO). We also investigate why we need those institutions f... Read More
Trump Says the WTO is a Disaster
GEM-0152 | Published February 07, 2018 | 14 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In 2017, it was a challenge to assess the future of global trade. It was an open question whether the US financial crisis and the recession that it triggered would mark a turning point for the liberal... Read More
Private Provision of Public Goods
GEM-0144 | Published August 17, 2016 | 3 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note argues that it is hard for private institutions to provide the public goods that the government provides. In other words, there will tend to be an under provision of public goods if private ... Read More
The Economics of Corporate Social Responsibility
GEM-0143 | Published August 10, 2016 | 7 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) refers to the voluntary decision of companies to address social and environmental concerns by contributing to a public good, reducing external costs, and increasi... Read More
Saudi Arabia: Oil for Water
GEM-0129 | Published September 30, 2014 | 13 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In 2014, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia faced a freshwater shortage. Despite the global financial crisis, Saudi Arabia experienced modest economic expansion and increasing stress on its water infrastruct... Read More
Rio Tinto's Ore Mining: Making Hay from Water
GEM-0130 | Published September 30, 2014 | 13 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
When the Rio Tinto mining company decided to increase its output of iron ore by 25% in its Marandoo location, it had to deal with an unexpected problem: an excess of water in the deep reaches of the m... Read More
The Nature Conservancy: Advocating for and Investing in Sustainable Water Management
GEM-0123 | Published May 20, 2014 | 17 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) was one of the largest conservation organizations in the world; its mission was to "to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends." Over time, TNC had expande... Read More
NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts
GEM-0122 | Published May 09, 2014 | 18 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case demonstrates the growing importance of water policy and water scarcity on key business decisions. It uses the merger of two drip irrigation companies to show how the business models of multi... Read More
Public Provision of Water
GEM-0120 | Published February 28, 2014 | 5 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This 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 o... Read More
Withdrawing Water from an Aquifer: The Economics
GEM-0119 | Published February 25, 2014 | 5 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
Water is a renewable natural resource. Driven by solar energy and gravity, the global water cycle indefinitely circulates water through the atmosphere, over continents, and across oceans. On a more lo... Read More
The Water Cycle, Climate Change, and (Some of) Their Interactions
Debaere, Peter D'Odorico, Paolo
GEM-0118 | Published February 19, 2014 | 9 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note is assigned in Darden's course elective, "Global Economics of Water." There is more than enough fresh water to satisfy the world's needs. The primary concern, however, is the geographical mi... Read More
Securing a City's Future Water Supply: Building a Reservoir in Charlottesville, Virginia
GEM-0115 | Published August 28, 2013 | 19 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The case is about a city's water security and draws on the intense debate about the construction of a reservoir in a college town in Virginia in the wake of a record drought. The case highlights the r... Read More
Water for Grain: The Great Plains in a Time of Globalization
GEM-0114 | Published August 27, 2013 | 13 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Water is an open-access resource, whose benefits can be enjoyed by many. This case on water use in America's breadbasket, the Great Plains, illustrates the "tragedy of the commons" in an international... Read More
The Big Dry and Australia's Water Markets
GEM-0109 | Published September 12, 2012 | 13 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case is used in Darden's first-year course "Global Economies and Markets" and taught at the University of Virginia's School of Architecture, though it is also appropriate for courses in environme... Read More
Water Markets from an Economic Point of View
GEM-0110 | Published September 12, 2012 | 7 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
Recent droughts and the increase in food prices they trigger underscore that freshwater scarcity is bound to be a major challenge of the 21st century. Increased water demand due to population growth a... Read More
Imperfect Competition and Monopolies
GEM-0105 | Published June 15, 2011 | 5 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
In this note, we look at what happens when there are only few producers. For simplicity, we start with a market with only one supplier, a monopolist. We analyze the price the monopolist charges and th... Read More
A Framework to Think About Pollution: Externalities, Pollution Taxes, and Cap and Trade
GEM-0104 | Published April 26, 2011 Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
It is an understatement to say that environmental challenges are attracting attention. Sustainability tops the list of challenges for the 21st century. There is no consensus about how to address these... Read More
Turbulent Times in the Euro Zone
GEM-0100 | Published April 06, 2010 | 21 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Newspaper headlines and editorials revealed the intense attention the euro zone had received in the last few months. The current crisis occurred shortly after Greece announced that its 2009 budget def... Read More
Thought This Was Easy? U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement
Debaere, Peter Davies, Christine
G-0621 | Published August 14, 2009 | 20 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case describes and analyzes the negotiations surrounding the U.S.-Thailand free trade agreement (FTA) that never materialized. The case offers an excellent opportunity to discuss the complexities... Read More
The Profit-Maximizing Firm as Exporter
G-0622 | Published August 14, 2009 | 5 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This 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 f... Read More
The Profit-Maximizing Firm as Multinational Corporation
G-0623 | Published August 14, 2009 | 5 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note lays out a microeconomic framework of monopolistic competition to think about profit-maximizing firms that are vertical or horizontal multinationals. Read More
Customs Unions and Free Trade Areas
G-0624 | Published August 14, 2009 | 5 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This 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. Read More
The Panic of 1907
Bruner, Robert F. Debaere, Peter Forio Simulation
G-0619 | Published September 05, 2008 | 13 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The case discusses and analyzes the runup to the financial panic of 1907 and its aftermath. Market conditions and institutional responses are highlighted. We sketch the broader economic context and th... Read More
Multinationals and Foreign Direct Investment
G-0613 | Published March 11, 2008 | 6 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
Multinationals are active in different countries. This note explores why this is the case and how multinationals can be competitive in these foreign environments. At the same time, the note discusses ... Read More
The IMF's Coordinated Growth Strategy of 1977/1978
G-0601 | Published October 17, 2007 | 15 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The case documents the growth strategy that the IMF wanted to orchestrate after the first oil crisis and as the world economy did not return to the growth rates of the 1960s. The case illustrates the ... Read More
Zimbabwe: Grappling with Hyperinflation
G-0599 | Published September 13, 2007 | 15 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This 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 o... Read More
Fishy Issues: The U.S. Shrimp Antidumping Case
G-0600 | Published September 12, 2007 | 15 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case features a prominent antidumping case in the United States against six of its major foreign shrimp suppliers. The case fits well in a discussion and analysis of the (welfare) consequences of... Read More
Why Countries Trade: The Theory of Comparative Advantage
G-0594 | Published August 10, 2007 | 6 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
The theory of comparative advantage is a surprisingly common-sense idea, but it is often misunderstood. In this technical note, the basic theory of comparative advantage is presented with an example t... Read More
The Effects of Tariffs and Quotas
G-0595 | Published August 10, 2007 | 6 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This 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. Read More
Circular Flow: A Simple Model of the Economy
G-0596 | Published August 10, 2007 | 7 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note discusses circular flow. With a simple model, it is shown how changes in the components of expenditures affect overall income. The analysis is both graphical and algebraic. Read More
Supply, Demand, and Equilibrium: The Exercises
G-0597 | Published August 10, 2007 | 7 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This technical note contains some exercises to practice "shifting curves" versus "movements along the curves." It also discusses the implications of raising taxes when there is an externality. This cl... Read More
The Big Three: Inflation, GDP, and Unemployment
G-0598 | Published August 10, 2007 | 10 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note gives descriptive statistics of inflation, GDP (growth), and unemployment. How the statistics are calculated is discussed and issues specific to the 'Big Three' are mentioned. The note is pa... Read More
Supply, Demand, and Equilibrium: The Algebra
G-0592 | Published August 03, 2007 | 6 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This 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 ... Read More
Supply, Demand, and Equilibrium: A Class Experiment
G-0593 | Published August 03, 2007 | 4 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note explains the intuition and analytics behind the class experiment that is commonly called "Trading in a Pit." Following the experiment, we derive supply and demand and discuss market efficien... Read More
Is the Diamond Capital of the World Losing its Sparkle? Diamond Trading and Cutting in a Changing Global Economy
Debaere, Peter de Koninck, Vincent
G-0612 | Published January 16, 2007 | 15 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The diamond industry has been subject to significant change. There is increased competition from low-wage countries such as India and China, the concern about blood diamonds, and policy issues affecti... Read More
Euro Zone Convergence, Divergence...and Then What?
Warnock, Francis E. Debaere, Peter
GEM-0107 | Published | 27 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
A 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 ov... Read More