Reference No: F&A0539Pages: 11Published on: 27, December, 2017
Abstract: The case is about a decision problem facing James on whether or not to invest in a structured product called the “CMS Steepener” issued by a large US investment bank. The payoff from the product is linked to two constant maturity swap (CMS) rates, and the investor profits if the ... More
Reference No: CMA0819Pages: 10Published on: 31, March, 2017
Abstract: During 2016, Vishant Patel, the founder of Patidar Exports Private Limited (PEPL), an export firm for cotton and other products in Ahmedabad, was planning to export raw cotton to more countries, though he had already exported cotton to countries like China, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Vietnam. He found that Indonesia, Turkey and ... More
Reference No: ECO0361Pages: 3Published on: 26, December, 2016
Abstract: The case considers alternative specifications of demand for food in India. Based on theoretical understanding and conceptual clairty, the most appropriate demand function for food in Inida needs to be identified and its coefficients to be interpreted for further analytical use. ... More
Reference No: ECO0362Pages: 1Published on: 26, December, 2016
Abstract: The case illustrates application of the concepts of demand elasticities of an agricultural product with high protein contents - pulses. It considers the current situation where good monsoon has raised hopes for the bumper crop of pulses in India. Form a deficit of about 20% met by imports the county now ... More
Reference No: ECO0356Pages: 35Published on: 3, March, 2016
Abstract: The case describes how Togo was devastated by a combination of poor public policy and risk-averse foreign investors. The case provides a setting for the study of both Country Risk and Political Risk from the perspective of multilateral aid development financing agencies, foreign investors and citizens in a developing country ... More