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  • 27 Nov 2000
  • Research & Ideas

The Dynamics of Standing Still: Firestone Tire & Rubber and the Radial Revolution

would also require an enormous investment by incumbent players to upgrade their existing production capacity.4 Industry leader Goodyear acted quickly to deflate radials' progress, and in 1967 introduced the belted bias tire, an extension... View Details
Keywords: by Donald N. Sull; Manufacturing; Transportation
  • October 1990
  • Case

Beauregard Textile Co.

By: Francis Aguilar
The sales manager and controller have to decide on a price for a textile that lost significant market share as a result of a recent price increase. Information on manufacturing costs and on the pricing behavior of Beauregard and its only competitor are available for... View Details
Keywords: Activity Based Costing and Management; Cost Accounting; Cost Management; Price; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Inflation and Deflation; Consumer Behavior; Apparel and Accessories Industry
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Aguilar, Francis. "Beauregard Textile Co." Harvard Business School Case 191-058, October 1990.
  • April 1996 (Revised May 2008)
  • Exercise

Adam Baxter Company/Local 190: 1983 Negotiation, Local 190 Confidential Information

By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Victoria Medvec
Includes a series of three negotiation exercises portraying management/labor relations at ABC over a period of seven years. ABC, initially a family-owned business, had prided itself on its cooperative relationship with its union, Local 190. With the skyrocketing... View Details
Keywords: Inflation and Deflation; Compensation and Benefits; Labor Unions; Wages; Working Conditions; Negotiation Process; Labor and Management Relations
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McGinn, Kathleen L., and Victoria Medvec. "Adam Baxter Company/Local 190: 1983 Negotiation, Local 190 Confidential Information." Harvard Business School Exercise 396-321, April 1996. (Revised May 2008.)
  • 01 Dec 2002
  • News

Mary Callahan Erdoes

7 percent, with lots of appreciation on top of that. Do you have concerns about Japanlike deflation in the United States? Some fear that with a very low inflation rate of 1.5 percent, the United States is in danger of following Japan into... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
  • 28 Jul 2009
  • Research Event

Business Summit: Real Estate

isn't dead. Despite the current challenges in the real estate sector, there will be tremendous buying opportunities The economy will experience deflation first, followed by inflation. Read the in-depth summary For more coverage and video:... View Details
Keywords: Re: Howard H. Stevenson; Construction; Real Estate
  • October 1985
  • Case

General Motors: Inflation Accounting

By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Accounting; Inflation and Deflation; Auto Industry
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Hawkins, David F. "General Motors: Inflation Accounting." Harvard Business School Case 186-114, October 1985.
  • 1979
  • Chapter

Inflation and Corporate Planning: Analysis and Simulation

By: Marc L Bertoneche, Y. Estrade and A. Theoret
Keywords: Inflation and Deflation; Planning
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Bertoneche, Marc L., Y. Estrade, and A. Theoret. "Inflation and Corporate Planning: Analysis and Simulation." In Proceedings of The Institute of Management Sciences and the Operations Research Society of America Conference. Hanover, MD: Operations Research Society of America, 1979.
  • July 1, 2022
  • Editorial

New Transparency Rule Helps Rein in Health Care Costs

By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Cynthia A. Fisher
Over the last year, consumer prices have grown 60% faster than wages. Employers can help their employees contend with this high inflation by addressing a long-running source: health care costs. View Details
Keywords: Healthcare Costs; Consumer Prices; Inflation and Deflation; Wages; Health Industry
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Herzlinger, Regina E., and Cynthia A. Fisher. "New Transparency Rule Helps Rein in Health Care Costs." Boston Herald (July 1, 2022).
  • 2018
  • Mimeo

Measuring Venezuela's Inflation Using Crowdsourcing and Mobile Phones

By: Alberto Cavallo
Keywords: Inflation; Crowdsourcing; Macroeconomics; Inflation and Deflation; Venezuela
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Cavallo, Alberto. "Measuring Venezuela's Inflation Using Crowdsourcing and Mobile Phones." 2018. Mimeo.
  • May 2025
  • Article

Argentina’s Disinflation: An International and Historical Perspective

By: Rafael Di Tella, Franco Nuñez and Pablo Ottonello
Keywords: Inflation and Deflation; Economy; Argentina
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Di Tella, Rafael, Franco Nuñez, and Pablo Ottonello. "Argentina’s Disinflation: An International and Historical Perspective." Quarterly Review - Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis 45, no. 1 (May 2025).
  • March 1983 (Revised June 1988)
  • Teaching Note

American Standard, Inc.: The Inflation Accounting System, TN

By: William J. Bruns Jr. and Julie H. Hertenstein
Keywords: Accounting; Inflation and Deflation
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Bruns, William J., Jr., and Julie H. Hertenstein. "American Standard, Inc.: The Inflation Accounting System, TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 183-192, March 1983. (Revised June 1988.)
  • 12 Nov 2019
  • Working Paper Summaries

Tariff Passthrough at the Border and at the Store: Evidence from US Trade Policy

Keywords: by Alberto Cavallo, Gita Gopinath, Brent Neiman, and Jenny Tang
  • February 2011 (Revised July 2011)
  • Supplement

Aluar: Aluminio Argentino S.A. (B)

By: David F. Hawkins, Hernan Etiennot, Gustavo A. Herrero and Hugo Pentenero
Argentine government claims inflation rate is 8 percent but others claim it is double that rate. Analysts' attempts to adjust the company's financial statements for inflation. View Details
Keywords: Financial Statements; Inflation and Deflation; Argentina
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Hawkins, David F., Hernan Etiennot, Gustavo A. Herrero, and Hugo Pentenero. "Aluar: Aluminio Argentino S.A. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 111-070, February 2011. (Revised July 2011.)
  • January–March 2000
  • Article

Un nuevo índice de precios para México, 1886-1929 [A New Price Index for Mexico, 1886-1929]

By: Aurora Gómez-Galvarriato and Aldo Musacchio
We present new price indices for the period 1886-1929. These indices have several advantages with respect to the previous ones: i) they cover the whole period with the same methodology, and by reaching 1929 these series can be joined with contemporary price indices,... View Details
Keywords: Price; Inflation and Deflation; Macroeconomics; Mexico
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Gómez-Galvarriato, Aurora, and Aldo Musacchio. "Un nuevo índice de precios para México, 1886-1929 [A New Price Index for Mexico, 1886-1929]." Trimestre económico 67, no. 265 (January–March 2000): 47–91.
  • 2025
  • Working Paper

Tracking the Short-Run Price Impact of U.S. Tariffs

By: Alberto Cavallo, Paola Llamas and Franco Vazquez
This paper examines the short-run impact of the 2025 U.S. tariffs on consumer prices using a unique integration of high-frequency retail pricing data, product-level country-of-origin information, and detailed tariff classifications. By linking daily prices from major... View Details
Keywords: Tariffs; Trade; Price; Inflation and Deflation
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Cavallo, Alberto, Paola Llamas, and Franco Vazquez. "Tracking the Short-Run Price Impact of U.S. Tariffs." Working Paper, April 2025.
  • June 1994
  • Case

Harvey Cohen

By: F. Warren McFarlan
An introductory case in the construction of financial statements from basic financial transactions where inflation accounting is an issue. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Financial Statements; Inflation and Deflation
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McFarlan, F. Warren. "Harvey Cohen." Harvard Business School Case 194-155, June 1994.
  • October 2014 (Revised February 2017)
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A Currency We Can Call Our Own: Populism, Banking Crises, and Exchange Rate Crises in Argentina, 1946–2002

By: Rafael Di Tella
The case describes Argentina's struggle to establish a credible monetary system under populist pressures and the recurrent use of exchange rate stabilization plans. It focuses on two episodes where there was "too little money" in the economy: during the hyperinflation... View Details
Keywords: Debt Crisis; Hyperinflation; Financial Crisis; Inflation and Deflation; Currency Exchange Rate; Argentina
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Di Tella, Rafael. "A Currency We Can Call Our Own: Populism, Banking Crises, and Exchange Rate Crises in Argentina, 1946–2002." Harvard Business School Case 715-019, October 2014. (Revised February 2017.)
  • March 2004
  • Article

Inflation, Inflation Variability, and Corruption

By: Miguel Braun and Rafael Di Tella
We present a model where agents can inflate the cost of goods needed to start an investment project and inflation variability increases monitoring costs. We show that inflation variability can lead to higher corruption and lower investment. We document a positive... View Details
Keywords: Inflation and Deflation; Crime and Corruption
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Braun, Miguel, and Rafael Di Tella. "Inflation, Inflation Variability, and Corruption." Economics & Politics 16, no. 1 (March 2004).
  • October 2012 (Revised April 2017)
  • Case

Brazil's Enigma: Sustaining Long-Term Growth

By: Laura Alfaro, Hilary White and Haviland Sheldahl-Thomason
Over the past decade, Brazil's future as a leading world economic power appeared certain. An expanding middle class and commodity boom had fueled economic growth, with GDP growth hitting a peak of 7.5% in 2010. However, the high cost of conducting business in Brazil,... View Details
Keywords: Capital Controls; Inflation; Exchange Rates; Stimulus; Competitiveness; Productivity Growth; Foreign Investment; Infrastructure; Inflation and Deflation; Currency Exchange Rate; Brazil
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Alfaro, Laura, Hilary White, and Haviland Sheldahl-Thomason. "Brazil's Enigma: Sustaining Long-Term Growth." Harvard Business School Case 713-040, October 2012. (Revised April 2017.)
  • June 1988 (Revised July 1989)
  • Case

John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co.: The Inflation Strategy Task Force (A)

1980 was a critical time for John Hancock with high inflation, high interest rates, increased competition, and the desertion of policy holders seeking new investment opportunities. A new lower level (of vice presidents) task force was set up by the executive committee... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Planning; Insurance; Inflation and Deflation; Insurance Industry; United States
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Barnes, Louis B. "John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co.: The Inflation Strategy Task Force (A)." Harvard Business School Case 488-049, June 1988. (Revised July 1989.)
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