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• Case | HBS Case Collection | November 2018

  The Rise of Populism and Italy's Electoral Tsunami

  Rawi Abdelal, Dante Roscini and Elena Corsi

  Italy’s March 2018 elections led to a populist government which included the right-wing League and the anti-establishment 5 Star Movement. To respect their electoral promises, the two parties came up with a budget plan which provided for a public deficit at 2.4%, a figure higher than what the previous administration had promised the EU Commission. On October 23, 2018, the EU Commission rejected such plan asking Italy to revise downwards the public deficit. The same day, Italian bond yields spoke to 4-year highs, up to 3.7% as investors questioned Italy’s capacity to repay its public long-term debt, the second highest in the EU. Would the Italian government be able to implement its plan?

  Keywords: globalized economies; unemployment; extremism; Political Elections; Immigration; Poverty; Social Issues; Government and Politics; Financial Condition; Financial Markets; Italy;

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  Abdelal, Rawi, Dante Roscini, and Elena Corsi. "The Rise of Populism and Italy's Electoral Tsunami." Harvard Business School Case 719-042, November 2018.  View Details

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• Supplement | HBS Case Collection | September 2018 (Revised October 2018)

  Lexoo: Building a Long-Lasting Platform

  Chiara Farronato and Elena Corsi

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  Farronato, Chiara, and Elena Corsi. "Lexoo: Building a Long-Lasting Platform." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 619-701, September 2018. (Revised October 2018.)  View Details

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• Case | HBS Case Collection | August 2018

  Lexoo: Building a Long-Lasting Platform

  Chiara Farronato and Elena Corsi

  Daniel van Binsbergen, Lexoo’s CEO, and web developer Chris O’Sullivan, CTO, had set up Lexoo, a U.K. legal marketplace, to help small and medium enterprises (SME) to find legal advice at low prices. Lexoo had recently invested in a new vertical focused on larger companies. The latter had more repeated business and the value of their jobs was higher. Lexoo could become their “go-to” place across a broad range of legal needs. Nevertheless, they also required a more personalized approach. Van Binsbergen hesitated if Lexoo should increase its focus on the new vertical or not.

  Keywords: marketplaces; legal services; growth strategy; Technology ventures; Service Operations; Market Platforms; Marketplace Matching; Technology Platform; Growth and Development Strategy; Legal Services Industry; United Kingdom;

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  Farronato, Chiara, and Elena Corsi. "Lexoo: Building a Long-Lasting Platform." Harvard Business School Case 619-019, August 2018.  View Details

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