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      • February 2007
      • Case

      Bolivia and Evo Morales

      By: Rafael M. Di Tella, Laura Alfaro and Ezequiel Reficco
      Keywords: Development Economics; Developing Countries and Economies; Economy; Policy; Bolivia
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      Di Tella, Rafael M., Laura Alfaro, and Ezequiel Reficco. "Bolivia and Evo Morales." Harvard Business School Case 707-041, February 2007.
      • February 2007
      • Article

      The Formation of Beliefs: Evidence from the Allocation of Land Titles to Squatters

      By: Rafael Di Tella, Sebastian F. Galiani and Ernesto S. Schargrodsky
      We study the formation of beliefs in a squatter settlement in the outskirts of Buenos Aires exploiting a natural experiment that induced an allocation of property rights that is exogenous to the characteristics of the squatters. There are significant differences in the... View Details
      Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Property
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      Di Tella, Rafael, Sebastian F. Galiani, and Ernesto S. Schargrodsky. "The Formation of Beliefs: Evidence from the Allocation of Land Titles to Squatters." Quarterly Journal of Economics 122, no. 1 (February 2007).
      • December 2006
      • Article

      Europe vs America: Institutional Hysteresis in a Simple Normative Model

      By: Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch
      We show how the differences in US and European institutions can arise in a normative model. The paper focuses on the labor market and the government's decision to set unemployment benefits in response to an unemployment shock. The government balances insurance... View Details
      Keywords: Optimal Unemployment Benefits; Labor Market Institutions; Hysteresis; Europe; United States
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      Di Tella, Rafael, and Robert MacCulloch. "Europe vs America: Institutional Hysteresis in a Simple Normative Model." Journal of Public Economics 90, no. 12 (December 2006): 2161–86.
      • December 2006 (Revised January 2007)
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      Infosys in India: Building a Software Giant in a Corrupt Environment

      By: Rawi E. Abdelal, Rafael M. Di Tella and Prabakar (PK) Kothandaraman
      Shortly after Infosys was founded in 1981, its managers faced a major turning point when they made a decision to operate without giving in to the petty corruption rife in the Indian economy. Within just a few years, that decision had truly defined the company. Over the... View Details
      Keywords: History; Management Style; Moral Sensibility; Policy; Business and Government Relations; Decisions; Business Growth and Maturation; Situation or Environment; Crime and Corruption; Business Strategy; Information Technology Industry; Computer Industry; India
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      Abdelal, Rawi E., Rafael M. Di Tella, and Prabakar (PK) Kothandaraman. "Infosys in India: Building a Software Giant in a Corrupt Environment." Harvard Business School Case 707-030, December 2006. (Revised January 2007.)
      • November 2006 (Revised July 2007)
      • Case

      CNN and the Cable News Wars

      By: Bharat N. Anand, Rafael M. Di Tella and Dennis A. Yao
      Set in 1996, when ABC, NBC and Microsoft, and Fox all announced that they will challenge Cable News Network's near monopoly position in the 24-hour cable news channel market. The focus is on the interaction of the strategies likely to be adopted by each player given... View Details
      Keywords: Leadership; Resource Allocation; Monopoly; Rank and Position; Reputation; Adoption; Competition
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      Anand, Bharat N., Rafael M. Di Tella, and Dennis A. Yao. "CNN and the Cable News Wars." Harvard Business School Case 707-491, November 2006. (Revised July 2007.)
      • 2006
      • Chapter

      Corruption and the Demand for Regulating Capitalists

      By: Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch
      Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Economic Systems
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      Di Tella, Rafael, and Robert MacCulloch. "Corruption and the Demand for Regulating Capitalists." Chap. 12 in International Handbook on the Economics of Corruption, edited by Susan Rose-Ackerman, 352–380. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2006.
      • 2006
      • Working Paper

      Crime and Punishment in the 'American Dream'

      By: Rafael Di Tella and Juan Dubra
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      Di Tella, Rafael, and Juan Dubra. "Crime and Punishment in the 'American Dream'." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 12641, October 2006.
      • May 2006 (Revised November 2006)
      • Case

      China: To Float or Not To Float? (F)- Alcatel and Strong Chinese Competition

      By: Laura Alfaro, Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel
      The Chinese operations of Alcatel, a global communications solution provider based in France, were faced with strong local competition and a difficult market. It remained unclear how Alcatel would be able to recover growth in the Chinese market. Initiatives were... View Details
      Keywords: Currency Exchange Rate; International Relations; Growth and Development Strategy; Research and Development; Competitive Strategy; Horizontal Integration; Communications Industry; China; France; United States
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      Alfaro, Laura, Rafael M. Di Tella, and Ingrid Vogel. "China: To Float or Not To Float? (F)- Alcatel and Strong Chinese Competition." Harvard Business School Case 706-036, May 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
      • May 2006 (Revised November 2019)
      • Teaching Note

      To Float or Not to Float? In Pursuit of the Chinese Dream

      By: Laura Alfaro, Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel
      Keywords: China
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      Alfaro, Laura, Rafael M. Di Tella, and Ingrid Vogel. "To Float or Not to Float? In Pursuit of the Chinese Dream." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 706-060, May 2006. (Revised November 2019.)
      • March 2006 (Revised November 2006)
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      China: To Float or Not To Float? (C)- Esquel Group and the Chinese Renminbi

      By: Laura Alfaro, Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel
      In July 2005, China revalued its currency by 2.1% and adjusted its exchange rate regime toward a more market-based system. Esquel Group, a family-run, privately held textiles firm specializing in high-quality cotton shirts with its most significant manufacturing base... View Details
      Keywords: Family Business; Currency Exchange Rate; Private Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Value Creation; China
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      Alfaro, Laura, Rafael M. Di Tella, and Ingrid Vogel. "China: To Float or Not To Float? (C)- Esquel Group and the Chinese Renminbi." Harvard Business School Case 706-023, March 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
      • March 2006 (Revised November 2006)
      • Case

      China: To Float or Not To Float? (D)- Bank of America's Strategic Investment in China Construction Bank

      By: Laura Alfaro, Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel
      With its $3 billion investment in Chinese state bank China Construction Bank, Bank of America--the second U.S. bank behind Citigroup in terms of assets and market capitalization--was one of several foreign banks directly participating in China's banking sector reform.... View Details
      Keywords: Currency Exchange Rate; Banks and Banking; Foreign Direct Investment; International Relations; Banking Industry; China; United States
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      Alfaro, Laura, Rafael M. Di Tella, and Ingrid Vogel. "China: To Float or Not To Float? (D)- Bank of America's Strategic Investment in China Construction Bank." Harvard Business School Case 706-031, March 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
      • March 2006 (Revised November 2006)
      • Case

      China: To Float or Not To Float? (E)- ABB Investment in China

      By: Laura Alfaro, Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel
      In July 2005, China revalued its currency by 2.1% and adjusted its exchange rate regime toward a more market-based system. ABB, a global power and automation technologies company based out of Switzerland with operations in China, was among those companies confronted... View Details
      Keywords: Currency Exchange Rate; Investment; Multinational Firms and Management; International Relations; Problems and Challenges; Value Creation; China; Switzerland
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      Alfaro, Laura, Rafael M. Di Tella, and Ingrid Vogel. "China: To Float or Not To Float? (E)- ABB Investment in China." Harvard Business School Case 706-035, March 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
      • March 2006 (Revised April 2015)
      • Case

      China: To Float or Not To Float? (B)- Timeline of Changes Relevant to the Chinese Renminbi

      By: Laura Alfaro and Rafael M. Di Tella
      On July 21, 2005 China revalued its decade-long quasi-fixed exchange rate of approximately 8.28 yuan per U.S. dollar by 2.1% to 8.11% and, at the same time, introduced a more market-based exchange rate system. Many analysts and economists were disappointed with what... View Details
      Keywords: Currency; Exchange Rate; China; Macroeconomics; Trade; Currency Exchange Rate; Governance Controls; Policy; China; United States
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      Alfaro, Laura, and Rafael M. Di Tella. "China: To Float or Not To Float? (B)- Timeline of Changes Relevant to the Chinese Renminbi." Harvard Business School Case 706-022, March 2006. (Revised April 2015.)
      • March 2006 (Revised April 2010)
      • Case

      China: To Float or Not To Float? (A)

      By: Laura Alfaro, Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel
      On July 21, 2005 China revalued its decade-long quasi-fixed exchange rate of approximately 8.28 yuan per U.S. dollar by 2.1% to 8.11 and, at the same time, introduced a more market-based exchange rate system. Many analysts and economists were disappointed with what... View Details
      Keywords: Macroeconomics; Trade; Currency Exchange Rate; Governance Controls; Policy; Growth and Development Strategy; China
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      Alfaro, Laura, Rafael M. Di Tella, and Ingrid Vogel. "China: To Float or Not To Float? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 706-021, March 2006. (Revised April 2010.)
      • February 2006
      • Article

      'Plato o Plomo': Bribe and Punishment in a Theory of Political Influence

      By: Rafael Di Tella, Ernesto Dal Bo and Pedro Dal Bo
      Keywords: Theory; Government and Politics; Crime and Corruption
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      Di Tella, Rafael, Ernesto Dal Bo, and Pedro Dal Bo. "'Plato o Plomo': Bribe and Punishment in a Theory of Political Influence." American Political Science Review 100, no. 1 (February 2006): 41–53.
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      Some Uses of Happiness Data in Economics

      By: Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch
      Keywords: Happiness; Analytics and Data Science; Economics
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      Di Tella, Rafael, and Robert MacCulloch. "Some Uses of Happiness Data in Economics." Journal of Economic Perspectives 20, no. 1 (Winter 2006): 25–46.
      • 2005
      • Casebook

      Institutions, Macroeconomics and the Global Economy

      By: Rafael Di Tella, Huw Pill and Ingrid Vogel
      Keywords: Macroeconomics; Economics
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      Di Tella, Rafael, Huw Pill, and Ingrid Vogel. Institutions, Macroeconomics and the Global Economy. World Scientific Publishing, 2005.
      • August 2005
      • Supplement

      The U.S. Current Account Deficit (CW)

      By: Laura Alfaro, Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel
      Keywords: Sovereign Finance; United States
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      Alfaro, Laura, Rafael M. Di Tella, and Ingrid Vogel. "The U.S. Current Account Deficit (CW)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 706-701, August 2005.
      • August 2005 (Revised December 2008)
      • Teaching Note

      The U.S. Current Account Deficit (TN)

      By: Laura Alfaro, Rafael M. Di Tella, Ingrid Vogel and Renee Kim
      Teaching Note to (9-706-002). View Details
      Keywords: United States
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      Alfaro, Laura, Rafael M. Di Tella, Ingrid Vogel, and Renee Kim. "The U.S. Current Account Deficit (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 706-008, August 2005. (Revised December 2008.)
      • July 2005 (Revised September 2020)
      • Case

      The U.S. Current Account Deficit

      By: Laura Alfaro, Rafael Di Tella, Ingrid Vogel, Renee Kim, Sarah Jeong, Matthew Johnson and Jonathan Schlefer
      Investors and policymakers throughout the world were confronted with the risk of painful economic consequences arising from the large U.S. current account deficit. In 2007, the U.S. current account deficit was $731 billion, equivalent to 5.3% of GDP. The implications... View Details
      Keywords: World Economy; Macroeconomics; Borrowing and Debt; Currency; Foreign Direct Investment; Business and Government Relations; United States
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      Alfaro, Laura, Rafael Di Tella, Ingrid Vogel, Renee Kim, Sarah Jeong, Matthew Johnson, and Jonathan Schlefer. "The U.S. Current Account Deficit." Harvard Business School Case 706-002, July 2005. (Revised September 2020.)
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