Chile - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Dec 2015
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December 8, 2015

Argentina and Chile over recent decades. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50182 forthcoming Management Science Creating Reciprocal Value Through Operational Transparency By: Buell, Ryan W., Tami Kim, and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 24

Less: Experimental Evidence from Access to Formal Savings Accounts in Chile By: Kast, Felipe, and Dina Pomeranz Abstract—Poverty is often characterized not only by low and unstable income, but also by heavy debt burdens. We find that... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 May 2018
News

What I Learned from Visiting All 54 African Countries

in my DNA from the start, because my mom is from Chile. My father is French. And I was born in the United States. And so right from the get go, I was a little baby, I would be sent off to France, and then we went to Chile many times in my... View Details

28 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 28

Peninsula had identified Chile as a target market; however, in investing in Residencial Los Andes, it had made several exceptions to its investment strategy. The case addresses what went wrong in the evolution of the project as well as... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

September 2016
Case

Financial Services at Falabella (A)

By: C. Fritz Foley and Agustin M. Hurtado

In 2010, the board and senior management team of Falabella, a leading retailer with operations throughout Latin America, faced choices about what to do with its financial services division. More than 4.5 million customers had CMR credit cards that could be used in... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Credit; Financial Institutions; Personal Finance; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Banking Industry; Retail Industry; Latin America; Chile; Argentina; Colombia; Peru

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08 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 8

Katrina on the Gulf Coast of the United States in 2005; major earthquakes like the ones in Pakistan in 2005, Wenchuan in 2008, Haiti in 2010, Chile in 2010, and Christchurch in 2010—these and other catastrophic events catapult people and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 11

particularly strongly and to construct risk indicators to predict taxpayers' responses. We show results from an application in Chile and describe lessons learned during the implementation. August 2013 JAMA Surgery Informal Peer... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Aug 2012
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First Look: August 7

Lerner, Dina D. Pomeranz, Gustavo A. Herrero, and Cintra ScottHarvard Business School Case 812-158 Start-Up Chile is a unique program to encourage entrepreneurs to bring their new ventures to Chile. Policymakers must evaluate its... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Jul 2009
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First Look: July 7

http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=808130 Colbun—Powering Chile Harvard Business School Case 709-060 This case is about Colbun, Chile's second largest electricity generator, which is facing significant uncertainty... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2004
News

Retirement's Changing Face

with their yellow Lab, half a dozen chickens, and a few sheep. While Adams has kept his hand in the business world through Vineyard Ventures, a small, private equity fund that has invested in companies as far-flung as Chile and China,... View Details

Keywords: Personal Services

December 2020 (Revised April 2021)
Case

Arcos Dorados: A QSR Recovery Plan

By: Forest Reinhardt, José B. Alvarez, Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago and Mariana Cal

Arcos Dorados—McDonald’s largest independent franchisee, covering Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)—faced a pandemic that was disrupting the entire consumer foodservice business in 2020. With the exclusive right to own, operate, and sub-franchise McDonald’s... View Details