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Got 'Critical Minerals'? Hooray! But Be Careful
By: Louis T. Wells
When a country has “critical minerals,” certain issues require special attention in the country’s mining legislation or while negotiating contracts with potential mining investors. As well, to obtain maximum benefit the government should prepare for negotiations with... View Details
Wells, Louis T. "Got 'Critical Minerals'? Hooray! But Be Careful." Columbia FDI Perspectives, No. 338, August 2022.
- 2001
- Working Paper
The Law of One Price Over 700 Years
By: K. A. Froot, M. Kim and K. Rogoff
- September 2011
- Case
China Development Bank
By: Li Jin, Matthew Preble and Aldo Sesia
In May 2011, Chairman Chen Yuan of the China Development Bank (CDB) was thinking back on CDB's financing of a major project between Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras), Brazil's state-owned oil and gas producer and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), one... View Details
Keywords: International Finance; Emerging Markets; Energy Sources; Banks and Banking; Energy Industry; Brazil; China
Jin, Li, Matthew Preble, and Aldo Sesia. "China Development Bank." Harvard Business School Case 212-001, September 2011.
- January 1994 (Revised July 1994)
- Case
Dell Computer Corporation
By: Peter Tufano
Tina Chen, chief investment officer of a large insurance company, hears accusations by a Kidder Peabody equity research analyst that Dell Computer Corp. might be improperly accounting for what he suspects are large foreign exchange losses resulting from speculation.... View Details
Keywords: International Accounting; Financial Instruments; Ethics; Financial Statements; Computer Industry; United States
Tufano, Peter, and Jon Headley. "Dell Computer Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 294-051, January 1994. (Revised July 1994.)
- Article
Undisclosed Debt Sustainability
By: Laura Alfaro and Fabio Kanczuk
Over the past decade, non-Paris Club creditors, notably China, have become an important source of financing for low- and middle-income countries. In contrast with typical sovereign debt, these lending arrangements are not public, and other creditors have no information... View Details
Alfaro, Laura, and Fabio Kanczuk. "Undisclosed Debt Sustainability." AEA Papers and Proceedings 112 (May 2022): 521–525.
- 2018
- Working Paper
UK Competitiveness after Brexit
On June 23rd, 2016 52% of UK voters opted to put their country on the path to leave the European Union by March 29, 2019. This result was a surprise to many, and went against the advice of the vast majority of economic experts and business leaders. Two years later, and... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "UK Competitiveness after Brexit." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-029, September 2018. (Revised January 2019.)
- July 2011 (Revised October 2012)
- Case
Adoption of IFRS in Ethiopia
By: David F. Hawkins and Shani Senbetta
Ethiopia's decision to adopt IFRS. The motivation to adopt IFRS and the challenges to implement the decision. View Details
Hawkins, David F., and Shani Senbetta. "Adoption of IFRS in Ethiopia." Harvard Business School Case 112-010, July 2011. (Revised October 2012.)
- 2008
- Working Paper
Spanning the Institutional Abyss: The Intergovernmental Network and the Governance of Foreign Direct Investment
By: Juan Alcacer and Paul Ingram
Global economic transactions such as foreign direct investment must extend over an institutional abyss between the jurisdiction, and therefore protection, of the states involved. Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), whose members are states, represent an important... View Details
Keywords: International Finance; Foreign Direct Investment; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Governance Controls; International Relations; Social Issues
Alcacer, Juan, and Paul Ingram. "Spanning the Institutional Abyss: The Intergovernmental Network and the Governance of Foreign Direct Investment." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-045, September 2008.
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Speaking for the Airlines
When the airlines sought government financial help in the wake of September's terrorist attacks, Delta Airlines chairman and CEO Leo Mullin (MBA '67) emerged as a powerful advocate for the industry, the Los Angeles Times (September 21, 2001) observed. According to the... View Details
- January 2020
- Supplement
Brexit: A Withdrawal Agreement? — Boris Johnson
By: Laura Alfaro and Sarah Jeong
The UK was due to leave the EU in March 2019 after a referendum vote in June 2016. Following additional extensions and multiple failed attempts to reach an agreement with Parliament, Theresa May stepped down as Conservative Party leader and was replaced by Boris... View Details
Alfaro, Laura, and Sarah Jeong. "Brexit: A Withdrawal Agreement? — Boris Johnson." Harvard Business School Supplement 320-081, January 2020.
- November 1993 (Revised May 1995)
- Background Note
Measuring Foreign Activities
By: David F. Hawkins
Discusses foreign currency accounting issues that a manager of a global business might encounter. View Details
Hawkins, David F. "Measuring Foreign Activities." Harvard Business School Background Note 194-055, November 1993. (Revised May 1995.)
- 01 Jan 1978
- Conference Presentation
United States Aid and Foreign Direct Investment in Egypt
By: L. T. Wells Jr.
- Profile
Ruth Cenat
Ruth Cenat (MBA 2015) has a new-found interest in economic development, especially in her native Haiti, and plans to make a difference as a philanthropist. View Details
Keywords: Other Financial Services
- 07 Jul 2016
- News
Teaching History in the Present Tense
When Professor David Moss debuted his case-based class, History of American Democracy, he introduced a new way of thinking about the subject: “We’re looking at history as not just a series of things that happened, but as a series of things that are about to happen,”... View Details
- October 2017
- Article
The Revolutionary Roots of Russian Foreign Policy
By: Jeremy Friedman
Russia continues to be caught between a need to integrate itself into the West and a desire to maintain its independence from the West. View Details
Friedman, Jeremy. "The Revolutionary Roots of Russian Foreign Policy." Current History 116, no. 792 (October 2017): 258–263.
- November 1993 (Revised July 1995)
- Background Note
Introduction to Transnational Financial Statement Analysis
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "Introduction to Transnational Financial Statement Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 194-029, November 1993. (Revised July 1995.)
- January 1997 (Revised December 1998)
- Background Note
Note on the Balance of Payments
Describes the construction of the balance of payments and defines frequently used measures taken from the balance of payments. View Details
Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Note on the Balance of Payments." Harvard Business School Background Note 797-091, January 1997. (Revised December 1998.)
- March 2021 (Revised December 2023)
- Case
Capitalism and the Party-State: The People's Republic of China at 70
By: Meg Rithmire and Courtney Han
In 2019, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) turned seventy-years-old and became the longest active authoritarian regime in recent history. By then, China was the world’s second largest economy by GDP (after the United States), and a high-technology industrial... View Details
Keywords: Party-state; Economic Systems; Business and Government Relations; Economy; Society; International Relations; China
Rithmire, Meg, and Courtney Han. "Capitalism and the Party-State: The People's Republic of China at 70." Harvard Business School Case 721-040, March 2021. (Revised December 2023.)