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- 2007
- Working Paper
How Is Foreign Aid Spent? Evidence from a Natural Experiment
By: Eric D. Werker, Faisal Z. Ahmed and Charles Cohen
We use oil price fluctuations to construct a new instrument to test the impact of transfers from wealthy OPEC nations to their poorer Muslim allies. The instrument identifies plausibly exogenous variation in foreign aid. We investigate how aid is spent by tracking its... View Details
Werker, Eric D., Faisal Z. Ahmed, and Charles Cohen. "How Is Foreign Aid Spent? Evidence from a Natural Experiment." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-074, April 2007. (Revised December 2007, July 2008.)
- 17 Dec 2020
- Video
HBS Financial Aid Webinar for International Admits Class of 2023
- Web
Admissions & Financial Aid | MBA
Admissions & Financial Aid MD / MBA Admissions Applicants interested in the MD/MBA Program apply to Harvard Business School (HBS) and Harvard Medical School (HMS) separately and are selected independently. There are two application... View Details
- Web
3.7 Financial Aid Fraud | MBA
3.7 Financial Aid Fraud HBS is dedicated to ensuring equitable delivery of need-based financial aid. Vital to this practice is the expectation that financial information submitted by applicants and their families is both true and... View Details
- Web
Admissions & Financial Aid | MBA
Admissions & Financial Aid MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences The program seeks a diverse group of outstanding students who: aspire to lead technology ventures; have undergraduate degrees in engineering, computer science, or a related technical... View Details
- 24 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why Cutting Jobless Aid Isn't the Answer to Worker Shortages
About half of US states—mostly run by Republican governors—cut off extended unemployment benefits months before the federal government was planning to end them on Labor Day last year, convinced workers would flood back to employers who were desperate to hire. But for... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 24 Mar 2023
- News
Exploring Talent Markets; Aid for Turkey
reach out to him to see if he was okay," she says. Relieved that he was, Hammerman then asked if he knew what organization was most effectively delivering aid to survivors. Atabek gave her a name: the Bridge to Turkey Fund. "I donated... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 16 Dec 2020
- Video
HBS Financial Aid Webinar for Domestic Admits Class of 2023
- Web
Admissions & Financial Aid | MBA
Admissions & Financial Aid JD / MBA Admissions Prospective students interested in the JD/MBA joint degree program apply to Harvard Law School (HLS) and Harvard Business School (HBS) separately and must be admitted independently by each.... View Details
- 2012
- Chapter
The Political Economy of Foreign Aid, Bilateral
By: E. Werker
Despite its developmental justification, aid is deeply political. This paper examines the political economy of aid allocation first from the perspective of the donor country, and then the political economy of aid receipt and implementation from the perspective of the... View Details
Keywords: Foreign Aid; Bilateral Foreign Aid; Political Economy; International Finance; Resource Allocation; Government and Politics; Economics
Werker, E. "The Political Economy of Foreign Aid, Bilateral." In Handbook of Safeguarding Global Financial Stability: Political, Social, Cultural, and Economic Theories and Models, by Gerard Caprio Jr., 47–57. Elsevier, 2012.
- 11 Jun 2019
- News
Financial Aid Gift to Support Joint Degree Program Students
- 15 May 2007
- Working Paper Summaries
How is Foreign Aid Spent? Evidence from a Compelling Natural Experiment
- 22 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
How Businesses Can Respond to AIDS
Much like how disruptive technologies can threaten established businesses, the growing epidemic of AIDS has the power to blindside and possibly topple companies who choose to ignore the threat, participants concluded at a Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- March 2012 (Revised March 2012)
- Teaching Note
Samasource: Give Work, Not Aid (TN)
By: Francesca Gino and Bradely R. Staats
- 05 Oct 2013
- News
The Returns on Foreign Aid Investment
- June 2004 (Revised May 2005)
- Case
World Vision International's AIDS Initiative: Challenging a Global Partnership
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Daniel F. Curran
After 25 years of building a network of interdependent, national organizations delivering relief and development that are responsive to local needs, World Vision's International office is planning to implement a major global HIV/AIDS initiative that challenges the... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Decision Choices and Conditions; Globalized Markets and Industries; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Systems; Networks; Partners and Partnerships; Welfare; Adaptation
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Daniel F. Curran. "World Vision International's AIDS Initiative: Challenging a Global Partnership." Harvard Business School Case 304-105, June 2004. (Revised May 2005.)
- 15 Nov 2009
- News
Can Public Aid Really Help Business?
- Web
Payment and Financial Aid - HBS Online
(CLIMB) , the Credential of Digital Innovation and Strategy , the Certificate in School Management and Leadership (CSML) , Harvard Online courses , or the undergraduate credit option of the Credential of Readiness (CORe) . (For details on using existing federal... View Details
- August 2001
- Case
Pharmaceutical Industry and the AIDS Crisis in Developing Countries, The
Explores the controversy over the pricing of AIDS drugs in poor countries. This issue has received wide publicity due to two events: 1) a court case in South Africa that seeks to force drug companies to license their patents and 2) the announcement by the Indian... View Details
Keywords: Competition; Developing Countries and Economies; Business and Government Relations; Pharmaceutical Industry; South Africa; India
Kennedy, Robert E. "Pharmaceutical Industry and the AIDS Crisis in Developing Countries, The." Harvard Business School Case 702-010, August 2001.