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- September 2007
- Article
Related Lending and Economic Performance: Evidence from Mexico
By: Noel Maurer and Stephen Haber
Related lending, a widespread practice in LDCs, is widely held to encourage bankers to loot their banks at the expense of minority shareholders and depositors. We argue that neither looting nor credit misallocation are necessary outcomes of related lending. On... View Details
Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Developing Countries and Economies; Financial Crisis; Financing and Loans; History; Business and Shareholder Relations; Banking Industry; Mexico
Maurer, Noel, and Stephen Haber. "Related Lending and Economic Performance: Evidence from Mexico." Journal of Economic History 67, no. 3 (September 2007): 551–581.
- 2006
- Working Paper
What Roosevelt Took: The Economic Impact of the Panama Canal, 1903-29
By: Noel Maurer and Carlos Yu
Maurer, Noel, and Carlos Yu. "What Roosevelt Took: The Economic Impact of the Panama Canal, 1903-29." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 06-041, March 2006.
- August 2006
- Case
Dreyer's Slow Churned(TM) Ice Cream
By: Noel H. Watson, Steven C. Wheelwright and Brian DeLacey
Examines capacity forecasting and planning in a complex new product introduction scenario. The introduction at Dreyer's, a large dairy snack manufacturer, involves not only a new product but a new manufacturing process and product package, thus implying a significant... View Details
- 2012
- Mimeo
Françafrique and Oil
By: Noel Maurer
France's special relationship with its oil-producing former colonies has become entirely divorced from economic or strategic considerations. What drives the relationship, rather, are special interests: the French oil companies, the connections between African leaders... View Details
- March 2011
- Teaching Note
Areva and the Nuclear Renaissance (TN)
By: Noel Maurer
Teaching Note for 709061. View Details
- April 2011
- Course Overview Note
The Energy Business and Geopolitics: Overview
By: Noel Maurer
Maurer, Noel. "The Energy Business and Geopolitics: Overview." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 711-090, April 2011.
- May 1999
- Article
Banks and Entrepreneurs in Porfirian Mexico: Inside Exploitation or Sound Business Strategy?
By: Noel Maurer
Maurer, Noel. "Banks and Entrepreneurs in Porfirian Mexico: Inside Exploitation or Sound Business Strategy?" Journal of Latin American Studies 31, no. 2 (May 1999).
- 21 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 21, 2009
politician's party base also helps secure important positions. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-006.pdf The Cost of Property Rights: Establishing Institutions on the Philippine Frontier Under American Rule, 1898-1918 (revised) Authors:Lakshmi Iyer... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 5, 2008
Working PapersOn Best-Response Bidding in GSP Auctions Authors:Matthew Cary, Aparna Das, Benjamin Edelman, Ioannis Giotis, Kurtis Heimerl, Anna R. Karlin, Claire Mathieu, and Michael Schwarz Abstract How should players bid in keyword auctions such as those used View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- March 2011 (Revised June 2011)
- Case
Poweo: David and Goliath in the French Electricity Market
By: Noel Maurer and Elisa Farri
Charles Beigbeder, the president and founder of Poweo, an alternative electricity and gas operator in France, needs to decide on the company's strategy in light of electricity deregulation and the dominant position of Électricité de France (EDF) in the French market.... View Details
Keywords: Energy Generation; Competitive Strategy; Competition; Privatization; Monopoly; Market Entry and Exit; Energy Industry; France
Maurer, Noel, and Elisa Farri. "Poweo: David and Goliath in the French Electricity Market." Harvard Business School Case 711-037, March 2011. (Revised June 2011.)
- May 2010 (Revised November 2012)
- Case
The Smart Grid
By: Rebecca Henderson, Noel Maurer and Catherine Ross
The development of the smart grid—the integration of traditional elements of energy transmission and delivery with information technology—heralds a new era in the power industry. Many new business opportunities will be created as the smart grid gets developed. What... View Details
Keywords: Energy; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Problems and Challenges; Growth and Development; Information Technology; Strategy; Energy Industry
Henderson, Rebecca, Noel Maurer, and Catherine Ross. "The Smart Grid." Harvard Business School Case 310-072, May 2010. (Revised November 2012.)
- 2006
- Working Paper
Natural Resources, Institutions, and Civil War: Lessons from Mexico
By: Stephen Haber, Noel Maurer and Armando Razo
- 05 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 5, 2008
virtuous cycles of exploitation and exploration by deliberately perturbing their own processes. We provide illustrations from Toyota and formulate testable hypotheses about the mechanisms of perturbation. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- October 2013
- Background Note
Note on Wind Energy
By: Noel Maurer and Richard Vietor
Maurer, Noel, and Richard Vietor. "Note on Wind Energy." Harvard Business School Background Note 714-021, October 2013.
- December 2012 (Revised January 2013)
- Case
Pemex (A): In a Free Fall?
By: Noel Maurer and Aldo Musacchio
Keywords: Turnarounds; Oil Prices; State-owned Enterprises; Oil Companies; National Oil Companies; Energy; Privatization; State Ownership; Corporate Governance; Energy Industry; Mexico; North America
Maurer, Noel, and Aldo Musacchio. "Pemex (A): In a Free Fall?" Harvard Business School Case 713-051, December 2012. (Revised January 2013.)
- September 2008
- Article
What T. R. Took: The Economic Impact of the Panama Canal, 1903-1937
By: Noel Maurer and Carlos Yu
The Panama Canal was one of the largest public investments of its time. In the first decade of its operation, the canal produced significant social returns for the United States. Most of these returns were due to the transportation of petroleum from California to the... View Details
Keywords: History; Development Economics; International Relations; Investment Return; Negotiation Deal; Panama; United States
Maurer, Noel, and Carlos Yu. "What T. R. Took: The Economic Impact of the Panama Canal, 1903-1937." Journal of Economic History 68, no. 3 (September 2008).
- December 2001
- Article
Enforcing Property Rights Through Reputation: Groups in Mexico's Early Industrialization, 1878-1913
By: Noel Maurer and Tridib Sharma
Keywords: History; Rights; Groups and Teams; Reputation; Property; Developing Countries and Economies; Mexico
Maurer, Noel, and Tridib Sharma. "Enforcing Property Rights Through Reputation: Groups in Mexico's Early Industrialization, 1878-1913." Journal of Economic History 61, no. 4 (December 2001): 950–973.
- October 2012 (Revised June 2013)
- Case
YPF — The Argentine Oil Nationalization of 2012
By: Noel Maurer and Gustavo A. Herrero
Maurer, Noel, and Gustavo A. Herrero. "YPF — The Argentine Oil Nationalization of 2012." Harvard Business School Case 713-029, October 2012. (Revised June 2013.)
- 2003
- Book
The Politics of Property Rights: Political Instability, Credible Commitments, and Economic Growth in Mexico, 1876-1929
By: Stephen Haber, Noel Maurer and Armando Razo
Keywords: Property; Rights; Government and Politics; Economics; Growth and Development; History; Mexico
Haber, Stephen, Noel Maurer, and Armando Razo. The Politics of Property Rights: Political Instability, Credible Commitments, and Economic Growth in Mexico, 1876-1929. Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions. NY: Cambridge University Press, 2003.
- July 2006 (Revised February 2007)
- Teaching Note
The Market and the Mountain Kingdom: Change in Lesotho's Textile Industry (TN)
By: Rawi E. Abdelal, Regina M. Abrami, Noel Maurer and Aldo Musacchio
Teaching Note to 706043. View Details