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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
Keywords: International Finance; Energy Sources; Energy Industry; Asia
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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.)
  • 2013
  • Working Paper

Learning from Double-Digit Growth Experiences

By: Eric D. Werker
This extended memorandum identifies episodes of sustained double-digit growth in real GDP, defined as a compound annual growth rate of 10 percent or more over a period of 8 years or longer. Using a measure of real GDP reported in the World Development Indicators, we... View Details
Keywords: Growth; Liberia
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Werker, Eric D. "Learning from Double-Digit Growth Experiences." International Growth Centre Working Paper, April 2013.
  • 2000
  • Other Unpublished Work

The Urban/Rural Fertility Differential in The Gambia: Explaining the Gap

By: Eric D. Werker
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Werker, Eric D. "The Urban/Rural Fertility Differential in The Gambia: Explaining the Gap." 2000. (Harvard College Senior Thesis.)
  • 03 Mar 2008
  • First Look

First Look: March 4, 2008

sufficient capital the opportunity to open a bank and issue bank notes (a widely accepted form of paper money at the time). The bill also required that every note issued by a New York bank be fully backed by... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 09 Dec 2008
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First Look: December 9, 2008

firms. This history of the course is linked to changes in information technology, financial markets, and the managements of firms as well as related changes in the markets for students and faculty. The Political Economy of 'Natural' Disasters Authors:Charles Cohen and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Article

The End of Foreign Investment in Russia?

By: Raymond Fisman and Eric D. Werker
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Russia
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Fisman, Raymond, and Eric D. Werker. "The End of Foreign Investment in Russia?" Forbes.com (October 13, 2009).
  • 06 Feb 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018

workers; and the production of knowledge, including the idea of the economy, among other topics. Together, the essays suggest emerging themes in the field: a fascination with capitalism as it is made by political authority, how it is... View Details
  • 5 Jul 2011 - 6 Jul 2011
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Liberia: A Case Study

By: Eric D. Werker and Jasmina Beganovic
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Werker, Eric D., and Jasmina Beganovic. "Liberia: A Case Study." Growth in Fragile States Workshop , International Growth Centre, Oxford, England, July 5–6, 2011.
  • June – July 2008
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A Better Approach to Foreign Aid

By: Justin Muzinich and Eric D. Werker
Frustration with U.S. foreign aid is widespread. At the same time, flows of private development finance—including foreign direct investment and remittances—have begun to dwarf official aid. We suggest a new approach that harnesses the power of private development... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Foreign Direct Investment; International Relations; Taxation; Welfare or Wellbeing; United States
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Muzinich, Justin, and Eric D. Werker. "A Better Approach to Foreign Aid." Policy Review 149 (June–July 2008).
  • March 2007
  • Article

Local Company Politics: A Proposal

By: Raymond Fisman and Eric D. Werker
Corrupt politicians, and poor government more generally, are commonly viewed as a primary barrier to economic progress. The roots to these problems run deep in many political systems across the developing world, and attempts at reform have rarely found much success.... View Details
Keywords: Behavior
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Fisman, Raymond, and Eric D. Werker. "Local Company Politics: A Proposal." Capitalism and Society 2, no. 1 (March 2007).
  • 27 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 27

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=972044 Corporate Governance at the World Bank and the Dilemma of Global Governance Authors:Ashwin Kaja and Eric Werker Publication:The World Bank Economic... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • March 23, 2006
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The Search for Security

By: Raymond Fisman and Eric D. Werker
Keywords: Safety
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Fisman, Raymond, and Eric D. Werker. "The Search for Security." Mastering Uncertainty Financial Times (March 23, 2006).
  • 2006
  • Working Paper

How Much Is a Seat on the Security Council Worth? Foreign Aid and Bribery at the United Nations

By: Ilyana Kuziemko and Eric D. Werker
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Kuziemko, Ilyana, and Eric D. Werker. "How Much Is a Seat on the Security Council Worth? Foreign Aid and Bribery at the United Nations." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 06-029, January 2006. (Revised June 2006.)
  • 19 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 18

Influence (Un)ethical Behavior Authors:F. Gino and Joshua D. Margolis Publication:Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (forthcoming) Abstract In four laboratory studies, we find that regulatory focus induced View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Aug 2012
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parts. Implications for diversity research are discussed.   Working PapersUnobserved State Fragility and the Political Transfer Problem Authors:Faisal Z. Ahmed and Eric Werker Abstract Autocrats experiencing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • April 2007 (Revised July 2007)
  • Supplement

Aid, Debt Relief, and Trade: An Agenda for Fighting World Poverty (B)

By: Laura Alfaro, Eric D. Werker and Renee Kim
Keywords: Money; Borrowing and Debt; Trade; Poverty
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Alfaro, Laura, Eric D. Werker, and Renee Kim. "Aid, Debt Relief, and Trade: An Agenda for Fighting World Poverty (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 707-040, April 2007. (Revised July 2007.)
  • January 2009 (Revised October 2011)
  • Teaching Note

Barack Obama and the Bush Tax Cuts (A) (TN)

By: Matthew C. Weinzierl and Eric D. Werker
Teaching Note for 709037. View Details
Keywords: Government and Politics; Taxation
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Weinzierl, Matthew C., and Eric D. Werker. "Barack Obama and the Bush Tax Cuts (A) (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 709-049, January 2009. (Revised October 2011.)
  • July 24, 2013
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Detroit Has Filed For Bankruptcy. Now What? The Long View

By: Eric D. Werker and Benjamin Kennedy
Keywords: Bankruptcy; Detroit; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Michigan
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Werker, Eric D., and Benjamin Kennedy. "Detroit Has Filed For Bankruptcy. Now What? The Long View." Forbes.com (July 24, 2013).
  • May 2013
  • Teaching Note

Privatization of the Power Sector in Nigeria (A and B)

By: Eric D. Werker and Ian Cornell
Keywords: Privatization; Energy Industry; Nigeria
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Werker, Eric D., and Ian Cornell. "Privatization of the Power Sector in Nigeria (A and B)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 713-053, May 2013.
  • 2001
  • Working Paper

Refugees in Arua District: A Human Security Analysis

By: Lucy Hovil and Eric D. Werker
Keywords: Refugees; Safety; Human Needs; Uganda
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Hovil, Lucy, and Eric D. Werker. "Refugees in Arua District: A Human Security Analysis." Refugee Law Project Working Paper, No. 3, September 2001.
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