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- June 2002 (Revised March 2003)
- Case
Bolivia: Globalization, Sovereignty, or Democracy?
By: Rafael M. Di Tella, Huw Pill, Miguel Lopez de Silanes Gomez, Cinthia Fernholz Violand and Ingrid Vogel
Describes the economic stabilization program implemented by the Bolivian government in 1985 to 1986 and its impact on the development process in Bolivia. View Details
- 18 Apr 2002
- Other Presentation
Basque Competitiveness
Regional competitiveness presentation in Bilbao, Basque Country. View Details
- April 2002 (Revised February 2003)
- Background Note
An Economic Framework for Assessing Development Impact
By: Benjamin C. Esty, Frank J. Lysy and Carrie Ferman
Discusses the differences between private and social returns and describes an economic framework for assessing a project's social return [known as the economic rate of return (ERR)]. The framework begins by analyzing the impact of a new project on private financiers... View Details
- April 2002 (Revised June 2003)
- Teaching Note
Nghe An Tate & Lyle Sugar Company (Vietnam), TN
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Carrie Ferman
Teaching Note for (9-202-054). View Details
- 3 Apr 2002
- Other Presentation
Regional Foundations of Competitiveness Issues for Wales
Presentation on the Future Competitiveness of Wales: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Technological Change (Video Link). View Details
- 2002
- Other Unpublished Work
A View of Ontario: Ontario's Clusters of Innovation
In Working Paper 1, A view of Ontario: Ontario's clusters of innovation, we reviewed the importance of clusters of traded industries to an economy's productivity, innovation, and standard of living. Professor Michael Porter of the Institute for Strategy and... View Details
- 2002
- Other Unpublished Work
Clusters of Innovation Initiative: Pittsburgh
This regional report examines the composition and performance of the Pittsburgh regional economy, how industry clusters developed and innovation arose, how clusters affected the region's economic future, and how the region can establish a strategy and action program to... View Details
- March 2002 (Revised March 2008)
- Case
Saudi Arabia: Getting the House in Order
By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Rebecca Evans
Provides a vehicle to explore Islamic development and political issues within BGIE (business, government, and international economy). Set in early 2002, the case focuses on Crown Prince Abdullah's efforts to liberalize a failing rentier state, that had been dependent... View Details
- March 2002
- Case
Anthony Neoh
By: Guhan Subramanian, Michelle Kalka and Qian Sun
This case provides a brief history of the development of the Chinese securities market and details Anthony Neoh's involvement with it. It concentrates particularly on exploring issues specific to emerging markets. View Details
- March 2002 (Revised January 2010)
- Case
BP and the Consolidation of the Oil Industry, 1998-2002
By: Forest L. Reinhardt, Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and David J Hanson
Examines the economics of the oil and gas industry with a focus on 1998 through 2001. Discusses the rationale behind using a growth in scale as a means to increase profitability and to gain competitive advantage. Also examines the classic strategic implications of... View Details
- February 2002
- Case
Fighting AIDS and Pricing Drugs
In early 2001, makers of AIDS drugs were suing to prevent developing countries from violating their patents. The issue was driven by price. The developing countries could not afford the market price for these drugs. At the same time, the drug companies were reluctant... View Details
- February 2002 (Revised February 2003)
- Case
Remaking the Rainbow Nation: South Africa 2002
By: Rawi E. Abdelal, Debora L. Spar and Katherine E. Cousins
In April 1994, the world witnessed a political milestone in South Africa. After decades of repression and racial segregation, South Africa's black majority came to power at last, as the African National Congress (ANC), led by the celebrated Nelson Mandela, rode into... View Details
- February 2002 (Revised February 2003)
- Case
Argentina's Financial System: The Case of Banco de Galicia
By: Rafael M. Di Tella, Tarun Khanna, Huw Pill, Alexandra de Royere and Ingrid Vogel
Describes the development of Argentina's financial system after the "Tequila Crisis" that came about as a result of the speculative attack on the Mexican peso's peg to the U.S. dollar in December 1994. Although Argentina's banking system was strengthened overall due to... View Details
- January 2002 (Revised March 2011)
- Case
Finland and Nokia: Creating the World's Most Competitive Economy
By: Michael E. Porter and Orjan Solvell
Finland, with a special language and culture, has developed as a country in between the west (the Nordic region and Europe) and the east (especially its neighbor Russia). In the 1980s, a process started of moving out of an investment-driven economy into an... View Details
- 2002
- Other Unpublished Work
Clusters of Innovation Initiative: Research Triangle
This regional report examines the composition and performance of the Research Triangle regional economy, how industry clusters developed and innovation arose, how clusters affected the region's economic future, and how the region can establish a strategy and action... View Details
- December 2001 (Revised February 2004)
- Case
Argentina's Convertibility Plan
By: Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel
Describes the political and economic development in Argentina from 1989 to 1995, with a focus on the role of the currency board. Culminates in Argentine policy makers (Menem in particular) contemplating how to respond to the tequila crisis in the middle of 1995.... View Details
- December 2001 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
Argentine Paradox: The, Economic Growth and the Populist Tradition
By: Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel
Describes the political and economic development in Argentina from 1900 to 1989, with a focus on the role of Peron and populism. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
- 2001
- Other Unpublished Work
Clusters of Innovation Initiative: Atlanta-Columbus
This regional report examines the composition and performance of the Atlanta regional economy, how industry clusters developed and innovation arose, how clusters affected the region's economic future, and how the region can establish a strategy and action program to... View Details
- November 2001
- Background Note
Global Approaches to Anti-Corruption
By: Joseph Hinsey, Guhan Subramanian and Michelle Kalka
In the 1970s, a series of unpleasant revelations about corporate conduct, culminating in the public disclosure about unsavory business practices abroad by more than 400 U.S. corporations, jarred popular perceptions concerning business ethics. Congress responded by... View Details
- November 2001 (Revised November 2001)
- Supplement
Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Project
By: Benjamin C. Esty
Spreadsheet to (9-201-068). Download only. View Details