Skip to Main Content
HBS Home
  • About
  • Academic Programs
  • Alumni
  • Faculty & Research
  • Baker Library
  • Giving
  • Harvard Business Review
  • Initiatives
  • News
  • Recruit
  • Map / Directions
Faculty & Research
  • Faculty
  • Research
  • Featured Topics
  • Academic Units
  • …→
  • Harvard Business School→
  • Faculty & Research→
  • Research
    • Research
    • Publications
    • Global Research Centers
    • Case Development
    • Initiatives & Projects
    • Research Services
    • Seminars & Conferences
    →
  • Publications→

Publications

Publications

Filter Results: (273) Arrow Down
Filter Results: (273) Arrow Down Arrow Up

Show Results For

  • All HBS Web  (775)
    • Faculty Publications  (273)

    Show Results For

    • All HBS Web  (775)
      • Faculty Publications  (273)

      by Laura AlfaroRemove by Laura Alfaro →

      ← Page 6 of 273 Results →

      Are you looking for?

      →Search All HBS Web
      • February 8, 2014
      • Editorial

      China: nuevo modelo de crecimiento [China: the new growth model]

      By: Laura Alfaro
      Citation
      Read Now
      Related
      Alfaro, Laura. "China: nuevo modelo de crecimiento [China: the new growth model]." La Nación (Costa Rica) (February 8, 2014).
      • 2013
      • Chapter

      Growth and the Quality of Foreign Direct Investment: Is All FDI Equal?

      By: Laura Alfaro and Andrew Charlton
      In this paper we distinguish different "qualities" of FDI to re-examine the relationship between FDI and growth. We use "quality" to mean the effect of a unit of FDI on economic growth. However, this is difficult to establish because it is a function of many different... View Details
      Keywords: Quality; Economic Growth; Foreign Direct Investment
      Citation
      Find at Harvard
      Read Now
      Related
      Alfaro, Laura, and Andrew Charlton. "Growth and the Quality of Foreign Direct Investment: Is All FDI Equal?" In The Industrial Policy Revolution I: The Role of Government Beyond Ideology. no. 151-1, edited by Joseph E. Stiglitz and Justin Lin Yifu. IEA Conference Volume. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
      • July 2013 (Revised January 2014)
      • Case

      Experience! The Finger Lakes: The Groupon Partnership Decision

      By: Lynda M. Applegate, Chekitan S. Dev, Gabriele Piccoli and Arnold B. Peinado
      In 2010, Experience! The Finger Lakes (ExperienceFLX), a tour operator offering guided tours and concierge services in the Finger Lakes region of New York State, was at a crossroads. The business was poised for growth, and its owners, Laura and Alan Falk, were... View Details
      Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Social Marketing; United States
      Citation
      Educators
      Purchase
      Related
      Applegate, Lynda M., Chekitan S. Dev, Gabriele Piccoli, and Arnold B. Peinado. "Experience! The Finger Lakes: The Groupon Partnership Decision." Harvard Business School Case 814-010, July 2013. (Revised January 2014.)
      • July 15, 2013
      • Other Article

      Pseudo-flexible Exchange-rate Regimes

      By: Laura Alfaro and Fabio Kanczuk
      According to the IMF, last decade saw a number of countries actively managing their exchange rates. Is this a good way for emerging economies to protect themselves from the large swings of international markets? This column presents a new "pseudo-flexible" exchange... View Details
      Keywords: Flexibility; International Markets; Managing Exchange Rates; Currency Exchange Rate
      Citation
      Read Now
      Related
      Alfaro, Laura, and Fabio Kanczuk. "Pseudo-flexible Exchange-rate Regimes." Vox, CEPR Policy Portal (July 15, 2013).
      • July 7, 2013
      • Article

      Queremos hospitales calidad FIFA [We Want FIFA-quality Hospitals]

      By: Laura Alfaro
      Citation
      Read Now
      Related
      Alfaro, Laura. "Queremos hospitales calidad FIFA [We Want FIFA-quality Hospitals]." La Nación (Costa Rica) (July 7, 2013).
      • June 2013 (Revised June 2013)
      • Teaching Note

      Brazil's Enigma: Sustaining Long-Term Growth & Currency Wars

      By: Laura Alfaro and Hilary White
      Over the past decade, Brazil's future as a leading world economic power appeared certain. An expanding middle class and commodity boom had fueled economic growth, with GDP growth hitting a peak of 7.5% in 2010. However, the high cost of conducting business in Brazil,... View Details
      Keywords: Exchange Rate; Inflation; Inflation Targeting; Industrialization; Infrastructure; Currency; Capital Controls; Stimulus; Commodity Prices; Manufacturing Costs; Globalization; Productivity Growth; Economics; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Inflation and Deflation; Macroeconomics; Public Sector; Brazil; South America; Latin America
      Citation
      Purchase
      Related
      Alfaro, Laura, and Hilary White. "Brazil's Enigma: Sustaining Long-Term Growth & Currency Wars." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 713-092, June 2013. (Revised June 2013.)
      • May 2013
      • Supplement

      Kinyuseisaku: Monetary Policy in Japan (C)

      By: Laura Alfaro and Hilary White
      Assuming office in December 2012, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was determined to revive Japan's stagnating economy through an ambitious plan known as 'Abenomics.' Under the guidance of the newly appointed governor of the central bank, Haruhiko Kuroda, the Bank of Japan... View Details
      Keywords: Japan; Inflation Targeting; Inflation; Abenomics; Monetary Policy; Stimulus; Quantitative Easing; Government Bonds; Macroeconomics; Inflation and Deflation; Money; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Japan
      Citation
      Purchase
      Related
      Alfaro, Laura, and Hilary White. "Kinyuseisaku: Monetary Policy in Japan (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 713-086, May 2013.
      • April 7, 2013
      • Guest Column

      Infraestructura en América Latina [Infrastructure in Latin America: A perspective from the HBS Latin America Conference]

      By: Laura Alfaro
      Citation
      Read Now
      Related
      Alfaro, Laura. "Infraestructura en América Latina [Infrastructure in Latin America: A perspective from the HBS Latin America Conference]." La Nación (Costa Rica) (April 7, 2013).
      • March 2013
      • Case

      Currency Wars

      By: Laura Alfaro and Hilary White
      In February 2013, the G-20 finance ministers met in Moscow, Russia to discuss the rising anxieties over a potential international currency war. It was speculated that certain countries were purposely devaluing their currencies in order to improve their competitiveness... View Details
      Keywords: Currency; Competitiveness; Trade Policy; Devaluation; Exchange Rate; Monetary Policy; Quantitative Easing; Inflation Targeting; Capital Flows; Central Banking; Currency Exchange Rate; Competitive Strategy; Emerging Markets; Policy; Trade; Conflict and Resolution; Banking Industry; Public Administration Industry; Moscow
      Citation
      Educators
      Purchase
      Related
      Alfaro, Laura, and Hilary White. "Currency Wars." Harvard Business School Case 713-074, March 2013.
      • March 3, 2013
      • Guest Column

      Informe de la comisión de notables [Report of the Committee of the Notables]

      By: Laura Alfaro
      Citation
      Read Now
      Related
      Alfaro, Laura. "Informe de la comisión de notables [Report of the Committee of the Notables]." La Nación (Costa Rica) (March 3, 2013).
      • August 2012
      • Article

      Surviving the Global Financial Crisis: Foreign Ownership and Establishment Performance

      By: Laura Alfaro and Maggie Chen
      We examine the differential response of establishments to the recent global financial crisis with particular emphasis on the role of foreign ownership. Using a worldwide establishment panel dataset, we investigate how multinational subsidiaries around the world... View Details
      Keywords: Globalization; Financial Crisis; Multinational Firms and Management; Analytics and Data Science; Business Subsidiaries; Production; Finance; Performance; Ownership
      Citation
      Find at Harvard
      Read Now
      Related
      Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie Chen. "Surviving the Global Financial Crisis: Foreign Ownership and Establishment Performance." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 4, no. 3 (August 2012): 30–55. (Also NBER Working Paper No. 17141.)
      • December 30, 2012
      • Guest Column

      Expectativas en EE. UU.

      By: Laura Alfaro
      Citation
      Read Now
      Related
      Alfaro, Laura. "Expectativas en EE. UU." La Nación (Costa Rica) (December 30, 2012).
      • 2012
      • Chapter

      Reforms and the Competitive Environment

      By: Laura Alfaro and Anusha Chari
      Keywords: Competition; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
      Citation
      Purchase
      Related
      Alfaro, Laura, and Anusha Chari. "Reforms and the Competitive Environment." Chap. 8 in Reforms and Economic Transformation in India. 2, edited by Jagdish N. Bhagwati and Arvind Panagariya. Studies in Indian Economic Policies. Oxford University Press, 2012.
      • October 14, 2012
      • Guest Column

      Elecciones en Estados Unidos

      By: Laura Alfaro
      Citation
      SSRN
      Related
      Alfaro, Laura. "Elecciones en Estados Unidos." La Nación (Costa Rica) (October 14, 2012).
      • October 2012
      • Case

      Brazil 2003: Inflation Targeting and Debt Dynamics (Abridged)

      By: Laura Alfaro and Rafael Di Tella
      In October 2002, Brazilians elected a left-wing president, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, for the first time in that country's history. As markets faltered in response, Lula sought to reaffirm his commitment to fiscal discipline, a floating exchange rate, and inflation... View Details
      Keywords: Brazil; Inflation; Emerging Markets; Inflation and Deflation; Brazil
      Citation
      Educators
      Related
      Alfaro, Laura, and Rafael Di Tella. "Brazil 2003: Inflation Targeting and Debt Dynamics (Abridged) ." Harvard Business School Case 713-041, October 2012.
      • September 13, 2012
      • Guest Column

      Brasil adopta medidas para mejorar competitividad

      By: Laura Alfaro
      Citation
      Read Now
      Related
      Alfaro, Laura. "Brasil adopta medidas para mejorar competitividad." La Nación (Costa Rica) (September 13, 2012).
      • August 19, 2012
      • Guest Column

      Perspectiva del modelo de desarrollo costarricense

      By: Laura Alfaro
      Citation
      Read Now
      Related
      Alfaro, Laura. "Perspectiva del modelo de desarrollo costarricense." La Nación (Costa Rica) (August 19, 2012).
      • August 2012 (Revised June 2017)
      • Case

      Australia: Commodities, Competitiveness, Climate and China

      By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Laura Alfaro
      For the past few decades, Australia has dealt with the benefits and costs of repeated mining booms—inflation, a housing bubble, a current account deficit and growing dependence on China. Between 1996 and 2007, however, Australia had most of these issues under control... View Details
      Keywords: Commodities; Competitiveness; Carbon Tax; Environment; Capital Flows; Current Account; Mining; Economy; Problems and Challenges; Australia
      Citation
      Educators
      Purchase
      Related
      Vietor, Richard H.K., and Laura Alfaro. "Australia: Commodities, Competitiveness, Climate and China." Harvard Business School Case 720-028, August 2012. (Revised June 2017.)
      • June 10, 2012
      • Guest Column

      Comicios en Grecia: una fecha decisiva?

      By: Laura Alfaro
      Citation
      Read Now
      Related
      Alfaro, Laura. "Comicios en Grecia: una fecha decisiva?" La Nación (Costa Rica) (June 10, 2012).
      • May 2, 2011
      • Guest Column

      Una posición clara ante la descentralización

      By: Laura Alfaro
      Citation
      Read Now
      Related
      Alfaro, Laura. "Una posición clara ante la descentralización." La Nación (Costa Rica) (May 2, 2011).
      • ←
      • 6
      • 7
      • …
      • 13
      • 14
      • →

      Are you looking for?

      →Search All HBS Web
      ǁ
      Campus Map
      Harvard Business School
      Soldiers Field
      Boston, MA 02163
      →Map & Directions
      →More Contact Information
      • Make a Gift
      • Site Map
      • Jobs
      • Harvard University
      • Trademarks
      • Policies
      • Accessibility
      • Digital Accessibility
      Copyright © President & Fellows of Harvard College.