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General Management - Faculty & Research

Atlantic Citation Register to Read Related Brooks, Arthur C. "How to Build a Life: A Way to Understand Pope Leo XIV’s Mission of Love." The Atlantic (May 29, 2025). Trade and Industrial Policy in Supply Chains: Directed Technological... View Details
  • January 22, 2015
  • Other Article

Are Capital Controls Effective? Firm-level Evidence from Brazil

By: Laura Alfaro, Anusha Chari and Fabio Kanczuk
Capital controls are back in fashion. This column discusses new firm-level evidence from Brazil showing that capital controls segment international financial markets, reduce external financing, and lower firm-level investment. They disproportionately affect small,... View Details
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  • November 2019
  • Case

Chile: Unrest in the Copper Nation

By: Laura Alfaro and Sarah Jeong
For decades, Chile was heralded as South America’s pillar of stable economic growth. Chile was the world’s largest producer of copper and enjoyed a long period of over 30 years of world demand for its resources. In 2013, the commodity boom ended and was replaced by a... View Details
Keywords: Copper Production; Protests; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Metals and Minerals; Production; Price; Mining Industry; Chile
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India Transformed? Insights from the Firm Level 1988-2005 (with Anusha Chari)

By: Laura Alfaro
Using firm-level data this paper analyzes, the transformation of India’s economic structure following the implementation of economic reforms. The focus of the study is on publicly-listed and unlisted firms from across a wide spectrum of manufacturing and services... View Details
  • Awards

Young Global Leader (World Economic Forum)

By: Laura Alfaro
Named a Young Global Leader 2008 by the World Economic Forum. The honor, bestowed annually, recognizes leaders in business, government, academia, and the media—below the age of 41—for their professional accomplishments, their commitment to society, and their potential... View Details
  • 2009
  • Working Paper

India Transformed: Insights from the Firm Level 1988-2005

By: Laura Alfaro and Anusha Chari
Using firm-level data this paper analyzes, the transformation of India's economic structure following the implementation of economic reforms. The focus of the study is on publicly-listed and unlisted firms from across a wide spectrum of manufacturing and services... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Economic Sectors; Economy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Growth and Development Strategy; India
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  • 15 Aug 2006
  • First Look

First Look: August 15, 2006

  Working PapersOptimal Reserve Management and Sovereign Debt Authors:Laura Alfaro and Fabio Kanczuk Abstract Most... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 2009
  • Article

India Transformed: Insights from the Firm Level 1988–2007

By: Laura Alfaro and Anusha Chari
Using firm-level data, this paper analyzes the transformation of India's economic structure following the implementation of economic reforms. The focus of the study is on publicly listed and unlisted firms from across a wide spectrum of manufacturing and services... View Details
Keywords: Financial Statements; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Transformation; Economics; Ownership; Assets; Sales; Profit; Stock Shares; Private Sector; Investment Return; Manufacturing Industry; Service Industry; India
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  • Research Summary

Internalizing Global Value Chains: A Firm-Level Analysis

By: Laura Alfaro
In recent decades, advances in information and communication technology and falling trade barriers have led firms to retain within their boundaries and in their domestic economies only a subset of their production stages. A key decision facing firms worldwide is the... View Details
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On the Political Economy of Temporary Stabilization Programs

By: Laura Alfaro
This paper provides a political economy explanation for temporary exchange-rate-based stabilization programs by focusing on the distributional effects of real exchange-rate appreciation. I propose an economy in which agents are endowed with either tradable or... View Details
Keywords: Government and Politics; Economy; Balance and Stability; Programs; Currency Exchange Rate; Cash; Value; Distribution
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On the Political Economy of Stabilization Programs

By: Laura Alfaro
This paper provides a political economy explanation for temporary exchange-rate-based stabilization programs by focusing on the distributional effects of real exchange-rate appreciation. I propose an economy in which agents are endowed with either tradable or... View Details
  • 2019
  • Working Paper

Undisclosed Debt Sustainability

By: Laura Alfaro and Fabio Kanczuk
Over the past decade, non–Paris Club creditors, notably China, have become an important source of financing for low- and middle-income countries. In contrast with typical sovereign debt, these lending arrangements are not public, and other creditors have no information... View Details
Keywords: Sovereign Debt; Transparency; Sustainability; Sovereign Finance; Borrowing and Debt; Information; China
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  • 30 Sep 2014
  • First Look

First Look: September 30

regimes to meaningful transnational regulation. Publisher's link: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2178540   Working Papers The Real Effects of Capital Controls: Financial Constraints, Exporters, and Firm Investment By: Alfaro, Laura, Anusha... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Undisclosed Debt Sustainability

By: Laura Alfaro and Fabio Kanczuk
Over the past decade, non-Paris Club creditors, notably China, have become an important source of financing for low- and middle-income countries. In contrast with typical sovereign debt, these lending arrangements are not public, and other creditors have no information... View Details
Keywords: Paris Club; Transparency; Sovereign Finance; Borrowing and Debt; International Finance
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  • February 2019
  • Editorial

Introduction To: The Euro at Twenty

By: Laura Alfaro and Paul R. Bergin
The article introduces a special volume on the “Euro at Twenty” as the currency was first introduced January 1, 1999. The volume includes papers by renowned leaders and thinkers: Jean-Claude Trichet, former President of the European Central Bank; Claudia Buch,... View Details
Keywords: The Euro; Currency; Europe; European Union
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  • January 2020
  • Supplement

Brexit: A Withdrawal Agreement? — Boris Johnson

By: Laura Alfaro and Sarah Jeong
The UK was due to leave the EU in March 2019 after a referendum vote in June 2016. Following additional extensions and multiple failed attempts to reach an agreement with Parliament, Theresa May stepped down as Conservative Party leader and was replaced by Boris... View Details
Keywords: Brexit; Government and Politics; International Relations; United Kingdom; European Union
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General Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

the World Economic Forum and Global Agenda Councils, 2016–2020. 2018 Laura Alfaro : Recipient of a Harvard China Fund Faculty Grant in 2018. Hubert Joly : Inducted into the... View Details
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Finance - Faculty & Research

and Aditya Mohan. "Data-driven Technologies and Local Information Advantages in Small Business Lending." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-057, May 2025. More Publications Faculty Josh Lerner... View Details
  • 24 Jun 2008
  • First Look

First Look: June 24, 2008

Working Papers Firm-Size Distribution and Cross-Country Income Differences Authors: Laura Alfaro, Andrew Charlton, and Fabio View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • September 28, 2023
  • Article

A Perspective on the Great Reallocation of Global Supply Chains

By: Laura Alfaro and Davin Chor
Previous optimism that cross-border supply chains would improve efficiency for firms and open up growth opportunities for countries has been tempered by concerns that global value chains now expose firms and countries to the risk of disruptions. This column analyses... View Details
Keywords: Supply Chain; Policy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; United States
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