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25 Nov 2008
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First Look: November 25, 2008

Working Papers Reality versus Propaganda in the Formation of Beliefs about Privatization Authors: Rafael Di Tella, Sebastian Galiani, and Ernesto Schargrodsky Abstract Argentina privatized most public... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

2016
Working Paper

Populism and the Return of the 'Paranoid Style': Some Evidence and a Simple Model of Demand for Incompetence as Insurance Against Elite Betrayal

By: Rafael Di Tella and Julio J. Rotemberg

We present a simple model of populism as the rejection of “disloyal” leaders. We show that adding the assumption that people are worse off when they experience low income as a result of leader betrayal (than when it is the result of bad luck) to a simple voter choice... View Details

Keywords: Corruption; Betrayal; Populism; Incompetence; Literacy; Crime and Corruption; Income; Ethics; Political Elections; Race; Residency

November 2004 (Revised January 2005)
Teaching Note

Bahtulism, Collapse, Resurrection? Financial Crisis in Asia: 1997-1998 (TN)

By: Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel

Teaching Note to (9-798-089). View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Asia

October 2003
Teaching Note

2001 Crisis in Argentina, The: An IMF-Sponsored Default? (A) and (B) (TN)

By: Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel

Teaching Note to (9-704-004) and (9-704-021). View Details

Keywords: Argentina

June 2003 (Revised April 2004)
Teaching Note

Inequality and the "American Model" (TN)

By: Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel

Teaching Note for (9-703-025). View Details

Keywords: United States

April 2003
Teaching Note

Argentine Paradox, The: Economic Growth and the Populist Tradition (TN)

By: Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel

Teaching Note for (9-702-001). View Details

Keywords: Argentina

November 2002 (Revised March 2006)
Case

Inequality and the "American Model"

By: Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel

Official data that suggest economic inequality has been mounting in the United States on various dimensions since 1979. Many causes of such inequality have been postulated: technological change, globalization, demographic factors, and changes in public policy (notably... View Details

Keywords: Equality and Inequality; Wealth and Poverty; Corporate Governance; Social Issues; Government Administration; United States

February 2002
Case

Strategy of the Firm Under Regulatory Review: The Case of Chilectra

By: Rafael M. Di Tella and Alexander Dyck

Discusses the largest electric distribution company in Chile and one of the five largest private Chilean companies. Introduces the exercise of operating control in order to improve the profitability of the investments, privatization, and international expansions. View Details

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Corporate Accountability; Growth and Development Strategy; Privatization; Emerging Markets; Competitive Strategy; Expansion; Global Strategy; Governance Compliance; Utilities Industry; Chile

October 2018 (Revised August 2019)
Case

Everybody Knows: Russia and the Election

By: Rawi Abdelal, Rafael Di Tella and Galit Goldstein

Following a contentious presidential race, Donald Trump’s 2016 election destabilized America’s status quo. Academics, journalists, politicians and the public at large examined why Trump had won. Many Americans, inside and outside the government, asserted that a... View Details

Keywords: Strategic Industry; Strategic Alliances (Business); Business And Government; Business And Public Policy; Business And Society; Media Businesses; Media Content; Media Slant; Media Regulation; Internet Of Everything; Government Policy; Politics; Political Campaigns; Political Strategy; Political Turmoil; Government; Government Regulation; Security; International Business; International Relations; National Security; Political Elections; News; Media; Internet and the Web; Rights; Problems and Challenges; Globalization; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Government Legislation; Risk and Uncertainty; Cognition and Thinking; Conflict and Resolution; Identity; Civil Society or Community; Culture; Public Opinion; Social Issues; War; Social Media; Public Administration Industry; United States; Russia

Article

Information or Opinion? Media Bias as Product Differentiation

By: Bharat Anand, Rafael Di Tella and Alexander Galetovic

Keywords: Information; Media; Prejudice and Bias; Product

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2002
Working Paper

Inequality and Happiness: Are Europeans and Americans Different?

By: Alberto Alesina, Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch

April 2002
Article

The Determination of Unemployment Benefits

By: Rafael Di Tella and Robert J. MacCulloch

While much empirical research exists on labor market consequences of unemployment benefits, there is remarkably little evidence on the forces determining benefits. We present a simple model where workers desire insurance against unemployment risk and benefits increase... View Details

Keywords: Unemployment; Compensation and Benefits

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Article

Populism and the Return of the 'Paranoid Style': Some Evidence and a Simple Model of Demand for Incompetence as Insurance against Elite Betrayal

By: Rafael Di Tella and Julio J. Rotemberg

We present a simple model of populism as the rejection of “disloyal” leaders. We show that adding the assumption that people are worse off when they experience low income as a result of leader betrayal (than when it is the result of bad luck) to a simple voter choice... View Details

Keywords: Populism; Corruption; Betrayal; Incompetence; Voting; Attitudes

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October 2010
Teaching Note

The International Criminal Court (TN)

By: Rafael M. Di Tella and Natalie Kindred

Teaching Note for 710060. View Details

Keywords: International Relations; Political Elections; Decisions; Balance and Stability; Kenya

October 2004 (Revised February 2007)
Case

Spain: Straddling the Atlantic

By: Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel

Provides a broad overview of economic and political developments in Spain from the 1940s to the present day. Examines the emergence of Spain from the Franco dictatorship and its convergence into a vibrant democracy, as reflected in the surprising election results of... View Details

Keywords: Economics; Government and Politics; Spain; European Union

October 2003 (Revised January 2004)
Case

The 2001 Crisis in Argentina: An IMF-Sponsored Default? (B)

By: Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Argentina

May 2003
Teaching Note

Argentina's Convertibility Plan (TN)

By: Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel

Teaching Note for (9-702-002). View Details

Keywords: Argentina

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

Keywords: Currency Exchange Rate; Government and Politics; Interest Rates; Balance and Stability; Developing Countries and Economies; Financial Crisis; Crisis Management; Policy; Currency; Macroeconomics; Argentina

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

Keywords: History; Development Economics; Economic Growth; Government Administration; Argentina

March 2003
Teaching Note

Bolivia: Globalization, Sovereignty, or Democracy?

By: Rafael M. Di Tella and Huw Pill

Teaching Note for (9-702-086). View Details

Keywords: Bolivia

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