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- 2006
- Chapter
The International Rubber Market, 1870-1930
By: Zephyr Frank and Aldo Musacchio
Keywords: Rubber Industry
Frank, Zephyr, and Aldo Musacchio. "The International Rubber Market, 1870-1930." Chap. 10 in From Silver to Cocaine: Latin American Commodity Chains and the Building of the World Economy, 1500-2000, edited by Steven Topik, Carlos Marichal, and Zephyr Frank, 271–299. Durham: Duke University Press, 2006.
- 12 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 12
Martínez-Fritscher and Aldo Musacchio Abstract There is a large amount of literature that aims to explain what determines country risk (defined as the difference between the yield of a sovereign's bonds and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- June 2010 (Revised July 2012)
- Supplement
Dubai: Debt, Development, and Crisis (C)
By: Aldo Musacchio, Andrew Christopher Goodman and Claire K. Qureshi
On November 25, 2009, the city state of Dubai stunned markets by announcing that Dubai World, its flagship state holding company, would seek a six month "standstill" on at least $4 billion U.S. dollars of its $26 billion in debt obligations. This case describes Dubai's... View Details
Keywords: Finance; Investment; Emerging Markets; Trade; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Development Economics; Financial Crisis; State Ownership; Sovereign Finance; Business Strategy; Dubai
Musacchio, Aldo, Andrew Christopher Goodman, and Claire K. Qureshi. "Dubai: Debt, Development, and Crisis (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 710-071, June 2010. (Revised July 2012.)
- April 2012 (Revised March 2013)
- Module Note
State Capitalism and State-Owned Enterprise Reform
By: Aldo Musacchio
The note examines state capitalism in the twenty-first century. It introduces a series of topics and cases related to state capitalism, such as the debate about the causes of inefficiency in state owned enterprises, possible ways of turning them around, as well as a... View Details
Keywords: State Capitalism; State-owned Enterprises; Business Government Relations; Political Economy; Turnarounds; Economic Systems; State Ownership; Business and Government Relations
Musacchio, Aldo. "State Capitalism and State-Owned Enterprise Reform." Harvard Business School Module Note 712-028, April 2012. (Revised March 2013.)
- September 2011
- Case
Veracity Worldwide: Evaluating FCPA-Related Risks in West Africa
By: Aldo Musacchio
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Business and Government Relations; Crime and Corruption; Emerging Markets; Africa
Musacchio, Aldo. "Veracity Worldwide: Evaluating FCPA-Related Risks in West Africa." Harvard Business School Case 712-010, September 2011.
- April 2009
- Article
Drawing Links Between Corporate Governance and Networks: Bankers in the Corporate Networks of Brazil, Mexico, and The United States Circa 1910
By: Aldo Musacchio
Musacchio, Aldo. "Drawing Links Between Corporate Governance and Networks: Bankers in the Corporate Networks of Brazil, Mexico, and The United States Circa 1910." Entreprises D'Amerique Latine Entreprises et histoire 54, no. 1 (April 2009): 16–36.
- 2008
- Working Paper
Laws vs. Contracts: Legal Origins, Shareholder Protections, and Ownership Concentration in Brazil, 1890–1950
By: Aldo Musacchio
The early development of large multidivisional corporations in Latin America required much more than capable managers, new technologies, and large markets. Behind such corporations was a market for capital in which entrepreneurs had to attract investors to buy either... View Details
Keywords: Voting; Entrepreneurship; Investment; Governance Controls; Contracts; Laws and Statutes; Ownership Stake; Brazil
Musacchio, Aldo. "Laws vs. Contracts: Legal Origins, Shareholder Protections, and Ownership Concentration in Brazil, 1890–1950." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-053, January 2008.
- 2006
- Working Paper
Corporate Governance and Networks: Bankers in the Corporate Networks of Brazil, Mexico, and the United States circa 1910
By: Aldo Musacchio
Musacchio, Aldo. "Corporate Governance and Networks: Bankers in the Corporate Networks of Brazil, Mexico, and the United States circa 1910." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-008, July 2006.
- 02 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 2
workday events can make or break employees' inner work lives. But it's forward momentum in meaningful work—progress that creates the best inner work lives. Through rigorous analysis of nearly 12,000 diary entries provided by 238 employees... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 14
today's companies face. I show that organizations thrive, or fail to thrive, based on how well the small groups within those organizations work. In most organizations, the work that produces value for customers is carried out by teams,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 2011
- Working Paper
What Do Development Banks Do? Evidence from Brazil, 2002-2009
By: Sergio G. Lazzarini, Aldo Musacchio, Rodrigo Bandeira-de-Mello and Rosilene Marcon
While some authors view development banks as an important tool to alleviate capital constraints in scarce credit markets and unlock productive investments, others see those banks as conduits of cheap loans to politically connected firms that could obtain capital... View Details
Keywords: Cost of Capital; Credit; Equity; Banks and Banking; Financing and Loans; Investment; Government and Politics; Data and Data Sets; Resource Allocation; Markets; Performance; Banking Industry; Brazil
Lazzarini, Sergio G., Aldo Musacchio, Rodrigo Bandeira-de-Mello, and Rosilene Marcon. "What Do Development Banks Do? Evidence from Brazil, 2002-2009." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-047, December 2011.
- March 2013
- Teaching Note
Vale: Global Expansion in the Challenging World of Mining (TN) (A) and (B)
By: Tarun Khanna and Aldo Musacchio
- 2013
- Working Paper
These Are the Good Old Days: Foreign Entry and the Mexican Banking System
By: Stephen Haber and Aldo Musacchio
In 1997, the Mexican government reversed long-standing policies and allowed foreign banks to purchase Mexico's largest commercial banks and relaxed restrictions on the founding of new, foreign-owned banks. The result has been a dramatic shift in the ownership structure... View Details
Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Balance and Stability; Foreign Direct Investment; Banks and Banking; Society; Economics; Banking Industry; Mexico
Haber, Stephen, and Aldo Musacchio. "These Are the Good Old Days: Foreign Entry and the Mexican Banking System." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 13-062, January 2013. (NBER Working Paper Series, No. 18713, January 2013.)
- April 2006 (Revised December 2006)
- Case
The Barber of Buenos Aires: Argentina's Debt Renegotiation
By: Noel Maurer and Aldo Musacchio
Tells the story of Argentina's aggressive strategy for renegotiating its sovereign debt from 2003 to 2005. Most creditors accepted the offer to swap their debt for new securities worth 35 cents on the dollar, with no recognition of all past-due interest. Many holdouts,... View Details
Keywords: Private Sector; Borrowing and Debt; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; International Finance; Foreign Direct Investment; Sovereign Finance; Government and Politics; Negotiation Tactics; Outcome or Result; Situation or Environment; Argentina
Maurer, Noel, and Aldo Musacchio. "The Barber of Buenos Aires: Argentina's Debt Renegotiation." Harvard Business School Case 706-034, April 2006. (Revised December 2006.)
- 2004
- Working Paper
Foreign Banks and the Mexican Economy, 1997-2004
By: Stephen Haber and Aldo Musacchio
Haber, Stephen, and Aldo Musacchio. "Foreign Banks and the Mexican Economy, 1997-2004." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 05-025, October 2004.
- 2004
- Working Paper
Organizational Choice in a French Civil Law Underdeveloped Economy: Partnerships, Corporations and the Chartering of Business in Mexico, 1886-1910
By: Aurora Gómez-Galvarriato and Aldo Musacchio
Gómez-Galvarriato, Aurora, and Aldo Musacchio. "Organizational Choice in a French Civil Law Underdeveloped Economy: Partnerships, Corporations and the Chartering of Business in Mexico, 1886-1910." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 05-024, October 2004.
- September 2011 (Revised January 2012)
- Case
Silver Lake and Private Equity in Brazil: Carnaval or Calamity?
By: Aldo Musacchio and Stephen J. Goldstein
Musacchio, Aldo, and Stephen J. Goldstein. "Silver Lake and Private Equity in Brazil: Carnaval or Calamity?" Harvard Business School Case 712-004, September 2011. (Revised January 2012.)
- May 2013
- Case
Education in Brazil: Waiting for a Revolution
By: Aldo Musacchio and Alejandra Meraz Velasco
This case describes the situation of the education system in Brazil circa 2012. The case discusses first some of the problems of the Brazilian education system. Then, the case summarizes the findings of a recent study of high performing schools in Brazil and outlines... View Details