by Eric Werker - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Aug 2007
Op-Ed

Company Town: Fixing Corrupt Governments

consider becoming candidates. This is not a call for privatization of services (like trash pickup), which is already widespread. Instead, it's a suggestion that the job of mayor itself be awarded by voters to a private firm. Unlike other... View Details

Keywords: by Eric Werker

Research Summary

Male Circumcision and HIV/AIDS: The Macroeconomic Effects of a Health Crises (with Eric Werker and Brian Wendell)

Theories abound on the possible impact of AIDS on economic growth and savings in Africa; yet there have been surprisingly few empirical studies to test the mixed theoretical predictions. In this paper, we examine the impact of the AIDS epidemic on African nations... View Details

01 Jun 2007
News

KPMG for Mayor!

management, from anywhere in the world, and to remunerate them as the job requires. — Eric Werker is an HBS assistant professor. Reprinted by permission of Forbes magazine. ©... View Details

Keywords: Eric Werker; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

Profile

Eric Sonnier

to launch a business, Eric has already started a company with fellow MBA candidate Broderick McClinton, called Equity Endeavor, LLC. “We’re focused on spurring local economies by creating more efficient... View Details

31 Jul 2013
Working Paper Summaries

Learning from Double-Digit Growth Experiences

Keywords: by Eric D. Werker

01 Oct 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Who Runs the International System? Power and the Staffing of the United Nations Secretariat

Keywords: by Paul Novosad & Eric Werker

Profile

Eric Chavez

those who either don’t have one or need stronger advocacy.” By combining his engineering and business education, he wants to influence how business affects underrepresented communities, animals and the environment. But to move ahead,... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy; Tech

01 Mar 2010
News

Eric Schiffer

Schiffer Illustration by Daniel Vasconcellos Founded in 1982, 99¢ Only Stores is the oldest single-price retail chain in the country, with 273 locations in California, Texas, Arizona, and Nevada offering a mix of food, beverage, and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

10 Aug 2012
Working Paper Summaries

Unobserved State Fragility and the Political Transfer Problem

Keywords: by Faisal Z. Ahmed & Eric Werker

Portrait Project

Eric Adamson

Homo Sapiens, the Anthropocene, Humanity: there is darkness within us. In my comfortable Californian childhood, I learned about distant injustices and atrocities. It felt unfair that I would grow up so softly in such a harsh world. So, after university, I dove in: I... View Details

20 Apr 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Corporate Misgovernance at the World Bank

Keywords: by Ashwin Kaja & Eric Werker

Eric Boutin

AI. Prior to dRx, Eric was Founder and CEO of Evolve, an AI-powered consumer tech company, which was acquired by HubSpot (NYSE: HUBS). He was Founder and CEO of Good Start Genetics, a reproductive health and... View Details

Keywords: Healthcare

21 Feb 2013
Working Paper Summaries

Developing the Guts of a GUT (Grand Unified Theory): Elite Commitment and Inclusive Growth

Keywords: by Lant Pritchett & Eric D. Werker

02 May 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Profits and Economic Development

Keywords: by Dan Schwab & Eric Werker

Eric J. Van den Steen

Eric Van den Steen is a Professor of Business Administration at HBS, where he teaches strategy. He holds the Roy Little chair, established in honor of the founder of Textron.

Professor Van den Steen's research studies the fundamentals of strategy and... View Details

16 Jan 2008
Working Paper Summaries

The Political Economy of “Natural” Disasters

Keywords: by Charles Cohen & Eric D. Werker

24 Jul 2013
Op-Ed

Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In

fund them in advance, there's trouble ahead. They will soon pay higher interest rates on their municipal bonds and ultimately may face a financial crisis like the current one in Detroit. That's not what the doctor ordered. The Long View View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber, Robert C. Pozen, Eric D. Werker & Benjamin Kennedy; Auto

August 2020
Case

Zoom Video Communications: Eric Yuan's Leadership During COVID-19

By: Scott Duke Kominers, Christopher Stanton, Andy Wu and George Gonzalez

In the first half of 2020, worldwide lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic brought explosive growth to the Zoom Video Communications platform, as people replaced in-person work and social events with videoconferencing. Months into the pandemic, CEO Eric Yuan... View Details