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Liberia, Teaching Note
Werker, Eric; Cornell, IanTeaching Note HBS-713001-EEconomicsTeaching Note for 712011. From 1989 to 2003 civil war raged in Liberia, causing GDP per capita to drop an unprecedented 90% from peak to trough. The roots of Liberia's conflict and economic decline are complex and intertwined, resting on over a century of discriminatory elite rule and twisted by ethnic politics during a military dictatorship. By late 2011, eight years of post-conflict government have restored basic order, re-opened the country to...Starting at €0.00
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Angola and the Resource Curse, Teaching Note
Musacchio, Aldo; Werker, Eric; Cornell, IanTeaching Note HBS-713002-EEconomicsTeaching Note for 711016Starting at €0.00
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Ayala Corporation & the Philippines: Asset Allocation in a Growing Economy (A)
Werker, Eric; Mandviwala, Yasmin; Motte-Munoz, Henry; Wit, ArthurCase HBS-713093-EEconomicsWhile the Philippines are located in the vicinity of many of the "Asian Tigers," its development has followed a unique path. The country suffered for years under a dictatorial political regime and protectionist economic policies. Remittances were the largest source of hard currency and the industrial sector was marked by significant concentration and rent seeking. Recent economic reforms have shaken up many sectors of the economy and stimulated r...Starting at €8.20
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Ayala Corporation & the Philippines: Asset Allocation in a Growing Economy (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Werker, EricTeaching Note HBS-714013-EEconomicsTeaching Note for 713093 and 713094.Starting at €0.00
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Rio Tinto and Mining in Mongolia: The Oyu Tolgoi Deposit, Teaching Note
Werker, EricTeaching Note HBS-715031-EEconomicsTeaching note for 714018.Starting at €0.00
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Aid, Debt Relief, and Trade: An Agenda for Fighting World Poverty (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Alfaro, Laura; Werker, Eric; Kim, ReneeTeaching Note HBS-707049-EEconomicsTeaching note to (707-029) and (707-040). An abstract is not available for this product.Starting at €0.00
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Foreign Direct Investment and South Africa, Teaching Note
Werker, EricTeaching Note HBS-708015-EEconomicsTeaching Note to 707019.Starting at €0.00
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The Kaesong Industrial Complex (A)
Roscini, Dante; Werker, Eric; Yeo, Han-kooCase HBS-710022-EEconomicsStarting at €8.20
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The Kaesong Industrial Complex (B)
Roscini, Dante; Werker, Eric; Yeo, Han-kooCase HBS-710023-EEconomicsStarting at €5.74
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Hermitage's Russian Quandary (A)
Werker, Eric; Fisman, Raymond; Weber, LaurenCase HBS-711054-EEconomicsThis case was co-authored with Columbia Business School. In June 2007, the offices of Russian hedge fund Hermitage Capital were raided by Moscow police; in the months that followed, Hermitage founder Bill Browder found himself banned from Russia and fending off efforts to expropriate the fund's Russian assets. This case describes the challenges faced by Hermitage in responding to these threats, and more broadly discusses the perils of doing busin...Starting at €8.20