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Transforming Korea Inc.: Financial Crisis and Institutional Reform, Teaching Note
Alfaro, Laura; Kim, ReneeTeaching Note HBS-708027-EEconomicsTeaching Note for 708007.Starting at €0.00
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Chronology of the Asian Financial Crisis
Alfaro, Laura; Di Tella, Rafael; Kim, ReneeCase HBS-708001-EFinanceIn July 1997, Thailand became the first Asian "tiger" economy to abandon its fixed exchange rate system in response to speculative attacks on its currency. Investors started to flee Asia, and the crisis rapidly spread to other countries. Central banks spent billions of dollars to try and defend their currencies, only to seek emergency bailouts from the International Monetary Fund. This case presents a chronology of events that unraveled during th...Starting at €8.20
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Transforming Korea Inc.: Financial Crisis and Institutional Reform
Alfaro, Laura; Kim, ReneeCase HBS-708007-EEconomicsSouth Korea, as one of the Asian "tiger" economies, transformed itself into the world's 11th largest economy and major exporter by 1996, emerging from being one of the lowest income countries in the region back in the 1960s. Yet one year later in 1997, Korea was swept up in the Asian financial crisis and sought a record $58 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund. The crisis exposed fundamental weaknesses in the Korean economy, from ...Starting at €8.20