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Barack Obama and the Bush Tax Cuts (A), Teaching Note
Weinzierl, Matthew C.; Werker, EricNota del Instructor HBS-709049-EEconomíaTeaching Note for 709037.Desde 0,00 €
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Hermitage's Russian Quandary (B)
Werker, Eric; Fisman, Raymond; Weber, LaurenCaso HBS-711055-EEconomíaThis supplement was co-authored with Columbia Business School. Supplements the (A) case.Desde 5,74 €
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Tax Havens
Werker, Eric; Berardi, Sebastian; Elia, Stelios; Muakkassa, Omar; Zumberge, JamesCaso HBS-714019-EEconomíaMultinational corporations and wealthy individuals often use so-called tax havens to establish subsidiaries or holding companies in order to rebalance profits across borders with the primary purpose of lowering their effective tax rate. This note describes the use of tax havens, the implications for the financial sector in tax havens, as well as the debate around the effect of tax havens on welfare in other jurisdictions.Desde 8,20 €
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Hermitage's Russian Quandary (A)
Werker, Eric; Fisman, Raymond; Weber, LaurenCaso HBS-711054-EEconomíaThis 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...Desde 8,20 €
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4M: Four-Markets Analysis for Emerging Economies
Werker, EricCaso HBS-713026-EEconomíaThis technical note describes a methodology for evaluating the political economy of business-government relations in an emerging or frontier economy. The note argues that there are not one but four markets in an emerging economy: the market of "rentiers" such as mining companies that earn profits by maximizing rents in the export sector, "powerbrokers" that use monopoly power and government relations in regulated industries to earn outsized profi...Desde 8,20 €
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The World Food Programme during the Global Food Crisis (A)
Mikes, Anette; Tufano, Peter; Werker, Eric; de Neve, Jan-EmmanuelCaso HBS-709024-EEconomíaRising food prices threatened an unprecedented number of people around the world with malnutrition or starvation in 2008. The new Executive Director of the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP)--the world's largest food relief agency-- must not only address this challenge but also must rethink the WFP's strategy in the rapidly-changing world of humanitarian assistance.Desde 8,20 €
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Aid, Debt Relief, and Trade: An Agenda for Fighting World Poverty (A)
Alfaro, Laura; Werker, Eric; Kim, ReneeCaso HBS-707029-EEconomíaAt the 2005 Group of Eight summit, world leaders agreed to relieve the world's poorest countries' debt burden and double aid to Africa by 2010. The announcement raised questions whether debt relief would really help the poor. By examining past aid trends and policies of multilateral institutions, such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, this case also questions whether aid can allow poor countries to break their vicious cycle o...Desde 8,20 €
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Foreign Direct Investment and South Africa (A)
Werker, EricCaso HBS-707019-EEconomíaIncoming and outgoing foreign direct investment in an environment of politics, geography, globalization, and history. Since the end of apartheid, South Africa had undertaken substantial economic reforms in order to attract more foreign direct investment, but it was slow in coming. At the same time, South African firms had become major players in sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. Collectively, these investment decisions could have a major long-run im...Desde 8,20 €
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Barack Obama and the Bush Tax Cuts (A)
Weinzierl, Matthew C.; Werker, EricCaso HBS-709037-EEconomíaAs his inauguration approached, President-elect Obama faced a financial sector meltdown, a costly bailout, and massive government deficits. With the economy in recession, interest rates near zero, and joblessness on the rise, Obama needed to decide whether, and how much, to use fiscal stimulus to resuscitate the economy. To help students understand Obama's options, the case reviews both the recent tax cuts under President George W. Bush, includin...Desde 8,20 €