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- December 2016 (Revised January 2017)
- Supplement
Colombia: the National System for Competitiveness and Innovation
By: Laura Alfaro and Haviland Sheldahl-Thomason
- November 2016 (Revised March 2018)
- Case
Brexit
By: Laura Alfaro, Jesse Schreger and Haviland Sheldahl-Thomason
After more than 40 years of membership in the European Union, the United Kingdom voted via referendum to separate from the EU on June 23, 2016. Following the surprise verdict (termed Brexit), a political upheaval followed, with many ministers, including Prime Minister...
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- 2016
- Other Article
Multinational Firms, Value Chains, and Vertical Integration
By: Laura Alfaro
Alfaro, Laura. "Multinational Firms, Value Chains, and Vertical Integration." NBER Reporter, no. 3 (2016). (Research Summary.)
- August 2016
- Teaching Note
Naranya: Created in Mexico
By: Laura Alfaro, Christian Ketels, Haviland Sheldahl-Thomason and Marcela Merino Dominguez
- July 2016
- Article
Do Prices Determine Vertical Integration?
By: Laura Alfaro, Paola Conconi, Harald Fadinger and Andrew F. Newman
What is the relationship between product prices and vertical integration? While the literature has focused on how integration affects prices, this paper provides evidence that prices can affect integration. Many theories in organizational economics and industrial...
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Alfaro, Laura, Paola Conconi, Harald Fadinger, and Andrew F. Newman. "Do Prices Determine Vertical Integration?" Review of Economic Studies 83, no. 3 (July 2016): 855–888. (Also NBER Working Paper 16118.)
- 2019
- Working Paper
Fiscal Rules and Sovereign Default
By: Laura Alfaro and Fabio Kanczuk
Recurrent concerns over debt sustainability in emerging and developed nations have prompted renewed debate on the role of fiscal rules. Their optimality, however, remains unclear. We provide a quantitative analysis of fiscal rules in a standard model of sovereign debt...
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Alfaro, Laura, and Fabio Kanczuk. "Fiscal Rules and Sovereign Default." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-134, June 2016. (Also NBER Working Paper w23370. Revised January 2019.)
- 2016
- Conference Paper
Argentina's Challenging Path to More Open Markets
By: Laura Alfaro, Guillermo Calvo, Alberto Carrasquilla, Pedro Carvalho de Mello, Roque Benjamin Fernandez, Pablo Guidotti, Guillermo Perry, Enrique Mendoza, Liliana Rojas-Suarez and Ernesto Talvi
Alfaro, Laura, Guillermo Calvo, Alberto Carrasquilla, Pedro Carvalho de Mello, Roque Benjamin Fernandez, Pablo Guidotti, Guillermo Perry, Enrique Mendoza, Liliana Rojas-Suarez, and Ernesto Talvi. "Argentina's Challenging Path to More Open Markets." Comité Latinoamericano de Asuntos Financieros (CLAAF) Statement, No. 35, April 2016. (See CLAAF’s website for previous statements.)
- February 2016 (Revised April 2020)
- Case
Naranya: Created in Mexico
By: Laura Alfaro, Christian Ketels, Marcela Merino Dominguez and Haviland Sheldahl-Thomason
Alfaro, Laura, Christian Ketels, Marcela Merino Dominguez, and Haviland Sheldahl-Thomason. "Naranya: Created in Mexico." Harvard Business School Case 716-062, February 2016. (Revised April 2020.)
- December 11, 2015
- Article
Latin America: Back to the Eighties or New Challenges?: [América Latina: ¿De vuelta a los ochenta o nuevos desafíos?]
By: Laura Alfaro
Alfaro, Laura. "Latin America: Back to the Eighties or New Challenges? [América Latina: ¿De vuelta a los ochenta o nuevos desafíos?]." La Nación (Costa Rica) (December 11, 2015).
- November 14, 2015
- Other Article
Make or Buy Decisions Over Upstream and Downstream Inputs: An Investigation of Firm Boundaries Along Value Chains
By: Laura Alfaro, Pol Antràs, Davin Chor and Paola Conconi
Alfaro, Laura, Pol Antràs, Davin Chor, and Paola Conconi. "Make or Buy Decisions Over Upstream and Downstream Inputs: An Investigation of Firm Boundaries Along Value Chains." Vox, CEPR Policy Portal (November 14, 2015).
- 2015
- Conference Paper
Latin America: Back to the 1980s or Heading for Rebound?
By: Laura Alfaro, Guillermo Calvo, Pedro Carvalho de Mello, Roque Benjamin Fernandez, Pablo Guidotti, Enrique Mendoza, Guillermo Perry, Carmen Reinhart, Liliana Rojas-Suarez and Ernesto Talvi
Alfaro, Laura, Guillermo Calvo, Pedro Carvalho de Mello, Roque Benjamin Fernandez, Pablo Guidotti, Enrique Mendoza, Guillermo Perry, Carmen Reinhart, Liliana Rojas-Suarez, and Ernesto Talvi. "Latin America: Back to the 1980s or Heading for Rebound?" Comité Latinoamericano de Asuntos Financieros (CLAAF) Statement, No. 34, November 2015. (See CLAAF’s website for previous statements.)
- July 12, 2015
- Article
Analysis Law 1881 [Desvestir un Santo para Vestir Otro: Ley 1881]
By: Laura Alfaro
Alfaro, Laura. "Analysis Law 1881 [Desvestir un Santo para Vestir Otro: Ley 1881]." La Nación (Costa Rica) (July 12, 2015).
- July 2, 2015
- Editorial
The Future of the Greek Economy
Alfaro, Laura, Dante Roscini, and George Serafeim. "The Future of the Greek Economy." Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (July 2, 2015).
- May 2015
- Teaching Note
The United Kingdom and the Means to Prosperity
By: Laura Alfaro, Lakshmi Iyer and Hilary White
After struggling through the country's longest recession since 2008, the U.K. was expected to grow faster than any other G7 nation in 2014. Analysts wondered whether the return to growth was because, or in spite of, Prime Minister David Cameron's controversial £113...
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Keywords:
United Kingdom;
Austerity;
Fiscal Deficits;
Fiscal Policy;
Keynesian Multiplier;
Government;
Government Policy;
Recessions;
Depression;
Inequality;
Government Intervention In The Markets;
Stagnation;
Public Finance;
Economics;
Macroeconomics;
Government Administration;
Business and Government Relations;
Economic Growth;
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Public Sector;
Economy;
Financial Crisis;
Taxation;
Government and Politics;
United Kingdom
- 2015
- Working Paper
Multinational Activity and Information and Communication Technology
By: Laura Alfaro and Maggie Chen
Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie Chen. "Multinational Activity and Information and Communication Technology." Working Paper, May 2015. (Background note prepared for the 2016 World Development Report: Internet for Development.)
- April 26, 2015
- Article
América Latina al final de la bonanza económica [Latin America at the End of the Economic Bonanza]
By: Laura Alfaro
Alfaro, Laura. "América Latina al final de la bonanza económica [Latin America at the End of the Economic Bonanza]." La Nación (Costa Rica) (April 26, 2015).
- April 2015
- Tutorial
Introduction to International Macroeconomics
By: Laura Alfaro and Elizabeth A. Meyer
This tutorial is a web-based, interactive program which will provide students with an introduction to the basic principles of macroeconomics and international macroeconomics.
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- April 2015 (Revised January 2020)
- Case
Japan's Missing Arrow?
By: Laura Alfaro and Hilary White
In late December 2014, Shinzo Abe was elected to another term as the prime minister of Japan. His re-election was largely interpreted as a vote of confidence for his economics policies, collectively referred to as "Abenomics." Comprised of three "arrows," including...
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Keywords:
Currency;
Bonds;
Government Bonds;
Government Debt;
Public Finance;
Quantitative Easing;
Stimulus;
Fiscal Policy;
Fiscal Deficits;
Debt Management;
Debt Reduction;
Abenomics;
Exchange Rate;
Exports;
Reform;
Economics;
Macroeconomics;
Policy;
Government Legislation;
Government and Politics;
Asia;
Japan
Alfaro, Laura, and Hilary White. "Japan's Missing Arrow?" Harvard Business School Case 715-050, April 2015. (Revised January 2020.)
- 2017
- Working Paper
Internalizing Global Value Chains: A Firm-Level Analysis
By: Laura Alfaro, Pol Antràs, Davin Chor and Paola Conconi
In recent decades, advances in information and communication technology and falling trade barriers have led firms to retain within their boundaries and in their domestic economies only a subset of their production stages. A key decision facing firms worldwide is the...
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Keywords:
Global Value Chains;
Sequential Production;
Incomplete Contracts;
Demand and Consumers;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Globalization
Alfaro, Laura, Pol Antràs, Davin Chor, and Paola Conconi. "Internalizing Global Value Chains: A Firm-Level Analysis." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-028, September 2015. (Updated October 2017. See Online Appendix. Also NBER Working Paper 21582. Forthcoming in the Journal of Political Economy.)
- April 2015
- Teaching Note
International Macroeconomics — An Online Tutorial
By: Laura Alfaro and Elizabeth A. Meyer
This is the Teaching Note to accompany "International Macroeconomics", HBS Tutorial 715-702.
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