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- November 2005 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
Nestle's Milk District Model: Economic Development for a Value-Added Food Chain and Improved Nutrition
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Kerry Herman
Nestle is the largest milk firm in the world. For over a century, it has developed a milk model procurement program that improved the well-being of the small-scale farmer and the ultimate consumer. Can it partner with other firms and institutions to make even greater...
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Keywords:
Development Economics;
Value Creation;
Programs;
Partners and Partnerships;
Food and Beverage Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., and Kerry Herman. "Nestle's Milk District Model: Economic Development for a Value-Added Food Chain and Improved Nutrition." Harvard Business School Case 906-406, November 2005. (Revised March 2006.)
- August 2005 (Revised March 2024)
- Background Note
Spotting Institutional Voids in Emerging Markets
By: Tarun Khanna and Krishna Palepu
With the demise of communism, many countries in the world are striving to build their economic activity around markets and to participate in free trade arrangements, such as the World Trade Organization (WTO), European Union (EU), and North American Free Trade...
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Keywords:
Emerging Markets
Khanna, Tarun, and Krishna Palepu. "Spotting Institutional Voids in Emerging Markets." Harvard Business School Background Note 106-014, August 2005. (Revised March 2024.)
- July 2005 (Revised December 2006)
- Case
Japan: Deficits, Demography, and Deflation
By 2005, Japan's debt had risen to 163% of GDP. For more than a decade, the government had run huge deficits, trying unsuccessfully to stimulate economic growth. Interest rates, meanwhile, had been zero for years. But with slow growth and banks in crisis, nothing had...
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Keywords:
Economy;
Economic Growth;
Demographics;
Financial Condition;
Inflation and Deflation;
Banks and Banking;
Borrowing and Debt;
Macroeconomics;
Policy;
Government and Politics;
Welfare;
Health Care and Treatment;
Japan
Vietor, Richard H.K. "Japan: Deficits, Demography, and Deflation." Harvard Business School Case 706-004, July 2005. (Revised December 2006.)
- Jul 2005 - 2005
- Conference Presentation
Implementing Public Sector Reforms: The Role of Institutional Entrepreneurs
By: Julie Battilana
- July/September 2005
- Article
Le consensus de Paris: la France et les règles de la finance mondiale
By: Rawi Abdelal
This article is about the institutional foundations of the globalization of finance. These institutional foundations are both informal and formal. Until the 1980s the formal rules of the international financial architecture – most consequentially in the European Union...
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Abdelal, Rawi. "Le consensus de Paris: la France et les règles de la finance mondiale." Critique internationale, no. 28 (July/September 2005): 87–115.
- March 2005 (Revised June 2005)
- Case
Capital Controls in Chile in the 1990s (B)
By: Laura Alfaro, Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Governance Controls;
Financial Crisis;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Currency Exchange Rate;
Inflation and Deflation;
Demand and Consumers;
Interest Rates;
Capital;
System;
Central Banking;
Chile
Alfaro, Laura, Rafael M. Di Tella, and Ingrid Vogel. "Capital Controls in Chile in the 1990s (B)." Harvard Business School Case 705-032, March 2005. (Revised June 2005.)
- January 2005
- Case
Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (E) - CME Returns
By: Mihir A. Desai and Kathleen Luchs
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Financial Institutions;
Ownership Stake;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Corporate Governance;
Fairness;
Rights
Desai, Mihir A., and Kathleen Luchs. "Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (E) - CME Returns." Harvard Business School Case 205-069, January 2005.
- December 2004
- Case
Money and Banking in America
By: Nancy F. Koehn and Stephen A. Mihm
Provides a concise overview of the critical role that money and the nation's banking system have played in the development of the U.S. economy. Tells the story of money and banking in the United States, from the earliest settlements in the colonial era through the 20th...
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Koehn, Nancy F., and Stephen A. Mihm. "Money and Banking in America." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 805-088, December 2004.
- October 2004 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
Spain: Straddling the Atlantic
By: Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel
Provides a broad overview of economic and political developments in Spain from the 1940s to the present day. Examines the emergence of Spain from the Franco dictatorship and its convergence into a vibrant democracy, as reflected in the surprising election results of...
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Di Tella, Rafael M., and Ingrid Vogel. "Spain: Straddling the Atlantic." Harvard Business School Case 705-006, October 2004. (Revised February 2007.)
- September 2004 (Revised May 2006)
- Case
Bohemian Crowns: Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka (A)
By: Rawi E. Abdelal, Vincent Dessain and Monika Stachowiak
Tells the story of the Czech transition from a centrally planned to a free market economy, describing the first economic reforms, the fixed-exchange rate regime, and the voucher privatization. Also explains why, in the middle of the 1990s, the Czech Republic...
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Keywords:
History;
Currency Exchange Rate;
Credit;
Government Administration;
Decisions;
Economic Systems;
Expansion;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Banks and Banking;
Banking Industry;
Czech Republic
Abdelal, Rawi E., Vincent Dessain, and Monika Stachowiak. "Bohemian Crowns: Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka (A)." Harvard Business School Case 705-007, September 2004. (Revised May 2006.)
- May 2004 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
Turkey: Securing Stability in a Rough Neighborhood
By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Emily Thompson
After suffering years of volatility and crises, Turkey desperately sought macroeconomic and political stability in an ever-worsening region of the world. In the short term, Turkey had to repay its debt, which amounted to more than 80% of GDP. By January 2004, Turkey...
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Keywords:
Public Sector;
Inflation and Deflation;
Macroeconomics;
Borrowing and Debt;
Banks and Banking;
International Finance;
Privatization;
Religion;
Turkey;
European Union
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Emily Thompson. "Turkey: Securing Stability in a Rough Neighborhood." Harvard Business School Case 704-045, May 2004. (Revised November 2005.)
- 2004
- Working Paper
Regulation and Reaction: The Other Side of Free Banking in Antebellum New York
By: David A. Moss and Sarah Brennan
Free banking, which first appeared in the United States in the late 1830s, comprised two essential features: general incorporation for banks and rigorous security requirements for note issue. Because the general incorporation feature is what allowed free entry, it has...
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- February 2004
- Case
Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (A)
By: Mihir A. Desai, Alberto Moel and Kathleen Luchs
This case examines how insiders can expropriate value from shareholders in emerging markets when property rights are ill-defined. As such, it provides a platform for considering how institutions and legal rules impact financing patterns and economic outcomes. CME,...
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Fairness;
Financial Institutions;
Corporate Governance;
Rights;
Ownership Stake
Desai, Mihir A., Alberto Moel, and Kathleen Luchs. "Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (A)." Harvard Business School Case 204-118, February 2004.
- February 2004
- Case
Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (B1)-CME Negotiates
By: Mihir A. Desai, Alberto Moel and Kathleen Luchs
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Fairness;
Financial Institutions;
Corporate Governance;
Rights;
Ownership Stake
Desai, Mihir A., Alberto Moel, and Kathleen Luchs. "Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (B1)-CME Negotiates." Harvard Business School Case 204-119, February 2004.
- February 2004
- Case
Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (B2)-SBS Negotiates
By: Mihir A. Desai, Alberto Moel and Kathleen Luchs
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Fairness;
Financial Institutions;
Corporate Governance;
Rights;
Ownership Stake
Desai, Mihir A., Alberto Moel, and Kathleen Luchs. "Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (B2)-SBS Negotiates." Harvard Business School Case 204-120, February 2004.
- February 2004
- Case
Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (B3)-Zelezny Negotiates
By: Mihir A. Desai, Alberto Moel and Kathleen Luchs
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Fairness;
Financial Institutions;
Corporate Governance;
Rights;
Ownership Stake
Desai, Mihir A., Alberto Moel, and Kathleen Luchs. "Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (B3)-Zelezny Negotiates." Harvard Business School Case 204-121, February 2004.
- February 2004
- Case
Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (C)-The Struggle for Control
By: Mihir A. Desai, Alberto Moel and Kathleen Luchs
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Fairness;
Financial Institutions;
Corporate Governance;
Rights;
Ownership Stake
Desai, Mihir A., Alberto Moel, and Kathleen Luchs. "Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (C)-The Struggle for Control." Harvard Business School Case 204-122, February 2004.
- February 2004
- Case
Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (D)-Resolution
By: Mihir A. Desai, Alberto Moel and Kathleen Luchs
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Fairness;
Financial Institutions;
Corporate Governance;
Rights;
Ownership Stake
Desai, Mihir A., Alberto Moel, and Kathleen Luchs. "Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (D)-Resolution." Harvard Business School Case 204-129, February 2004.
- January 2004
- Case
Macroeconomic Policy and the State of the U.S. Economy, 2003
By: David A. Moss
Based on excerpts from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on July 16, 2003, as well as economic data that were available to Chairman Greenspan at the time. Taken together, the text...
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- January 2004 (Revised August 2004)
- Supplement
Innovation at the Treasury: Treasury Inflation-Protection Securities (B)
By: Kenneth A. Froot, Peter A. Hecht and Christopher Edward James Payton
In 1997, the U.S. Treasury was deciding whether to proceed with a proposal to issue inflation-indexed bonds. This case explores the challenges facing innovation in the financial markets as the Treasury tries to determine whether to introduce Treasury...
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Keywords:
Inflation;
Innovation;
Federal Government;
Securities;
Financial Instruments;
Inflation and Deflation;
Financial Markets;
Government and Politics;
Financial Institutions;
Innovation and Invention;
United States
Froot, Kenneth A., Peter A. Hecht, and Christopher Edward James Payton. "Innovation at the Treasury: Treasury Inflation-Protection Securities (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 204-113, January 2004. (Revised August 2004.)