Laura Alfaro
- Title
- Associate Professor of Business Administration
- lalfaro@hbs.edu
- Telephone
- 617-495-7981
- Fax
- 617-496-5985
- Department
- School
- Harvard Business School
- Regions of Interest
- Central America, Southern Cone
- Countries of Interest
- Costa Rica, Chile, Brazil
- Areas of Expertise
- Administration, Business
- Mailing Address
- Harvard Business School Morgan Hall, Rm 263 15 Harvard Way Boston MA 02163
- Office Location
- Morgan Hall, Rm 263
- Research Interest
- International economics, international capita flows, foreign direct investment, sovereign debt, capital controls, political economy.
- Web Page
- http://pine.hbs.edu/external/facPersonalShow.do?pid=6629
- Courses
- Business Government and the International Economy (BGIE); Making Markets Work (MMW)
- Publications
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Articles
“Why Doesn’t Capital Flow from Rich to Poor Countries? An Empirical Investigation,” with Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, and Vadym Volosovych, The Review of Economics and Statistics, forthcoming.
“Capital Flows and Capital Goods,” with Eliza Hammel, Journal of International Economics 72, no. 1 (2007): 128-150.
Book Chapters
“Capital Flows in a Globalized World: The Role of Policies and Institutions,” with Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, and Vadym Volosovych, in Sebastian Edwards, editor, Capital Controls and Capital Flows in Emerging Economies: Policies, Practices and Consequences. University of Chicago Press , 2007 (also NBER Working Paper 11696).
Harvard Business School Cases
“Creditor Activism in Sovereign Debt: “Vulture” Tactics or Market Backbone?” With Ingrid Vogel. Harvard Business School Case No. N9-706-057 (2007).