Eric Werker

Harvard University - Business School (HBS)

Assistant Professor

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Boston, MA 02163

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1.

The Political Economy of Bilateral Foreign Aid

Harvard Business School BGIE Unit Working Paper No. 13-026
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 05 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 15 Sep 2012
Eric Werker
Harvard University - Business School (HBS)
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Profits and Economic Development

Harvard Business School BGIE Unit Working Paper No. 14-087
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 16 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 10 Apr 2014
Dan Schwab and Eric Werker
Boston University and Harvard University - Business School (HBS)
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Firm performance, rent, mark-up, competition, manufacturing, economic growth

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Developing the Guts of a GUT (Grand Unified Theory): Elite Commitment and Inclusive Growth

Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre (ESID) Working Paper No. 16/12
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 29 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 04 Mar 2015
Lant Pritchett and Eric Werker
Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and Harvard University - Business School (HBS)
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economic growth, elite commitment, inclusive growth

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The Costs of Favoritism: Is Politically-Driven Aid Less Effective?

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The Costs of Favoritism: Is Politically-Driven Aid Less Effective?

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 25 Mar 2010
Axel Dreher, Stephan Klasen, James Raymond Vreeland and Eric Werker
Heidelberg University, University of Goettingen (Göttingen) - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Princeton University - Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and Harvard University - Business School (HBS)
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World Bank, Aid Effectiveness, Political Influence, United Nations Security Council

The Costs of Favoritism: Is Politically-Driven Aid Less Effective?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4820
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 22 Mar 2010
Axel Dreher, Stephan Klasen, James Raymond Vreeland and Eric Werker
Heidelberg University, University of Goettingen (Göttingen) - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Yale University - Department of Political Science and Harvard University - Business School (HBS)
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World Bank, aid effectiveness, political influence, United Nations Security Council

The Costs of Favoritism: Is Politically-Driven Aid Less Effective?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2993
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 04 Apr 2010
Axel Dreher, Stephan Klasen, James Raymond Vreeland and Eric Werker
Heidelberg University, University of Goettingen (Göttingen) - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Yale University - Department of Political Science and Harvard University - Business School (HBS)
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World Bank, aid effectiveness, political influence, United Nations Security Council

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The Political Economy of 'Natural' Disasters

Harvard Business School Working Paper No. 08-040
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 16 Dec 2007 Last Revised: 10 Jan 2009
Charles Cohen and Eric Werker
Sankaty Advisors and Harvard University - Business School (HBS)
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Natural Disasters, Humanitarian Aid, Samaritan's Dilemma

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What Do Non-Governmental Organizations Do?

Journal of Economic Perspectives, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 16 Dec 2007
Eric Werker and Faisal Z Ahmed
Harvard University - Business School (HBS) and University of Chicago
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Do Voters Appreciate Responsive Governments? Evidence from Indian Disaster Relief

Harvard Business School Finance Working Paper No. 09-050
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 04 Oct 2008
Shawn Allen Cole, Andrew Healy and Eric Werker
Harvard Business School, Loyola Marymount University and Harvard University - Business School (HBS)
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Corporate Misgovernance at the World Bank

Harvard Business School BGIE Unit Working Paper No. 09-108
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 30 Mar 2009
Ashwin Kaja and Eric Werker
Harvard Law School and Harvard University - Business School (HBS)
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What Drives Successful Economic Diversification in Resource-Rich Countries?

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What Drives Successful Economic Diversification in Resource-Rich Countries?

Lashitew, A. A., Ross, M. L., & Werker, E. (2020). What drives successful economic diversification in resource-rich countries? The World Bank Research Observer. https://doi.org/10.1093/wbro/lkaa001
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 14 Jul 2020
Addisu Lashitew, Michael L. Ross and Eric Werker
McMaster University, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Department of Political Science and Harvard University - Business School (HBS)
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Diversification, resource curse, competitive capabilities, non-resource sectors, manufacturing, services

What Drives Successful Economic Diversification in Resource-Rich Countries?

ESID Working Paper No 139. Manchester: Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre, The University of Manchester, 2020
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 04 Sep 2020
Addisu Lashitew, Michael L. Ross and Eric Werker
McMaster University, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Department of Political Science and Harvard University - Business School (HBS)
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Diversification, resource curse, competitive capabilities, non-resource sectors, manufacturing, services

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Who Runs the International System? Nationality and Leadership in the United Nations Secretariat

Center for Global Development Working Paper No. 376
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 26 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 15 Nov 2017
Paul Novosad and Eric Werker
Dartmouth College and Harvard University - Business School (HBS)
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United Nations, international institutions

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Do Natural Resources Help or Hinder Development? Resource Abundance, Dependence, and the Role of Institutions

Resource and Energy Economics, Vol. 61, 2020
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 14 Jul 2020
Addisu Lashitew and Eric Werker
McMaster University and Harvard University - Business School (HBS)
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Resource curse; Resource abundance; Resource dependence; Development; Institutions

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Unobserved State Fragility and the Political Transfer Problem

Harvard Business School BGIE Unit Working Paper No. 13-009
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 27 Jul 2012
Faisal Ahmed and Eric Werker
Oxford University and Harvard University - Business School (HBS)
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Local Company Politics: A Proposal

Capitalism and Society, Vol. 2, Issue 1, Article 4, 2007
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 24 Jan 2013
Raymond J. Fisman and Eric Werker
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and Harvard University - Business School (HBS)
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Liberia

Harvard Business School BGIE Unit Case No. 712-011
Posted: 18 Apr 2012
Eric Werker and Jasmina Beganovic
Harvard University - Business School (HBS) and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)

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Hermitage's Russian Quandary (A)

Harvard Business School BGIE Unit Case No. 711-054
Posted: 13 Mar 2012
Eric Werker, Raymond J. Fisman and Lauren Weber
Harvard University - Business School (HBS), National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and Wall Street Journal

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Hermitage's Russian Quandary (B)

Harvard Business School BGIE Unit Case No. 711-055
Posted: 13 Mar 2012
Eric Werker, Raymond J. Fisman and Lauren Weber
Harvard University - Business School (HBS), National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and Wall Street Journal

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How Much is a Seat on the Security Council Worth? Foreign Aid and Bribery at the United Nations

Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 114, pp. 905-930, October 2006
Posted: 01 Nov 2006
Ilyana Kuziemko and Eric Werker
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Business School (HBS)

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