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• Case | HBS Case Collection | 2013 (Revised from original 2012 version)

  Privatization of the Power Sector in Nigeria (A)

  Eric Werker, Onyechi Ezekwueche, Olatomiwa Igun and Alice Wei

  In spite of its abundant energy resources, Nigeria in 2012 had one of the lowest levels of energy use in the world. Self-generation of power from costly generators was double that of grid-supplied electricity. The history of its power sector was one of inefficient monopolies, missteps, and corruption. But a wholesale change to the market, designed under reformist President Obasanjo and pushed forward by President Jonathan, promised greater efficiencies and investment guided by private-sector principles including widespread privatization, pricing reforms, and reliance on firms to produce and distribute the electricity. Power producer firms on the sideline needed to decide whether they wanted to be a part of this new market.

  Keywords: privatization; Energy; Nigeria;

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  Werker, Eric, Onyechi Ezekwueche, Olatomiwa Igun, and Alice Wei. "Privatization of the Power Sector in Nigeria (A)." Harvard Business School Case 713-042, March 2013. (Revised from original October 2012 version.)

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  Pittsburgh

  Eric D. Werker, Meg Rithmire, Benjamin Kennedy and Andrew Knauer

  The case narrates the development of Pittsburgh from the 1940s to 2012. It analyzes the collapse of the steel industry in the early 1980s, the city's subsequent decline, and the city's later re-emergence as a hub for higher education, the tech sector, and the healthcare industry. Attention is given to the public-private partnerships that emerged in Pittsburgh, as well as the economic development and taxation initiatives pursued by different mayors.

  Keywords: google; population; city growth; shale; PNC; Tom Murphy; Luke Ravenstahl; Public-private partnership; Tax increment financing; brownfields; Renaissance; Industry Clusters; Industry Growth; City; Business and Government Relations; Taxation; Giving and Philanthropy; Nonprofit Organizations; Higher Education; Technology Industry; Health Industry; Steel Industry; Education Industry; Pittsburgh;

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  Werker, Eric D., Meg Rithmire, Benjamin Kennedy, and Andrew Knauer. "Pittsburgh." Harvard Business School Case 713-035, January 2013.

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• Chapter | The Globalization of Cost-Benefit Analysis in Environmental Policy | 2013

  Assessing Potential Carbon Revenues from Reduced Forest Cover Loss in Liberia

  Jessica Donovan, Keith Lawrence, Christopher Neyor, Eduard Niesten and Eric Werker

  We conducted an analysis that explores the merits of a low-carbon development strategy for Liberia. This chapter describes both our cost-benefit analysis initiative and a plausible policy process for Liberia. We proposed a simple approach that models the costs and benefits of land placed under different uses. Policy scenarios then determine the amount of land under each land use and the implications for costs, benefits, and carbon emissions. A "low-carbon development strategy" for Liberia would include a number of cost beneficial policies, the most obvious being a transition to more efficient agriculture. Other beneficial policies include accelerating the establishment of Protected Areas, ensuring that tree crop plantations are located on degraded land rather than forest areas, and introducing energy-efficient stoves for charcoal and fuel wood.

  Keywords: carbon revenue; Liberia; deforestation; climate change;

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  Donovan, Jessica, Keith Lawrence, Christopher Neyor, Eduard Niesten, and Eric Werker. "Assessing Potential Carbon Revenues from Reduced Forest Cover Loss in Liberia." Chap. 19 in The Globalization of Cost-Benefit Analysis in Environmental Policy, edited by Michael A. Livermore, and Richard L. Revesz, 293–304. Oxford University Press, 2013.

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