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

  Brazil's Enigma: Sustaining Long-Term Growth

  Laura Alfaro and Hilary White

  Over the past decade, Brazil's future as a leading world economic power appeared certain. An expanding middle class and commodity boom had fueled economic growth, with GDP growth hitting a peak of 7.5% in 2010. However, the high cost of conducting business in Brazil, known as "Custo Brasil," was hurting domestic manufacturing, while incoming foreign investments threatened to overwhelm Brazilian markets. Under President Dilma Rousseff, economic growth stagnated, and the Rousseff administration struggled to find the best balance between reducing inflation, maintaining a flexible exchange rate, and improving the competitiveness of Brazilian exports.

  Keywords: capital controls; inflation; Exchange rates; stimulus; competitiveness; productivity growth; foreign investment; infrastructure; Inflation and Deflation; Currency Exchange Rate; Brazil;

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  Alfaro, Laura, and Hilary White. "Brazil's Enigma: Sustaining Long-Term Growth." Harvard Business School Case 713-040, April 2013. (Revised from original October 2012 version.)

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• Guest Column | Nación (Costa Rica) | April 7, 2013

  Infraestructura en América Latina [Infrastructure in Latin America: A perspective from the HBS Latin America Conference]

  Laura Alfaro

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  Alfaro, Laura. "Infraestructura en América Latina [Infrastructure in Latin America: A perspective from the HBS Latin America Conference]." Nación (Costa Rica) (April 7, 2013).

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• Teaching Plan | HBS Case Collection | 2013

  Latvia: Navigating the Strait of Messina (TP)

  Rawi Abdelal, Rafael Di Tella and Natalie Kindred

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  Abdelal, Rawi, Rafael Di Tella, and Natalie Kindred. "Latvia: Navigating the Strait of Messina (TP)." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 713-010, April 2013.

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