This is the last version available of this document. One of the salient features of Chile as compared to other economies in the region is the outstanding pattern of economic growth the country experienced during the last two decades. From 1990 to 2005 Chile's GDP expanded at an annual average...

We show that the introduction of a new asset affects the prices of previously existing assets in a market. Using data from 254 IPOs in emerging markets, we find that stocks in industries that covary highly with the industry of the IPO experience a larger decline in prices relative to other...

We show that the introduction of a large asset permanently affects the prices of existing assets in a market. Using data from 254 initial public offerings (IPOs) in 22 emerging markets, we find that portfolios that covary highly with the IPO experience a decline in prices relative to other...

A well developed financial system enhances competition in the industrial sector by allowing easier entry. The impact varies across industries, however. For some, small changes in financial development quickly induce entry and dissipate incumbents' rents, generating strong incentives to oppose...

Reviews the theoretical foundations and characteristics of unemployment insurance and its effects on the labour market and explores features of Latin American labour markets and unemployment insurance. Examines current legislation on severance pay and unemployment insurance in the region and...

The history of foreign banks in Chile and Brazil in the late XIXth century and early XXth century is the history of British and German banks. Their penetration in both countries was significant, and not neutral in terms of its impact on the Chilean and Brazilian banking industry. In the main, we...

This paper analyzes the political economy of productivity-related policymaking in Chile following a political transaction cost model (Spiller and Tommasi, 2003; Murillo et al., 2008). The main findings indicate that i) the Chilean policymaking process (PMP) was successful in the 1990s in...

Partant des theories neoclassiques de la croissance, cet article presente un modele qui met en relation le taux de change reel avec la croissance economique et l'accumulation de capital humain et de capital physique. Outre les conclusions traditionnelles des modeles neoclassiques concernant la...