Economic development in Latin America has trailed most other world regions over the past four decades despite its … growth models estimated across world regions, these low levels of cognitive skills can account for the poor growth …

globalization along three dimensions: depth, breadth and persistence. We examine depth by studying whether a bank's preference for … country or nationalized banks from different countries, consistent with an impact on the breadth of globalization. Third, we … government interventions affect the depth and breadth of banking globalization, but may not persist after public interventions …