This paper analyses the long term trends in Colombia's capital market development and corporate governance implementation by large public corporations. In that sense, it discusses the historical pattern of corporate governance in the country both regarding legal regime and companies' practices:...

This paper studies the separation of ownership and control of 108 listed companies in Colombia from 1996 to 2002, finding that voting rights are greater than cash flow rights because of indirect ownership across firms. The paper also examines the association of various ownership and control...

This study examines the structure of voting control and blockholders' contestability for a sample of 233 non-financial listed firms in Colombia during 1996-2004. Corporate control is characterized by high ownership concentration and blockholder power, which implies low separation ratios between...

This study examines the relations among large shareholders, board interlocks, outside directors and firm value in an Latin American emerging market, in whichthere is no restriction on cross-share ownership structures and voting power is leveraged through business group affiliation.We base our...

This paper examines for the first time the association of different ownership and control measures and separation ratios with a firm's value and performance for 108 non-financial firms that traded their stock during the period 1998 to 2002. Large block holders were found to exert a positive...

'Investor Protection and Corporate Governance' analyzes the impact of corporate governance on firm performance and valuation. Using unique datasets gathered at the firm-level--the first such data in the region--and results from a homogeneous corporate governance questionnaire, the book examines...

'Privatization in Latin America' evaluates the empirical evidence on privatization in a region that has witnessed an extensive decline in the state's share of production over the past 20 years. The book is a compilation of recent studies that provide a comprehensive analysis of the record of and...

This study examines the structure of voting control and blockholders' contestability for a sample of 233 non-financial listed firms in Colombia during 1996-2004. Corporate control is characterized by high ownership concentration and blockholder power, which implies low separation ratios between...

Este ensayo propone un marco analítico para la medición no paramétrica del cambio técnico a través del residuo de Solow bajo los supuestos tradicionales de competencia perfecta, retornos constantes, optimización de largo plazo de las firmas, y cambio técnico no incorporado. La medición...