This paper studies the influence of the AFPs, as major institutional investor, on the capital structure decision of the Chilean firm. These investors may influence the capital structure decision through different avenues; monitoring the firm’s managers and transferring useful information to...

This paper is concerned with the ownership structure of corporate debt from Chilean firms. Specifically, we examine the relation between specific firm factors and bank debt use for a sample of 168 listed Chilean firms between 1997 and 2008. More exactly, it is found that bank loans are related...

'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...

This paper analyses plant entry, total factor productivity growth, average productivity level differentials and turnovers across Colombia's petrochemical industry for the 1974-1998 period. Results show that successful entrants shaped industry productivity and induced plant restructuring among...

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...

This paper analyzes the main features and historical factors that played a central role for the industrialization process in Colombia during the twentieth century. The document surveys the legislation and policy instruments used in the programs of import substitution industrialization,...

We study the separation of ownership and control for an average of 140 listed non-financial Corporations in Colombia during the 1996-2002 period. Breaking the sample according to their listing status and economic activity, voting rights are greater than cash flow rights because of the presence...