In our study of the two leading stock exchanges in Chile - the Santiago Stock Exchange (SSE) and the Electronic Stock Exchange (ESE) - we find that the SSE exhibits a leadership role over the ESE in terms of transmission of returns and volatility. These results indicate that prior empirical...

In our study of the two leading stock exchanges in Chile - the Santiago Stock Exchange (SSE) and the Electronic Stock Exchange (ESE) - we find that the SSE exhibits a leadership role over the ESE in terms of transmission of returns and volatility. These results indicate that prior empirical...

This paper analyzes the effect of a new corporate governance law in the emerging capital market of Chile to determine if capital markets perceived the intended protection of minority stockholders against wealth expropriation as effective. The unique nature of the new law allowed for voluntary...