A well-established line of academic inquiry argues that state capture emerges in contexts of weak governance institutions. However, Panama is an outlier case featuring high levels of state capture despite strong governance institutions. To better understand state capture in Panama, this paper...

Spanish Abstract: El presente artículo realiza un análisis triple para entender el efecto de la pandemia del COVID-19 sobre la desigualdad económica en América Latina. En primer lugar, se evidencia que las divisas latinoamericanas son de las más depreciadas del mundo, lo que sumerge a las...

Although the cohesion of business elites has been associated with income concentration, few studies have in-depth investigated the role of business elite networks in macro-social issues such as economic inequality. This research explores the relationship between business elite networks and...