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The Effects Of Economic And Political Shocks On Corporate Governance Systems In Chile

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FERNANDO LEFORT () (Escuela de Administración, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile)
EDUARDO WALKER () (Escuela de Administración, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile)

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We present a synthesis of the major political and economic events that have influenced the development of laws and capital markets in Chile, and their impact on the evolution of Chilean conglomerates through time. We find that laws and regulations in Chile have been extremely «path dependent», corresponding in most cases to reactions to crises or major events, and argue that these events have persistently shaped corporate governance systems in Chile. We identify the episodes of financial repression and credit rationing, the privatization rounds, the debt crisis of the eighties and the pension fund reform, as the most important events conditioning the development of corporate governance systems in Chile. Since most of these phenomena have also occurred in other countries in the region, this study provides some lessons of general interest.

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Volume (Year): 2 (2000)
Issue (Month): 2 ()
Pages: 183-206
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Keywords: Shocks; Regulation; Corporate Governance; Emerging Markets; Chile;

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G38 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Government Policy and Regulation
N26 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - Latin America; Caribbean

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  1. Fernando Lefort & Eduardo Walker, 2000. "Corporate Governance: Challenges For Latin America," Abante, Escuela de Administracion. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile., vol. 2(2), pages 99-111. [Downloadable!]
  2. Fernando Lefort & Eduardo Walker, 2000. "Ownership And Capital Structure Of Chilean Conglomerates:Facts And Hypotheses For Governance," Abante, Escuela de Administracion. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile., vol. 3(1), pages 3-27. [Downloadable!]
  3. Shleifer, Andrei & Vishny, Robert W, 1997. " A Survey of Corporate Governance," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 52(2), pages 737-83, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  4. Augusto Iglesias-Palau, 2000. "Pension Reform And Corporate Governance: Impact In Chile," Abante, Escuela de Administracion. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile., vol. 3(1), pages 109- 141. [Downloadable!]
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  1. Fernando Lefort & Eduardo Walker, 2000. "Ownership And Capital Structure Of Chilean Conglomerates:Facts And Hypotheses For Governance," Abante, Escuela de Administracion. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile., vol. 3(1), pages 3-27. [Downloadable!]
  2. Fernando Lefort & Eduardo Walker, 2000. "Corporate Governance: Challenges For Latin America," Abante, Escuela de Administracion. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile., vol. 2(2), pages 99-111. [Downloadable!]
  3. Jorge Tarziján M & José Rivera, 2000. "Reasons For Conglomeration: Empirical Analysis Of Management Responses In Chile," Abante, Escuela de Administracion. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile., vol. 3(2), pages 203-226. [Downloadable!]
  4. Fernando Lefort, 2003. "Gobierno Corporativo: ¿Qué es? y ¿Cómo andamos por casa?," Cuadernos de Economía (Latin American Journal of Economics), Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile., vol. 40(120), pages 207-237. [Downloadable!]
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