The Relationship Between Economic Structure and Political Violence in Latin America (1990–2019)

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Balestra
Keyword(s):  
Political Violence ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Trade Openness ◽  
Relative Size ◽  
Economic Structure ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Empirical Analysis ◽  
Latin American Countries

Abstract This paper provides evidence about the relationship between economic structure and political violence in Latin American countries in the period 1990–2019. The empirical analysis suggests that manufacturing activities are negatively associated with the number of terroristic attacks. On the contrary it exists a positive relationship between mining activities and political violence. A further analysis suggests that the relative size of manufacturing with respect to mining sector is negatively associated to terroristic attacks occurrence. Such relationship becomes stronger when it is associated to high levels of trade openness.

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES: THE ROLE OF BANKING CRISES AND FINANCIAL LIBERALIZATION

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
ALEJANDRO SANTANA
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Financial Development ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Financial Liberalization ◽  
Generalized Method Of Moments ◽  
Banking Crises ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Latin American Countries

This paper examines the effects of banking crises and financial liberalization on the relationship between financial development and economic growth in a panel of 16 Latin American countries over the period 1973-2005. Applying the dynamic panel method that incorporates Generalized Method of Moments system, the main findings show that financial liberalization did not result in a positive relationship between financial development and economic growth due to the emergence and recurrence of banking crises. Our findings also confirm those of theoretical approaches that suggest financial liberalization can generate banking crises, while bringing into question approaches that support a positive relationship between financial development and economic growth.

Job flexibility and job satisfaction among Mexican professionals: a socio-cultural explanation

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 921-942 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel A. Baeza ◽  
Jorge A. Gonzalez ◽  
Yong Wang
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Women Employees ◽  
Mexican Society ◽  
Job Flexibility ◽  
Cultural Explanation ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Latin American Countries

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study how job flexibility influences job satisfaction among Mexican professionals, and focus on the role of key socio-cultural moderators relevant to Mexican society. Design/methodology/approach The paper explore how this relationship may be more important for women, employees with dependents such as children and elder parents and younger generations of professionals (e.g. Millennials). Findings The authors find that job flexibility is positively related to job satisfaction. This relationship is stronger for employees without dependents, as well as for younger generations of professionals (e.g. Millennials). Surprisingly, the relationship between job flexibility and job satisfaction does not differ by gender. The findings explain why job flexibility is more conductive to job satisfaction for employees without dependents, who tend to belong to younger generations. Originality/value Overall, the findings present important implications for managing job flexibility in Mexico and other Latin American countries, particularly for younger professionals.

Innovation and Agronomy

2016 ◽  
pp. 392-418
Author(s):  
Ariel R. Soto Caro
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Agricultural Industry ◽  
Representative Case ◽  
World Power ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Latin American Countries

This chapter presents an empirical discussion about the relationship of agricultural industry and innovation in emerging economies. Then, a general revision of the innovation, agronomy and public policies associated will be reviewed. This chapter is immersed in the Chilean case. The author justifies that Chile can be a representative case because it is a country that wishes to become a world power in agro-food, but has very low investment in innovation. Besides, it has very low participation of agricultural innovative firms in the market. After the background is presented, innovation and development will be reviewed; subsequently, innovation in developing countries will be discussed, concluding with agro-innovation in Latin-American countries, especially in Chile.

Understanding the relationship between Mycobacterium bovis spoligotypes from cattle in Latin American Countries

2013 ◽  
Vol 94 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.J. Zumárraga ◽  
C. Arriaga ◽  
S. Barandiaran ◽  
L. Cobos-Marín ◽  
J. de Waard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mycobacterium Bovis ◽  
Latin American ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Latin American Countries

scholarly journals Is there such thing as middle class values? Class differences, values and political orientations in Latin America

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis F. Lopez-Calva ◽  
Jamele Rigolini ◽  
Florencia Torche
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Continuous Measure ◽  
Individual Values ◽  
Class Differences ◽  
Political Orientations ◽  
Similar Association ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Latin American Countries

AbstractMiddle class values have long been perceived as drivers of social cohesion and growth. In this paper we investigate the relationship between class (measured by the position in the income distribution), values, and political orientations using comparable values surveys for six Latin American countries. We find that both a continuous measure of income and categorical measures of income-based class are robustly associated with values. Both income and class tend to display a similar association to values and political orientations as education, although differences persist in some important dimensions. Overall, we do not find strong evidence of any “middle class particularism”: values appear to gradually shift with income, and middle class values lay between the ones of poorer and richer classes. If any, the only peculiarity of middle class values is moderation. We also find changes in values across countries to be of much larger magnitude than the ones dictated by income, education, and individual characteristics, suggesting that individual values vary primarily within bounds dictated by each society.

scholarly journals TRADE OPENNESS, INEQUALITY AND POVERTY IN LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES

Ekonomika ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-57
Author(s):  
Yilmaz Bayar ◽  
H. Funda Sezgin
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Panel Data Analysis ◽  
Trade Openness ◽  
Trade Volume ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
The Past ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
National Economies ◽  
Latin American Countries

Globalization has quickened, especially during the past three decades, due to technological, institutional, legal and political developments in the world. During this process, many countries reduced or removed the barriers on the cross-country flows of goods, services and capital, and the global trade volume increased substantially. Therefore, openness-oriented policies have led many social and economic implications for the national economies. In this regard, this study investigates the interaction among trade openness, poverty alleviation and inequality in 11 Latin American countries by employing a panel data analysis. We revealed that trade openness and financial development affected inequality and poverty negatively in the long term, while inequality affected poverty positively.

scholarly journals Children’s preferences for gender-typed objects and colours: a commentary from gender research in Spain

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Raúl Navarro
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
International Research ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Gender Development ◽  
New Directions ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Latin American Countries

The main aim of this review was to examine international research on children’s preferences regarding gender-typed objects and colours. Firstly, we provide the theoretical background on gender development to elucidate the ways in which individuals can learn gender stereotypes and develop gender-related preferences. Secondly, we review international research on gender-related preferences. Thirdly, we analyse empirical studies on gender stereotypes in children conducted in Spain and Latin American countries, and show that although gender is a priority research area in these countries, studies on gender development in childhood are lacking. Thus, our aim was to identify a set of issues that provide insights into the development of gender-typed preferences, and that also suggest new directions for researchers in Spanish-speaking countries who are interested in clarifying the relationship between gender and children’s preferences for objects and colours.

scholarly journals Intangible assets and business performance in Latin America

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda Cristina Lopes ◽  
Luciana Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Intangible Assets ◽  
Business World ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Intangible Resources ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Latin American Countries

Purpose The intangible assets of a company have been presented by national and international surveys as a resource to influence the creation of value and the increase in organizational performance. In view of this, this study aims to analyze the relationship between intangibility and the performance of companies in Latin America. Design/methodology/approach For this purpose, multiple regression with panel data was used and three perspectives for measuring intangible resources were defined: representativeness of the intangible asset, accounting measure for measuring the intangible, degree of intangibility and Tobin’ Q, the latter two representing economic and financial measures to determine intangibility. The study covered the period from 2011 to 2017 with a sample of 1,236 publicly traded companies located in some Latin American countries, namely, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. Findings The results demonstrated the existence of a significant and positive relationship between the variables of intangibility, degree of intangibility and Tobin’s Q, and the performance variables, return on assets, operating margin and asset turnover, reinforcing the study hypothesis that the greater the investment in intangible resource, the greater the company’s performance. Research limitations/implications The limitations of this study involve the lack of complete information about intangible resources in the financial statements of some companies and some countries, making it hard to analyze the proposed relationship more broadly and accurately. Another limitation involves the causal relationship that may have existed between the regressors of the models defined in the study and their error, thus generating an endogeneity problem in the proposed models. It is recommended for future research to use specific methods to mitigate possible problems of endogeneity in regressions. Practical implications Mainly the possibility of deepening the relationship between intangibility and business performance, thus obtaining new knowledge through the reflexes of this relationship on companies in Latin American countries, finding more consistent results. Social implications The study contributes to the decision-making process in the business world by informing the primary users of accounting information such as investors, administrators, accountants, regulators and creditors. Originality/value This research contributes by addressing a theme whose studies present many gaps, making it possible to deepen the relationship between intangibility and business performance and gain new knowledge through the reflexes of this relationship on companies in Latin American countries.

scholarly journals Earnings quality and governance quality: A comparative analysis between traditional and new Brazilian capital markets

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 605-610
Author(s):  
Helena Isidro ◽  
Maria Manuela Martins ◽  
Ilídio Tomás Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Earnings Quality ◽  
Traditional Market ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
Governance Quality ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

This research focuses on the relationship between the quality of financial reporting and the level of corporate governance of Brazilian firms, particularly between New Market and Traditional Market. We measure earnings quality based on a widely used accruals model. Governance quality is represented by the type of market the firms chooses to be listed in. Firms that opt for the New Market must apply more stringent governance principles. The empirical analysis shows evidence of a positive relationship between the quality of financial reporting and the level of corporate governance. Thus, firms listed on the New Market characterized by better governance practices evidence better quality financial reporting.

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