Research Summary
Research Summary
Competitive Transformation of Latin American Firms
Description
Rogelio Oliva and Fernando Suárez (UAI, Chile) are studing the competitive transformation of Latin American firms. The significant change that Latin economies have undergone in the last decade has had a profound impact on business firms. In fact, a new breed of Latin American firms - many of them regional or even world-class players - have started to emerge in many countries and propel economic growth. In spite of that, much of the researchers attention has been devoted to studying the macroeconomic transformations and the different de-regulation experiences at the country level. Very little rigorous comparative research has been done at the firm level. Our study aims to fill this important gap. We are working in a two-year, multi-country study, based extensively on primary data collection.