Histories of Global Latin Capitalisms (H-GLACIAL)

• the historical development of stock exchanges, capital markets and different typologies of financial intermediaries;
• the measurement of different dimensions of financial development, including the access to and the use of financial services by households and small-and-medium enterprises;
• the interlocks between the financial sector, the corporate economy and the political system;
• the regulation of business systems and the design and implementation of industrial policies;
• corporate governance, ownership structures and the market for corporate control;
• the evolution of commercial legislation and the protection and implementation of shareholders and debtor property rights;
• the relationship between the financial sector, monetary management, government finance and tax systems;
• the accumulation and distribution of financial wealth and more generally the historical dynamics of inequality.

b) Latin capitalisms as actors of globalization:

• colonial relationships and their institutional and economic legacies.
• the role of factor endowments and natural resources
• trade and globalization factors driving inequality dynamics in Latin peripheries
• industrialization and comparative advantage opportunities in foreign markets
• the political economy of trade policies, regional trade agreements and commercial trade networks;
• the substitution or complementarity between trade, Foreign Direct Investment and other capital flows;
• patterns, determinants and impact of migration flows;
• International debts, balance of payments and exchange rate policies.