Capital market development : whither Latin America ?, Vol. 1 of 1

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Capital market development : whither Latin America ?

Author:	de la Torre, Augusto; Gozzi, Juan Carlos; Schmukler, Sergio L.;	Collection Title:	Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 4156
Country:	Latin America;	Date Stored:	2007/03/01
Document Date:	2007/03/01	Document Type:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English	Region:	Latin America & Caribbean
Report Number:	WPS4156	SubTopics:	Markets and Market Access; Economic Theory & Research; Access to Markets; Financial Economics; Financial Intermediation
Volume No:	1 of 1

Summary: Over the past decades, many countries have implemented significant reforms to foster capital market development. Latin American countries were at the forefront of this process. The authors analyze where Latin American capital markets stand after these reforms. They find that despite the intense reform effort, capital markets in Latin America remain underdeveloped relative to markets in other regions. Furthermore, stock markets are below what can be expected, given Latin America's economic and institutional fundamentals. The authors discuss alternative ways of interpreting this evidence. They argue that it is difficult to pinpoint which policies Latin American countries should pursue to overcome their poor capital market development. Moreover, they argue that expectations about the outcome of the reform process may need to be revisited to take into account intrinsic characteristics of emerging economies. The latter may limit the scope for developing deep domestic capital markets in a context of international financial integration.


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