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    Non-technological innovations: market performance of exporting firms in South American emerging economies
    (CENTRUM Publishing, 2015) Pino, César; Felzensztein, Christian; Zwerg- Villegas, Anne Marie; Arias Bolzmann, Leopoldo Gabriel
    Innovation plays a key role in the economic growth of companies, sectors and countries. Even though there is great interest in researching innovation, there is little evidence on the influence of innovation on the performance of exporting firms in emerging economies. This study aims to analyze the effects of non-technological innovations (organizational and marketing innovations) on the market performance of exporting firms. We collected data from firms in fast growing South American emerging economies: Colombia, Peru and Chile, with a final sample of 299 completed surveys. Hypotheses were tested with Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Our results show that organizational innovations (new or improved organizational methods) have more influence on market performance than marketing innovations. Findings confirm the importance of innovative performance as a mediator between organizational innovations and market performance. Our study contributes to the strategic innovation management field, the design of public policy and the strategy of exporting firms.
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    Transportation Costs and the Social Savings of Railroads in Latin America. The Case of Peru
    (CENTRUM Publishing, 2012) Zegarra Basurco, Luis Felipe
    This article estimates the social savings of the railroads in Peru in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The construction of railroads made it possible for Peruvians to substitute the traditional system of mules and llamas, although only for a few routes. Using primary and secondary sources, I estimate the social savings for 1890, 1904, 1914 and 1918. Social savings ranged between 0.4% and 1.4% of GDP in 1890, but then increased to a range between 3.7% and 9.5% of GDP in 1918. The social savings of railroads in Peru were comparable to those for the United States and Great Britain, but were much lower than those for Mexico, Brazil and Argentina.
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    Free Banking and Bank Entry in Latin America
    (CENTRUM Publishing, 2012) Zegarra Basurco, Luis Felipe
    This article analyzes the impact of free-banking on the banking sector in Latin America in the 19th and early 20th centuries. I use data for seven countries to compare the entry of banks and the growth of bank output prior and after the enactment of free-banking laws to determine whether free-banking (by establishing general requirements for granting note-issuance rights) lowered barriers to entry. The results show that in most Latin American countries the adoption of free-banking laws did not cause in the short run an increase in bank entry and in bank output growth.