Discussion paper

DP12042 Beresford’s Revenge: British equity holdings in Latin America, 1869-1929

This paper presents monthly capital gain, dividend yield, and total return indices, and measures of total capitalization for common equity of Latin American and Caribbean-based firms quoted on the London Stock Exchange during 1869-1929. In addition to an overall Latin American index, I present and analyze sub-indices for countries (e.g., Argentina, Brazil, Chile) and industrial sectors (e.g., banks, mines, railways) with extensive UK listings. I compare the Latin American and Argentinian indices with data from Argentina’s Bolsa index during 1900-1929. I also use the indices to compare equity market fluctuations across Latin American sectors and countries during the Baring crisis of 1890.

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Citation

Grossman, R (2017), ‘DP12042 Beresford’s Revenge: British equity holdings in Latin America, 1869-1929‘, CEPR Discussion Paper No. 12042. CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/dp12042