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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Lizarzaburu Bolaños, Edmundo author García Gómez, Conrado Diego author López Iturriaga, Félix Javier author Díez Esteban, José María author 2026 This study investigates the relationship between institutional quality and corporate risk in Latin America. Using a sample of 725 firms from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay over the period 2013-2022, we find that firms operating in countries with stronger formal institutions –as measured by the World Bank's Worldwide Governance Indicators– exhibit lower levels of corporate risk, as captured by reduced Z-scores and market volatility. These results are robust to the use of a composite index based on the six dimensions of the governance indicators and to various empirical techniques. Furthermore, our results suggest that capital market integration –measured through participation in the Latin American Integrated Market (MILA)– reinforces the risk-reducing effect of institutional quality. Moreover, the moderating influence of the MILA is particularly relevant in financially constrained firms. 2214-8450 https://hdl.handle.net/10259/12255 10.1016/j.bir.2026.100857 Corporate risk Latin America Formal institutions quality Financial constraints MILA Corporate risk and formal institutions: is Latin America different?