Sara Benetti is Senior Researcher at INCAE Business School, Costa Rica. Her main research interests are related to applied business economics, institutional theory, and development of emerging markets. She has also written several case studies on social entrepreneurship and development in Latin America. Before joining INCAE, she worked in the economic research unit of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Slovakia, of the Government of South Australia, and of Cattolica Assicurazioni, one of the main Italian insurance companies. She received her Master degree in Management from Bocconi University in Milan, Italy.