1 The Italian Economic Presence in Argentina – The Contribution of Multinational Corporations Andrea Goldstein OECD 2, rue André Pascal 75775 Paris Cedex 16 - FRANCE ph.: +33 01 4524-8946 fax: +33 01 4430-6150 e-mail: Andrea.Goldstein@oecd.org Andrea Lluch DRCLAS – Harvard University & National Research Council of Argentina (CONICET) Montevideo 1094, 9 B Buenos Aires 1019 – ARGENTINA ph.: +54 011 4811-1141 e-mail: alluch@fas.harvard.edu and andrealluch@gmail.com We thank ABC and l‟Unità for the brilliant idea of putting their entire archives online; staff at Camera di Commercio Italiana di Buenos Aires, Fondazione ISEC, Fondazione Nocentini, La Stampa, and Fiat, Fratelli Branca, IntesaSan Paolo and Pirelli archives; many others who helped on specific topics, including in particular Federico Barbiellini Amidei, Federica Bertagna, Margherita Bongiovanni, Giulio Chiesa, Roberto Clavarino, Cristina Crivelli, Luisa Dolza, Silvia Kroyer, Fabio Lavista, Alberto and Arrigo Levi, Massimo Lucchini Gilera, Cesare Repossi, and Daniele Pozzi. This paper in no way reflects the views and the opinions of the institutions to which we are affiliated.