We develop an informational theory of dictatorship. Dictators survive not because of their use of force or ideology but … infer it from signals inherent in their living standards, state propaganda, and messages sent by an informed elite via … invest in making convincing state propaganda, censoring independent media, co-opting the elite, or equipping police to …

This paper develops a politico-economic model for use in studying the role of intra-elite conflict in the simultaneous … are involved: two elite groups and workers, whose preferences regarding trade policy and income taxation are derived from … a simple open-economy model. The critical point is that income taxation induces a rich-poor/elite-workers political …

The aim of the paper is to see whether individuals' attitudes towards globalization are consistent with the predictions … of Heckscher-Ohlin theory. The theory predicts that the impact of being skilled or unskilled on attitudes towards trade …-skilled is associated with more pro-globalization attitudes in rich countries; while in some of the very poorest countries in the …

neoclassical theory to develop and test hypotheses in economic history. But empirical consideration of economic and political … on complexity theory to further supplement the NIE and Cliometrics …

kinds of financial crises for four countries (Argentina, Australia, Canada, and the United States) over the long-run …