We study the role of the most primitive institution in society: the family. Its organization and relationship between generations shape values formation, economic outcomes and influences national institutions. We use a measure of family ties, constructed from the World Values Survey, to review...

We study the role of the most primitive institution in society: the family. Its organization and relationship between generations shape values formation, economic outcomes and influences national institutions. We use a measure of family ties, constructed from the World Values Survey, to review...

Empirical evidence on the relationship between democracy and economic reforms is scarce, limited to few reforms and countries and for few years. This paper studies the impact of democracy on the adoption of economic reforms using a new dataset on reforms in the financial, capital, public, and...

In Justice Delayed, leading authorities on law and economics from Latin America and the United States analyze the problems of Latin America's judicial sector and propose strategies for solving them.Abstract: Este libro recoge los trabajos presentados en la Segunda Conferencia sobre Justicia y...

In Justice Delayed, leading authorities on law and economics from Latin America and the United States analyze the problems of Latin America's judicial sector and propose strategies for solving them.Abstract: Este libro recoge los trabajos presentados en la Segunda Conferencia sobre Justicia y...