Resumen: La mayoría de los reportes de los problemas de Colombia, que hacen hincapié en las drogas, mafias, grupos guerrilleros de izquierda y grupos paramilitares “de derecha” son engañosos ya que se centran en los síntomas, no las causas. Sostengo que estas son el resultado de la forma...

Is inequality harmful for economic growth? Is the underdevelopment of Latin America related to its unequal distribution of wealth? A recently emerging consensus claims not only that economic inequality has detrimental effects on economic growth in general, but also that differences in economic...

Slavery has been a major institution of labor coercion throughout history. Colonial societies used slavery intensively across the Americas, and slavery remained prevalent in most countries after independence from the European powers. We investigate the impact of slavery on long-run development...