This paper develops an economic theory of empire building. This theory addresses the choice among three strategies that empire builders historically have used. We call these strategies Uncoerced Annexation, Coerced Annexation, and Attempted Conquest. The theory shows how the choice among these...

This paper analyses a general-equilibrium model of the complementarity between economic competition for the allegiance of subjects and military competition for the control of land. In our model economic competition between rival rulers for the allegiance of subjects results in their subjects,...

Este capítulo explora algunas de las probables consecuencias económicas de los cambios tecnológicos durante los próximos cincuenta años. El análisis se centra en aquellos cambios altamente probables de acuerdo al estado de la investigación y desarrollo científicos de hoy. He restringido...

This paper measures the magnitude of referee bias using data from the Colombian professional soccer league. Our dataset contains more than 1,600 observations encompassing all first-division games played between 2005 and 2010. We use both OLS and Poisson regressions to estimate the effect of the...

We investigate the effect of coach dismissals on team performance in the Colombian Professional Soccer League. We use 5,600 observations encompassing first-division games played between 2003 and 2010. Because firing a coach might depend on team performance, we use the number of remaining matches...

En Guatemala coexisten muchos y variados sistemas de gestión del agua basados en tradiciones comunitarias, los cuales han nacido mayoritariamente debido a la ausencia de servicios públicos estatales. Sin embargo, una gran proporción de la población aún tiene problemas de acceso al agua, y...