We develop a theory of resource management where the degree to which countries escape the tragedy of the commons, and hence the de facto property rights regime, is endogenously determined. Three forces determine success or failure in resource management: the regulator's enforcement power, the...

The purpose of this paper is to measure the effect of childhood sexual abuse on economic outcomes amongst Canadian women. The paper is motivated by a simple utility maximizing model in which we assume that individuals invest 'effort’ into two activities: the development of social...