The effects of immigration are reasonably well understood in developed countries, but they are far more poorly understood in developing ones despite the importance of these countries as immigrant destinations. We address this shortcoming by studying the effects of immigration to Brazil during...

"Cuba at a Crossroads" reflects Daniel Bruno Sanz's uncommon vision of Cuban development. His book is the first complete and detailed analysis available on the conterproductive and futile U.S. embargo on Cuba

Spanish Abstract: Este artículo describe el mercado de bienes animado por la circulación de oro en polvo en el nordeste de la provincia de Antioquia entre 1789 y 1811. El documento aporta al polémico debate entre quienes sostienen la predominancia de una economía “natural”, o de trueque,...

Spanish Abstract: La titulación colectiva de la tierra n el mundo en desarrollo se ha convertido en una importante herramienta para reconocer la presencia histórica de las comunidades étnicas y salvaguardar sus derechos a ocupar y administrar sus territorios. Sin embargo, poco se conoce sobre...

This paper analyses land policy when the state lacks the monopoly of legitimate violence (MLV) through a territory. I use historical data for Colombia to empirically assess the dynamics through which the central state allocates land in such a scenario. I argue that colonization processes...

Spanish Abstract: En este trabajo presentamos un modelo económico sencillo para explicar el precio de los esclavos en el Caribe neogranadino en el siglo XVIII y comienzos del XIX. En este, el precio se explica por la edad, la edad al cuadrado, el género, si era calificado o no, si trabajaban...

In the developing world, collective land titling has become an important tool for recognizing the historical presence of ethnic communities and safeguarding their rights to occupy and manage their territories. However, little is known about the average impact of these titling processes on the...

La demanda de sacarosa incrementó paulatinamente a lo largo del siglo diecinueve determinada fundamentalmente por un incremento de la renta, de la población y por la sustitución de la miel por el azúcar. La producción de coloniales en el siglo XIX sustentó tanto en Java como en Cuba la...

Does predicted global warming imply more hunger in the future of Latin America? Climate projections prepared by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are briefly presented, along with an analysis of existing estimates of their probable impact on agriculture and food...

This document uses an analytic-interpretive perspective to show the role that institutions and social capital have played in the economic performance of different regions, in particular in the department of Cauca, where historical dependence and the colonial heritage have been important causes...