Lagerlöf, Nils-Petter - In: Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control 37 (2013) 1, pp. 312-328
Since the middle ages, when Europe was still at a Malthusian stage of development, interpersonal violence has been in steady decline, and institutions and norms limiting violence – in particular property rights – have expanded. Here we put forward a Malthusian model of violence where these...