Introduction. The paradox of a formally open and materially exclusive democracy --Narrative on local democracies, government, and public policy in the Colombian Pacific --A model of public choice with clientelism and corruption: introducing the analytical --Political factions and public policy...

This article analyzes the sources of bank efficiency in Colombia over the period 2000–2011. To perform this research, the authors propose a score of bank efficiency using the directional distance function, which was estimated using data envelopment analysis. Additionally, they use an ordered...

This study investigates the sources of bank efficiency in Colombia over the period 2000-2011. To perform this research, the authors propose a score of bank efficiency using the directional distance function, which was estimated using data envelopment analysis. Additionally, they use an ordered...

In the presence of selection bias the traditional estimators for pseudo panel data models are inconsistent. This paper discusses a method to achieve consistency in static linear pseudo panels in the presence of selection bias and a testing procedure for sample selection bias. The authors'...

En éste artículo se analiza como la existencia de estados depredadores instaurados por organizaciones ilegales depredan los recursos públicos involucrados en la ejecución de la política pública local para el empoderamiento de sus organizaciones. Nuestros resultados muestran, como se...

En el contexto de una democracia precaria en el nivel local, este artículo demuestra que si el concejo está controlado mayoritariamente por concejales que promueven agendas políticas con las cuales se busca que los individuos económicamente más solventes y políticamente más fuertes tengan...