The European Social Model has been an integral part of the construction of the European Community and has been effective in stimulating its economic growth. This social dimension represents the soul of the European Union, and has been envied and adopted by other regions and countries in the...

Este documento realiza un análisis descriptivo de la serie de secuestro mensual en Colombia en el período 1965-2003. Presenta las pruebas de cambio estructural y los resultados del análisis de intervención.

Using a novel biographical database including all Presidents and presidential candidates in Colombia for the period 1833-2010 I show that the value of a political connection can be quantified in terms of the votes transferred within a political network. I consider three types of political...