Trade, growth and the size of countries
Normally, economists take the size of countries as an exogenous variable. Nevertheless, the
borders of countries and their size change, partially in response to economic factors such as …
borders of countries and their size change, partially in response to economic factors such as …
Economic theories of political (dis) integration
This paper surveys the recent political economy literature on countries' incentives to form
international unions and/or to disintegrate in smaller jurisdictions. The main factors that …
international unions and/or to disintegrate in smaller jurisdictions. The main factors that …
War, peace, and the size of countries
This paper studies the relationship between international conflict and the size distribution of
countries in a model in which both peaceful bargaining and nonpeaceful confrontations are …
countries in a model in which both peaceful bargaining and nonpeaceful confrontations are …
The Europhile fringe? Regionalist party support for European integration
The relationship between European integration and regionalist parties is still a largely
unexplored area of research. In this paper, I evaluate whether regionalist parties perceive …
unexplored area of research. In this paper, I evaluate whether regionalist parties perceive …
The economics of secession: a review of legal, theoretical, and empirical aspects
The aim of this paper is to present a review of the legal, theoretical, and empirical aspects of
secessions from an economic perspective. This survey provides interesting insights into …
secessions from an economic perspective. This survey provides interesting insights into …
The art of making everybody happy: how to prevent a secession
M Le Breton, S Weber - IMF staff papers, 2003 - Springer
In this paper we examine compensation schemes that prevent a threat of secession by any
of a country's regions. We prove that, under quite general assumptions on the distribution of …
of a country's regions. We prove that, under quite general assumptions on the distribution of …
[ספר][B] The European Union and the rise of regionalist parties
SK Jolly - 2015 - books.google.com
Rather than weakening the forces of nationalism among member states, the expanding
power of the European Union actually fosters conditions favorable to regionalist movements …
power of the European Union actually fosters conditions favorable to regionalist movements …
Spatial spillovers in the development of institutions
We examine spatial spillovers in institutional development. Dependent variables are
institutional measures reflecting politics, law, and governmental administration. The …
institutional measures reflecting politics, law, and governmental administration. The …
Economic integration, political integration or both?
We study the effects of economic and political integration by presenting a model in which
firms compete with each other in both an economic market—where they produce a good and …
firms compete with each other in both an economic market—where they produce a good and …
Conflict, defense spending, and the number of nations
This paper provides a formal model of endogenous border formation and choice of defense
spending in a world with international conflict. We examine both the case of democratic …
spending in a world with international conflict. We examine both the case of democratic …