After the reestablishment of the public liberties system, and after two general electoral processes, the author analyses the interrelationship between democracy and economy in Chile. Finally, he proposes to investigate which factors determine the final decision of the electors during the...

This work presents a static model of optimal city size. The supply is characterized by firms under imperfect competition; families with preferences for variety form the demand side. The optimal size is sensitive to economies of agglomeration (or congestion) and to the households’ utility...

This study makes a contribution in two basic areas. First, it sets up a model which combines efficiency as well as political economy aspects in explaining the degree of fiscal decentralization. It innovates in making explicit the benefits from better informed politicians and policy makers (Von...

El análisis del voto económico en los regímenes democráticos es un programa de investigación de extraordinaria relevancia y vigencia científica. Nuestro objetivo es analizar como influyen los factores socioeconómicos y los condicionantes racionales de carácter económico, en la decisión...

. El auge que ha experimentado la teoría positiva de la hacienda pública a lo largo de la segunda mitad del siglo XX y comienzos del XXI contribuyó al desarrollo de los estudios centrados en el análisis de la opinión pública. El afán por formular y contrastar empíricamente las hipótesis...