Prof. Prakarsh Singh, from Amherst College, has given an interview to the university magazine Nuestro Tiempo discussing his upcoming course at the II Navarra Development Week.
Pamplona. May 21rd, 2013.
By: Hector Cárcel
P. Could you briefly explain the content of your upcoming course in the D-Week?
R. The course will first delve into the theory that tries to explain why wars happen. Then, we will study empirical regularities across countries that have been affected by conflict. The second half of t...
Marta Reynal is an Affiliated Professor at the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics. Reynal delivered an in-depth analysis about the role dynastic leaders play in securing growth and prosperity in developing countries. By gathering an extensive data about the different characteristics of political leaders, she suggests that the success of dynasties in terms of economic performance will depend on the strength of the executive constraints. Reynal concludes that dynastic leaders tend to perform better than non-dynastic ones when there are weak constraints and not very strong institution...
Pamplona. March 4th, 2013.
Manuel Villoria is a Professor of Political Science and a member of Transparency International. He proposed a conceptual framework to understand corruption in the Weekly Seminar presentation. Villoria described the endemic corruption and inefficient government institutions in developed and undeveloping countries. Throughout his presentation, he explained some current measures that are used by governments to fight corruption. However, Villoria highlighted the weaknesses of these measures and argued their validity as a way to reduce corruption.