Category: Sem categoria

The History of the Goths: From Theodoric I to the Reconquista

8 de August de 2016

  This post is divided in 5 sections that provide a chronological account of the known history of the Goths, ranging from their transfer to the Western Roman Empire’s province of Gallia Narbonensis, through to their conquest of Hispania, until the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula. It is best understood as following this other post … More The History of the Goths: From Theodoric I to the Reconquista

The History of the Goths: From Trajan to Theodosius

5 de August de 2016

This post is divided in 3 sections that provide a chronological account of the known history of the Goths, ranging from their uncertain origins until the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula. It is best understood as following this other post about the origin of the Goths and is divided in the following sections: The first … More The History of the Goths: From Trajan to Theodosius

The Origins Goths: Migration, Diffusion and Gothic Banality

5 de August de 2016

In a previous post, I spent some time discussing the fall of the Roman Empire. Although, it is inevitable to mention the Goths in such a discussion, the complexity of the issue is such that even the most superficial discussion would be distracting. To avoid that problem, and serve as a reference to myself, and … More The Origins Goths: Migration, Diffusion and Gothic Banality

The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic – Citizenship, Expansion, Income Inequality and Empire

5 de August de 2016

This post is a copy of/based on  an earlier post I published in a different forum: The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic – Citizenship, Expansion, Income Inequality and Empire This post is not supposed to offer a formal and authoritative or complete account, description or thesis of the rise and fall of the Roman Republic. … More The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic – Citizenship, Expansion, Income Inequality and Empire

Tentative thoughts on an extension of the Peltzman model

5 de August de 2016

Based on the insights provided by the Peltzman model, consider the scenario where a policy maker is considering the provision of a subsidy to a special interest group. Clearly M(.) still describes the isovote curve. However, order to consider this application of the model, it is necessary to find an analogues for the profit made by the firm, and … More Tentative thoughts on an extension of the Peltzman model

The Peltzman Model of Regulatory Capture

5 de August de 2016

  Let the political support function (M) be described by: M = M(p, Π) Where p is price established for the regulated service (e.g., electricity) by the regulatory authority (e.g., the New York Public Service Commission)  and Π  is the level of profit earned by the regulated firm (e.g., New York Edison) at that level. M falls with p … More The Peltzman Model of Regulatory Capture