Pablo Schiaffino

TL;DR: This work identifies the different regimes and the relationship with the language competition problem in terms of the free space to move in, the pressure to change the language, and the propensity to change location.

TL;DR: In this article, a review of traditional arguments on the possibilities and limitations of probabilistic approaches in economic contexts is presented, focusing on the problems which arise in predicting the dynamics of non- ergodic systems, characterized by ever changing patterns of behaviour and where observed regularities may or may not persist.

TL;DR: The authors argue that the actual European Central Bank solution for the European countries in crisis is very far from what I call "the Keynes solution" and that the crucial difference between the two solutions does not imply opposite ideological policies, but a severe problem that leads to a more profound crisis based on a deflation-debt problem and long-term unemployment.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed several aspects related with segregation patterns appearing in the Schelling-Voter model in which an unhappy agent can change her location or her state in order to live in a neighborhood where she is happy.

TL;DR: This article analyzed some central informational elements of macroeconomic crises, discuss weaknesses of the standard analyses which try to accommodate critical phenomena into the rational expectations framework, and comment on ways to move ahead.