This article in La Vanguardia is signed by fifteen Catalan economists with different views on Catalan Independence. An excellent example of academics in search of the truth rather than in search of certain political objectives. (+)

In his 2003 Schumpeter Lecture, Harvard Professor Alberto Alesina provides a nontechnical overview of his path-breaking work on the optimal size of countries. One of the key theoretical insights of his work is that a process of economic integration (such as the formation of the EU) is naturally associated with a parallel process of political disintegration within pluri-national countries. (+)

This historical agreement authorizes the Scottish Parliament to legislate with the aim of organizing a referendum on Scottish independence before the end of 2014. To the Wilson Initiative this agreement represents an impeccable model of democracy and respect for the right to self-determination. The agreement ends with the following statement: "The two governments are committed to continue to work together constructively in the light of the outcome, whatever it is, in the best interest of the people of Scotland and of the rest of the United Kingdom." In light of an agreement like this, we at the Wilson Initiative can only say: "If only Spain were as democratic as the United Kingdom!" (+)

Which services do we, the citizens of Catalonia, expect from our state? How can we design our state to ensure that these services are provided efficiently? The purpose of these lines is to offer some thoughts on the model of state that would be useful for Catalonia. This state is based on the Catalonia-Europe tandem. (+)