Peter Leeson wrote a paper on the economics of pirates, possibly of interest: [PDF warning] http://www.peterleeson.com/an-arrgh-chy.pdf http://www.peterleeson.

Peter Leeson wrote a paper on the economics of pirates, possibly of interest: [PDF warning] http://www.peterleeson.com/an-arrgh-chy.pdf http://www.peterleeson.com/an-arrgh-chy.pdf