This paper measures the impact of crime on firm investment by exploiting variation in kidnappings in Colombia from 1996 … to 2002. Our central result is that firms invest less when kidnappings target firms. We also find that aggregate crime …

target for criminal activities. The paper proposes an information channel through which crime distorts consumption decisions …; this channel is different in nature from the channel whereby crime acts as a direct tax on observable and stealable … consumption goods. More precisely, we argue that, in the presence of crime, individuals reduce their consumption ofobservable …

eight major cities of Colombia in 2010 by the National Police. The strategy divides the largest cities into small … contact, and holds officers accountable for crime in their assigned area. The plan warranted a comprehensive training program … reduction in several types of crime attributable to the training program, ranging from around .13 of a standard deviation for …

Our goal in this paper is twofold: First, evaluate the impact on crime of the restriction of late-night alcohol sales … in Bogotá; and second, quantify the causal effect of problematic alcohol consumption on different crime categories. Using … effects on several crime categories. We find that the restriction reduced deaths and injuries in car accidents and batteries …

Se hace una breve historia del crédito hipotecario en Colombia. La cuantificación se puede hacer a partir del año 1923 …

distribuir más eficientemente los subsidios entre las familias beneficiarias. En Colombia, desde el año 2009, se inició un Plan … condicionadas del programa FA en seis ciudades de Colombia. Los resultados muestran que los hogares beneficiarios del programa …

El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar el potencial y los desafíos que enfrenta el Impuesto Predial (IPU) en Colombia …

vacancy rates for Colombia. These series will allow tackling a myriad of questions related to the functioning of the labor …