Colombia. It examines changes in the labor supply from on-farm to off-farm labor as a means of coping with the violent shock … decrease in consumption. The results suggest that in rural Colombia, labor markets are a limited alternative for coping with …

levels of economic development. Violence is higher in locations that favor insurgents, such as mountains and forests. The …

The authors review the recent literature on crime and violence in Latin America and the Caribbean and present a broad … manifestations of crime and violence in Latin America. They also discuss the ways in which violence affects development, the root … causes of violence, and the empirical evidence on the determinants of crime. The authors conclude by stressing that …

This paper provides experimental evidence of the effect of having peers with different propensities for violence in the … diverse peers in terms of violence, the study measures the effects of segregation or integration on students' behavioral …, neurophysiological, and academic outcomes. The paper also exploits a discontinuity around the median of the propensity for violence …

violence. The phenomenon is observed in many countries, including in Brazil, despite its robust legal framework to prevent and … protect women from domestic violence. Through qualitative research, this paper explores the experience of women survivors of … violence against women (VAW) in seeking help to exit abusive relationships, with the aim of identifying avenues to strengthen …