Exploiting spatial and temporal variations in the number of seizures from criminal organizations, I estimate regional fixed effects models of the increase in the number of properties confiscated on the main crime rates. Since 2002 security strategies changed, and the resulting effects on crime...

This paper reviews recent developments in the socioeconomic indicators of Barranquilla, with special emphasis on measures of geographical accessibility and equity in health service provision. During the last decade, Barranquilla achieved a significant progress in terms of reducing unemployment,...

This paper exploits the structural change in the number of rural seizures to measure the impact of strengthening the security policy between 2002 and 2006 on the rural labor market in Colombia. The new policy produced dissimilar effects across gender, age-groups, and types of occupation. In...