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Inequality, Crime, and the Long Run Legacy of Slavery
Buonanno, Paolo - 2017
This paper investigates the relationship between economic inequality and crime in Colombian municipalities. Following recent scholarly research that suggests that the legacy of slavery is largely manifest in persistent levels of economic inequality, we instrument economic inequality with a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012960024
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The Human Capital Peace Dividend
Prem, Mounu - 2020
While the literature has documented negative effects of conflict on educational outcomes, there is little evidence on the effect of conflict termination. We show how the permanent ceasefire declared by FARC's insurgency during peace negotiations with the Colombian government caused a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012848495
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Violence and growth in Colombia: A review of the quantitative literature
Riascos, Alvaro J.; Vargas, Juan F. - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 6 (2011) 2, pp. 15-20
Colombia, an interesting case study for social scientists studying violence, conflict, crime, and development. We argue that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011010572
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Violence and growth in colombia: a review of the quantitative literature
Riascos, Alvaro J.; Vargas, Juan F. - UNIVERSIDAD DEL ROSARIO - 2011
in Colombia: an interesting case study for social scientists studying violence, conflict, crime and development. We argue …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009225661
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Violence and growth in Colombia: A review of the quantitative literature
Riascos, Alvaro J.; Vargas, Juan F. - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 6 (2011) 2, pp. 15-20
Colombia, an interesting case study for social scientists studying violence, conflict, crime, and development. We argue that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009225988
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Don't make war, make elections: Franchise extension and violence in XIXth-century Colombia
Fergusson, Leopoldo; Vargas, Juan F. - UNIVERSIDAD DEL ROSARIO - 2013
of violent civil conflict in nineteenth-century Colombia. Empirically studying the relationship between democracy and … attempting to overcome the identification problem. In 1853, Colombia established universal male suffrage. Using a simple … violence in nineteenth-century Colombia was a technology for political elites to compete for the rents from power, and that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010763230
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Sunlight disinfects? Free media in weak democracies
Fergusson, Leopoldo; Vargas, Juan F.; Vela, Mauricio A. - UNIVERSIDAD DEL ROSARIO - 2013
from one recent episode in the political history of Colombia, the `parapolitics' scandal featuring politicians colluding …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010763234
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Seguridad Democrática, presencia de la Policía y conflicto en Colombia
Cortés, Darwin; Vargas, Juan F.; Hincapié, Laura; … - In: REVISTA DESARROLLO Y SOCIEDAD (2012)
Este artículo evalúa uno de los componentes fundamentales de la política más icónica del gobierno de Álvaro Uribe: la Seguridad Democrática. En particular, se evalúa el impacto sobre la intensidad del conflicto armado de los despliegues y refuerzos de policía en municipios con poca o...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010763449
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Sunlight Disinfects? Free Media in Weak Democracies
Fergusson, Leopoldo; Vargas, Juan F.; Vela, Mauricio A. - UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES-CEDE - 2013
one recent episode in the political history of Colombia, the `parapolitics' scandal featuring politicians colluding with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010763886
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Don't Make War, Make Elections. Franchise Extension and Violence in XIXth-Century Colombia
Fergusson, Leopoldo; Vargas, Juan F. - UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES-CEDE - 2013
of violent civil conflict in nineteenth-century Colombia. Empirically studying the relationship between democracy and … attempting to overcome the identification problem. In 1853, Colombia established universal male suffrage. Using a simple … violence in nineteenth-century Colombia was a technology for political elites to compete for the rents from power, and that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010763917