prefer fighting certain type of crimes more intensely, rather than increasing police efficiency overall. Lastly, our results … show that the post-reform benefits we observe dissolve when the management of local police has to be coordinated among …

with greater police strength. Our results suggest that the political empowerment of minority communities can contribute to …

prefer fighting certain type of crimes more intensely, rather than increasing police efficiency overall. Lastly, our results … show that the post-reform benefits we observe dissolve when the management of local police has to be coordinated among …

crimes against women in the developing world. This paper investigates whether the election of a female politician reduces the … that the election of a female House Representative leads to a short-lived decline in the prevalence of femicides in her … electoral district. The drop in femicides is mainly driven by a deterrence effect that results from higher police responsiveness …