Citizens can effectively monitor the integrity of their elections: Evidence from Colombia ICT-enabled monitoring tools effectively encourage citizens to oversee their elections and reduce fraud Institutions & Political Economy Natalia Garbiras-Díaz Mateo Montenegro Published 26.09.22
State-building on the margin: An urban experiment in Medellín The success of an intervention to increase state presence in gang-controlled neighbourhoods depended on the initial level of gang vs state governance Institutions & Political Economy Christopher Blattman Gustavo Duncan Benjamin Lessing Santiago Tobón Published 27.07.22
Scholarships increase social mobility: Evidence from Colombia Needs-based and merit-based scholarships improve the motivation and social mobility of low-income students Education Rachid Laajaj Andrés Moya Fabio Sánchez Published 20.06.22
Fiscal rules, public overspending, and political accountability in Colombia Limitations to fiscal spending reduced overspending in public administration without affecting public goods, aligning with voters’ preferences Institutions & Political Economy Maria Carreri Luis R. Martinez Published 28.01.22
Using information to foster parental engagement in education: Evidence from Colombia Parents respond to information by increasing their educational investment, but this initial response decays unless report cards are sustained Education Felipe Barrera-Osorio David Deming Katie Gonzalez Francisco Lagos Published 17.01.22
Do migrants affect the domestic economy? Evidence from Colombia Large-scale regularisation of Venezuelan migrants had little effect on Colombian workers but dramatically improved migrants’ socioeconomic conditions Migration & Urbanisation Sandra Rozo Published 10.01.22
How crisis-driven migration shapes voting behaviour: Evidence from Colombia As half a million Venezuelan refugees seek amnesty in Colombia, locals exercise their voice through voting Migration & Urbanisation Sandra Rozo Juan F. Vargas Published 22.04.21
Improving management practices through individual and group consulting: Evidence from Colombia By leveraging peer-learning effects, group-based consulting can be cheaper and more effective than individual interventions in improving SME performance Firms Leonardo Iacovone William Maloney David McKenzie Published 15.03.21
Impact of amnesty programmes: Evidence from undocumented refugees in Colombia Providing migrants working rights and social benefits has minimal impacts on local labour markets Migration & Urbanisation Dany Bahar Ana María Ibáñez Sandra Rozo Published 04.12.20
