• (2015) "Vote Choice and Legacies of Violence: Evidence from the 2014 Colombian Presidential Elections", Research and Politics Vol. 2 (2) (with T. Flores and M. Weintraub)

• (2014) "Can SMS Technology Improve Low Take-up of Social Benefits?" Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy Vol. 20(1): 61-81 (with M. Blanco)

• (2014) "Conflict, Crime and Violence in Colombia" Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy Vol. 20(1): 1-4 (with R. Caruso).

• (2012) "The Persistent Colombian Conflict: Subnational Analysis of the Duration of Violence" Defence and Peace Economics Vol. 23(2): 203-223

• (2012) "Sovereign Risk and Armed Conflict: An Event-study for Colombia" Defence and Peace Economics Vol. 23(2), pp. 185:201 (with A. Castañeda)

• (2012) "Colombia: Introduction to a special issue of Defence and Peace Economics" Defence and Peace Economics Vol. 23(2): 107-108 (with J. Brauer).

• (2011) "Rebellion, Repression and Welfare", Defence and Peace Economics Vol. 22(5): 563-579

• (2011) "Combatant Recruitment and the Outcome of War" Economics of Governance Vol. 12(1): 51-74 (with A. S. Mahmud)

• (2011) "Violence and Growth in Colombia: A Review of the Quantitative Literature" The Economics of Peace and Security Journal Vol. 6(2): 15-20 (with A. Riascos)

• (2006) "The Severity of the Colombian Conflict Cross-Country Datasets versus New Micro Data" Journal of Peace Research 43(1): 99-115 (with J. Restrepo and M. Spagat). Replication data

• (2004) “The Dynamics of the Colombian Civil Conflict: A New Data Set” Homo Oeconomicus 21(2): 396-428 (with J. Restrepo and M. Spagat).

Books

• (2022) A Modern Guide to the Economics of Crime (co-edited with P. Buonanno and P. Vanin), Edward Elgar Publishing

Book Chapters

• "Colombia: Democratic but Violent?" in Felipe Valencia (Ed.) Roots of Underdevelopment: A New Economic (and Political) History of Latin America and the Caribbean. Forthcoming (with L. Fergusson).

• "Unbundling the Relationship between Economic Shocks and Crime" in Buonanno,  P., Paolo Vanin and Juan Vargas (Eds.) A Modern Guide to the Economics of Crime. Forthcoming (with E. Ferraz and R. Soares).

• "Pandemic Corruption: Insights from Latin America" in Bandiera, O. Erica Bosio and Gian Carlo Spagnolo (Eds.) Procurement in Focus: Rules, Discretion, and Emergencies.  Chapter 10, p. 101-110 (with J. Gallego and M. Prem).

• (2020) "Text Messages as Social Policy Instrument: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial with Internal Refugees in Colombia", in Chong, Alberto and Mónica Yáñez- Pagans (Eds.) Information Technologies and Economic Development in Latin America, Anthem Press, Chapter 3. (with M. Blanco).

• (2019) "Crime: Economics of, The Standard Approach", in Marciano, Alain, Ramello, Giovanni Battista (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Law and Economics, Springer (with P. Buonanno and S. Tobón)

• (2019) "Prisons", in Marciano, Alain, Ramello, Giovanni Battista (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Law and Economics, Springer (with P. Buonanno and S. Tobón)

• (2016) "Stretegic Atrocities: Civilians under Crossfire—Theory and Evidence from Colombia", in Charles Anderton and Jurgen Brauer (Eds.) Economics Aspects of Genocides, Other Mass Atrocities, and their Prevention, Oxford University Press: 425-451

Publications in Spanish

Journal Articles

• (2014) "El Lado Oscuro de la Equidad: Violencia y Equidad en el Desempeño Escolar" Desarrollo y Sociedad 74(2): 309-334 (with L. Gamboa and V. García)

• (2012) "Seguridad democrática, presencia de la Policía y conflicto en Colombia", Desarrollo y Sociedad 69(1): 11-32 (con D. Cortés, M. Franco and L. Hincapié)

• (2003) “Políticas Públicas Universales o Focalizadas: Ventajas y Desventajas. El Caso del SISBEN en Colombia” Revista Ruido Blanco, Vol 2. (1): pp. 19-33

• (2003) “Dolarizar, Flotar, Callar” Ecos de Economía, No. 16: pp. 49-64 (with L Fergusson).

Books

• (2017) Sanguinetti, Pablo y Juan F Vargas (Eds), Crecimiento urbano y acceso a oportunidades: un desafío para América Latina. Reporte de Economía y Desarrollo (RED) 2017, CAF-banco de desarrollo de América Latina

Book chapters

• (2019) "Autonomía sin impunidad" En Fajardo, G. y P. Sanguinetti (ed.) RED 2019. Integridad en las políticas públicas: claves para prevenir la corrupción. Capítulo 2 (pg. 53-90).

• (2016) "El entorno: ¿promotor o limitante?" En Berniell, L., y D. de la Mata (ed.) RED 2016. Más habilidades para el trabajo y la vida: los aportes de la familia, la escuela, el entorno y el mundo laboral. Capítulo 5 (pg. 295-331).

• (2014) "Inequidad Regional en Colombia", in Melendez, M. and A. Montengro (ed.): Equidad y Movilidad Social: Diagnósticos y Propuestas para la Transformación de la Sociedad Colombiana, Ediciones Uniandes, p: 695-767. (with D. Cortés)

• (2014) "Hitos del Conflicto y Riesgo País", in Arias, M. A., A. Camacho, A. M. Ibáñez, D. Mejía and C. Rodriguez (ed.): Costos Económicos y Sociales del Conflicto en Colombia ¿Cómo Construir un Posconflicto Sostenible?, Ediciones Uniandes (with A. Castañeda). Download E-book

• (2012) "Costos del Conflicto y Consideraciones Económicas para la Construcción de Paz", in Rettberg, A. (ed.): Construcción de Paz en Colombia, Ediciones Uniandes: 239-272

• (2006) “El Conflicto Colombiano: Quién Hizo Qué a Quién. Un Enfoque Cuantitativo (1988-2003)" in Gutierrez, F. (ed.): Nuestra Guerra Sin Nombre, Norma-Vitral, Bogota: 505-540 (with J. Restrepo and M. Spagat). Link to GoogleBooks

Permanent working papers

• "Rural Property Tax Revenue in the Face of Economic Concentration and Political Competition: Evidence from Colombia" (with J. Villaveces) 

• "Inefficient procurement in times of pandemia", (with J. Gallego and M. Prem)

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