Luis R. Martinez

Assistant Professor, 
Harris School of Public Policy and the College, University of Chicago. 

Research Affiliate, 
Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. 
Research Interests
Political economy
Development economics
Conflict and civil war
Public finance
Behavioral economics




    
                                                                     


Publications

Transnational Insurgents: Evidence from Colombia's FARC at the border with Chávez's Venezuela 
Journal of Development Economics, 2017, Vol. 126, pp 138-153 [link] 

Is it my money or not? An experiment on risk aversion and the house-money effect
with Juan Camilo Cárdenas, Nicolás De Roux and Christian Jaramillo
Experimental Economics, 2014, Vol. 17 (1), pp 47-60 [link]

Working Papers

Sources of Revenue and Government Performance: Evidence from Colombia [pdf] 
Updated September 2017.

Work in Progress

Trade Liberalization and Political Violence: Evidence from Colombia

Political Institutions and the Manipulation of Official Statistics

The Political Consequences of Repression in Pinochet's Chile (with Maria Bautista)