Publications
"Landmines: The Local Effects of Demining," joint with Mounu Prem and Juan F. Vargas.
Journal of Public Economics, 2025, 247: 105399. [PDF] [Online Appendix]
Media coverage: VoxTalks Economics, Foco Económico, El Espectador
"How Peace Saves Lives: Evidence from Colombia," joint with Sergio Perilla, Mounu Prem, and Juan F. Vargas.
World Development, 2024, 176, 106529. [PDF] [Online Appendix]
Book chapters
"Trust and the Economy," joint with Daniel Hernaiz, Philip Keefer, and Diego Vera-Cossio.
In: Trust: The Key to Social Cohesion and Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean. Eds. P. Keefer, and C. Scartascini, 2022. [PDF]
Working papers
In Progress
"Fear to Vote: Explosions, Salience, and Elections," joint with Juan F. Vargas, Felipe Coy, Sergio Perilla, and Mounu Prem.
July 2025 | Submitted. [PDF]
Media coverage: Foco Económico
"Hidden Casualties: Landmines, Maternal Stress, and Neonatal Health ," joint with Catalina Durán, Mounu Prem, and Juan F. Vargas.
June 2025 | Submitted. [PDF]
"Do more informed citizens make better climate policy decisions? ," joint with Michael M. Lokshin, Michael Hannon, and Iván Torre.
August 2024 | Submitted. [PDF]
"Corruption, Transparency, and Natural Resources,"
April 2021 [PDF]
In Preparation
"Predicting Conflict Outbreaks," joint with Dieter Wang, Aart Kraay, Lindsey Jones, and Mathijs Lomme.
"Conflict and Investment: Evidence from Coffee Farms in Colombia," joint with Josepa Miquel-Florensa, Mounu Prem and Juan F. Vargas.