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World-Development-April2026World Development
The development revolution will not be nudged: The c2-frame approach as a proposal
Juan Camilo Cárdenas.
June 2026
Journal-of-political-economyJournal of Political Economy
Financial Aid and Upward Mobility: Evidence from Colombia's Ser Pilo Paga
Juliana Londono-Vélez, Catherine Rodríguez, Fabio Sánchez, Luis Esteban Álvarez-Arango.
Forthcoming
Journal-of-Development-Economics-202602Journal of Development Economics
Does ancestry shape access to education? Evidence from surnames in Colombia
Juliana Jaramillo-Echeverri, Andrés Álvarez.
February 2026
Network-scienceNetwork Science
Trust and the dynamics of network formation
Juan Camilo Cárdenas, Danisz Okulicz, Davide Pietrobon, Tomás Rodríguez Barraquer and Tatiana Velasco.
January 2026
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  • VoxDev

    Free school meals: The world’s biggest social programme

    Interview with Fabio Sánchez

  • VoxDev

    How historical hierarchies still shape access to high-quality education in Colombia

    By Andrés Álvarez

  • International Economic Association

    Nicolás de Roux

    Interview with Nicolás De Roux

  • VoxDev

    How will climate change shape land markets and farm sizes in the developing world?

    By Nicolás de Roux

  • IMF

    Driving Change: Marcela Eslava on Latin America’s Social Security Woes

    Interview with Marcela Eslava

  • El País

    The rise of coffee and gold prices: A blessing and a curse for Colombia

    Mention to Hernando Zuleta

  • El Tiempo

    Debt for nature: The number of agreements around the world is growing and the instrument is being further explored for...

  • VoxDev

    The power of a meal: School feeding has wide-ranging long-term effects on education

    By Fabio Sánchez

  • Promarket

    Reflections on Collaboration with the 2024 Nobel Laureates Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson

    By Leopoldo...

  • VoxDev

    Insights from Colombia's massive regularisation of Venezuelan forced migrants

    By Andrés Moya

  • El País

    Coca provides vital economic support with fleeting benefits for Colombia’s most remote regions

    Mention to ...

  • Mongabay

    Colombia’s coca substitution program failing to help farmers or slow deforestation

    Mention to CESED and...

  • VoxDev

    Heatwaves ripple into the financial system

    Sandra Aguilar-Gómez

  • Yale Economic Growth Center

    Inequality in Latin America: Marcela Eslava, Santiago Levy, and Ana de la O on a shared vision for research and action...

  • Forbes

    Can Scientist Leaders Help Countries Fight Climate Change More Effectively?

    Interview with Sandra Aguilar-...

  • Resources Radio

    Straining the System: Heat and Health-Care Outcomes, with Sandra Aguilar-Gomez

    Interview with Sandra...