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1st AL CAPONE meeting

PROGRAM 1st day (June 23th) 10:05 – 10:15 am Welcoming remarks by Daniel Mejía (UNIANDES) and João De Mello (PUC?Rio) 10:15 am – 12:45 pm 1st contributed session (3 papers) – Police and other determinants of crime   “Organization and Information in the Fight against Crime: An Evaluation of the Integration of Police Forces in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil”, Rodrigo Soares (PUC-Rio) Download paper | 225,13 kB Comments: Ernesto Schargrodsky (Universidad Torcuato di Tella)   “Police and Crime: Evidence from Dictated Delays in Centralized Police Hiring”, Paolo Buonanno (Università degli Studi di Bergamo, presenter) and Giovanni Mastrobuoni (Collegio Carlo Alberto) Download paper | 503,85 kB Comments: Daniel Ortega (CAF – IESA)   “The Effect of Peers on the Likelihood of Becoming Criminal in Medellin”, Carlos Medina (Banco de la Republica, Colombia) Comments: Miguel Foguel (IPEA) 1:45 – 4:15 pm 2nd contributed session (3 papers). Organized Crime and Illegal Drugs   “Do Illegal Drug Markets Breed Violence? Evidence for Colombia” Daniel Mejia (Universidad de los Andes) and Pascual Restrepo (Universidad de los Andes, presenter) Download paper | 513,26 kB Comments: Rodrigo Soares (PUC?Rio)   “The Birth of the Mafia? The American Temperance Movement and the Age Distribution of Homicide Victims” Emily Owens (Cornell University) Download paper | 595,90 kB Comments: Ivan Ribeiro (Universidade de São Paulo)   “Organized Crime Networks: Theory and Evidence Based on Federal Bureau of Narcotics Secret Files on American Mafia” Giovanni Mastrobuoni (Coleggio Carlo Alberto)   Comments: Daniel Mejia (Universidad de los Andes) 4:15 – 5:30 pm Keynote lecture   “Incarceration and incapacitation: Evidence from the 2006 Italian Collective Pardon” Steven Raphael (University of California at Berkeley) 2nd day (June 24th) 10:00 am – 12:30 pm 1st contributed session (3 papers). Consequences of Crime   “Crime and Microenterprise Growth: Evidence from Mexico” Sarah Pearlman (Vassar College) Download paper | 363,66 kB Comments: Pascual Restrepo (Universidad de los Andes)   “Neighborhood Violence and School Achievement: Evidence from Rio de Janeiro's drug battles” Joana Monteiro (Center for International Development)   Comments: Carlos Medina (Banco de la Republica, Colombia)   “Adjusting the Labor Supply to Mitigate Violent Shocks: Evidence from Rural Colombia” Ximena Peña (Universidad de los Andes) Download paper | 595,27 kB Comments: Matthew Freedman (Cornell University) 1:30 – 4:00 pm 2nd contributed session (3 papers), Political Economy, State Capacity and Firearms   “The Political Economy of Moral Conflict: An Empirical Study of Learning and Law Enforcement under Prohibition” Camilo García?Jimeno (MIT)   Comments: João De Mello (PUC?Rio)   “Revisiting the Effects of Conflict on State Capacity: A Panel Data Approach” Marcela Eslava (Universidad de los Andes) Download paper | 450,26 kB Comments: Rafael Di Tella (HBS)   “Cross?border Spillover: U.S. Gun Laws and Violence in Mexico” Oiendrila Dube (New York University) Download paper | 822,44 kB Comments: Claudio Ferraz (PUC?Rio) 4:15 – 5:30 pm Keynote lecture   “Mechanism experiments in crime research” Jens Ludwig (University of Chicago)  

09:00 am
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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LACEA-PEG 2011

Thursday, May 26th Morning session: Conflict and inequality Morning sessions Chair: Ernesto Dal Bó (UC Berkeley) 9:00 - 9:05 am. Opening remarks. Marcela Eslava (Universidad de Los Andes) 9:05 - 9:55 am. “The Risk of Civil Conflicts and Political Institutions.” Álvaro Aguirre - (University of Pennsylvania) Download paper | 520,59 kB Discussant: Juan Fernando Vargas (Universidad del Rosario) 9:55 - 10:45 am. “Civil War and Foreign Influence” Facundo Albornoz-Crespo - (University of Birmingham) and Esther Hauk Download paper | 369,14 kB Discussant: Mauricio Olivera (Fedesarrollo) 10:45 - 11:00 am. Coffee break 11:00 - 11:50 am. “The rich-poor divide, within-groups inequality and armed conflict.” Juan Fernando Vargas - (Universidad del Rosario) and Leopoldo Fergusson Download paper | 440,77 kB Discussant: Marcela Eslava (Universidad de los Andes) 11:50 am. - 12:40 pm. “The long trace of inequality: evidence from Cundinamarca, Colombia” Juan Sebastián Galán - (Universidad de Los Andes - IADB) Download paper | 326,78 kB Discussant: Frederico Finan (UC Berkeley) 12:40 - 2:00 pm. Lunch Afternoon session 1: Political economy of taxation Afternoon Sessions Chair: Claudio Ferraz (PUC Rio) 2:00 - 2:50 pm. “Tax Me, But Spend Wisely : The Political Economy of Taxes, Evidence from Brazilian Local Governments.” Lucie Gadenne - (Paris School of Economics) Download paper | 441,68 kB Discussant: Ernesto Stein (IADB) 2:50 - 3:40 pm. “The role of central bank independence on optimal taxation and seigniorage.” Guillermo Vuletin - (Colby College) and Roberto Delhy Nolivos Download paper | 224,17 kB Discussant: Natalia Salazar (Fedesarrollo) 3:40 - 4:00 pm. Coffee break Afternoon session 2: The Wealth of Politicians 4:00 - 4:50 pm. "Wealth Accumulation by U.S. Congressmen, 1845-1875: Were the Civil War Years Exceptional(ly Good)?" Pablo Querubin - (Universidad de Los Andes and Harvard University) and James M. Snyder, Jr. Download paper | 777,70 kB Discussant: Ernesto Dal Bó (UC Berkeley) 4:50 - 5:40 pm. “Wealth and Political Power. Evidence from the Foundation of Buenos Aires.” Martin Rossi - (Universidad de San Andrés) Download paper | 92,35 kB Discussant: Pablo Querubín (Universidad de Los Andes and Harvard University) Friday, May 27th Morning session: Political economy of public policy Morning Sessions Chair: Ernesto Stein (IADB) 9:00 - 9:50 am. “The Political Economy of Moral Conflict: An Empirical Study of Learning and Law Enforcement under Prohibition.” Camilo García-Jimeno - (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Download paper | 2,16 MB Discussant: Jimena Hurtado (Universidad de los Andes) 9:50 - 10:40 am. “Politics and Preschool: The Political Economy of Investment in Pre-Primary Education.” Katrina Kosec – (Stanford University) Download paper | 1,20 MB Discussant: Darío Maldonado (Universidad del Rosario) 10:40 - 11:00 am. Coffee break 11:00 - 11:50 am. “Anti-poverty programs and Presidential election outcomes: Familias en Acción in Colombia.” Oscar Nupia - (Universidad de los Andes) Download paper | 606,75 kB Discussant: Claudio Ferraz (PUC Rio) 11:50 am. - 12:50 pm. Keynote presentation: “Special interest politics and the exchange rate” Jeffry Frieden - (Harvard University) Download | 315,94 kB 12:50 - 1:00 pm. Closing remarks 1:00 - 2:30 pm. Lunch

08:00 am
Cartagena, Colombia