9:45 am – 10:00 am

Welcoming remarks by Daniel Ortega (CAF), Carlos Medina (Banco de la República) and Juan Felipe Mejia (Dean, EAFIT)

10:00 am – 11:00 am

Keynote address
Chair: Juan Felipe Mejia (EAFIT)
Keynote speaker: Sergio Fajardo (Governor of the State of Antioquia)

11:00 am – 11:15 am

Coffee break

11:15 am – 1:30 pm

1st contributed session (3 papers) – Consequences of Crime, Fighting and Conflict
Chair: Rodrigo Soares (PUC-Rio)

“Homicide and Work: The Impact of Mexico’s Drug War on Labor Market Participation” Sarah Pearlman (Vassar College) andAriel BenYishay (University of New South Wales). Comments by Catalina Gomez (EAFIT)

“Illegal Drugs Traffic and Violence in Colombia,” Jaime Millan (University College London). Comments by Daniel Mejía (UniAndes)

“Agricultural Production amidst Conflict: The Effects of Shocks, Uncertainty and Governance of Non-State Armed Actors" María Alejandra Arias (UniAndes), Ana María Ibáñez (UniAndes) and Andrés Zambrano (UniAndes). Comments by Juan Fernando Vargas (Universidad del Rosario)

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

LUNCH

2:30 pm – 4:45 pm

2nd contributed session (3 papers). Deterrence Mechanisms and Recidivism
Chair: Daniel Mejia (UniAndes)

“Crime is Terribly Revealing: An Evaluation of Predictive Policing,” Giovanni Mastrobuoni (Collegio Carlo Alberto). Comments by Ana Corbacho (Inter-American Development Bank).

“First-Day Criminal Recidivism,” Ignacio Munyo (Ceres and Universidad de San Andres), Martín Rossi (Universidad de San Andres). Comments by Fabio Sanchez (UniAndes).

“Early Release from Prison on Electronic Monitoring and Recidivism: A Tale of Two Discontinuities” Olivier Marie (Maastricht University). Comments by Carlos Medina (Banco de la República)

7:30 pm

Dinner

10:15 am – 12:30 pm

3rd contributed session (3 papers). Corruption and non-Violent Criminal Behavior
Chair: Fabiana Machado (Inter-American Development Bank)

“Income Shocks and Crime: Evidence from the Break Down of Ponzi Schemes in Colombia” Juan Vargas (Universidad del Rosario), Darwin Cortés(Universidad del Rosario), and Julieth Santamaría (BID). Comments by Rodrigo Soares (PUC-Rio)

“Mind the Gap: Bridging Perception and Reality with Crime Information” Ana Corbacho (BID), Martin Ardanaz (BID) Pablo Ibarrarán (BID) and Mauricio Ruiz-Vega (BID). Comments by Gustavo Canavire (EAFIT)

“Fighting Crime with a Little Help from my Friends. Party Affiliation, Inter-jurisdictional Cooperation and Crime in Mexico,” Ruben Durante (Sciences Pos) and Emilio Gutierrez (ITAM-CIE). Comments by Fabiana Machado (BID)

12:30 pm – 1:45 pm

LUNCH

1:45 pm – 4:00 pm

4th contributed session (3 papers). Miscellaneous
Chair: Gustavo Canavire (EAFIT)

“Living on the Edge: Youth Entry, Career and Exit in Drug-Selling Gangs” Leandro Carvalho (Rand) Rodrigo Soares (PUC-Rio). Comment by Sarah Pearlman (Vassar College).

“Violent Corruption and Violent Lobbying: Logics of Cartel-State Conflict in Mexico, Brazil and Colombia,” Benjamin Lessing (Stanford University). Comment by Andres Zambrano (UniAndes).

“Crime and the Depenalization of Cannabis Possession: Evidence from a Policing Experiment” Brendon McConnel (UCL) Jérome Adda (European University) Imran Rasul.Comments by Daniel Ortega (CAF)

4:00 pm- 4:15 pm

Coffee break

4:15 pm – 5:15 pm

Keynote Lecture
Chair: Daniel Ortega (CAF)
Keynote speaker: Heather Strang (Cambridge University)

7:45 pm

Bus leaves HOTEL to Dinner