International Research Conference
Program
General rule: Paper presentations: 20 minutes, Discussions: 10 minutes, Q&A: 10 minutes
First day (Friday, August 24th) | |
9:30 - 9:45 | Welcoming remarks (Ana Maria Ibañez, CEDE – Universidad de los Andes) |
9:45 - 12:25 | First session - The economic consequences of crime and violence |
Session chair: Leopoldo Fergusson (Universidad de los Andes) | |
Firm exit and armed conflict in Colombia (Adriana Camacho- Universidad de los Andes) Download paper | 244,58 kB Discussant: Andrea Velásquez (Duke University) | |
The Economic Burden of Crime: Evidence from Mexico (Andrea Velásquez- Duke University) Download paper | 1,52 MB Discussant: Andrés Zambrano (Universidad de los Andes) | |
Violence, Emotional Distress and induced changes in risk attitudes among the displaced population in Colombia (Andrés Moya- University of California, Davis) Download paper | 1,59 MB Discussant: Jorge Agüero (University of California, Riverside) | |
Agricultural Production Amidst Conflict: The effect of Shocks, Uncertainty and Governance of Non-State Actors (Ana María Ibáñez- Universidad de los Andes) Download paper | 741,55 kB Discussant:Andrés Moya(University of California, Davis) | |
12:25 - 1:45 PM | Lunch |
1:45 - 3:45 | Second session – Armed conflict and child health |
Session chair: Adriana Camacho (Universidad de los Andes) | |
Armed conflict and the health of children and adolescents: Evidence from the Rwanda Genocide (Jorge Agüero- University of California, Riverside) Download paper | 1,05 MB Discussant: Fabio Sánchez (Universidad de los Andes) | |
Armed conflict, household victimization and child health in Côte d’Ivoire (Olga Shemyakina- Georgia Institute of Technology) Download paper | 267,31 kB Discussant: David Bardey (Universidad de los Andes) | |
Aerial spraying, coca cultivation and health outcomes: the case of Colombia (Daniel Mejía- Universidad de los Andes) Download paper | 129,81 kB Discussant: Olga Shemyakina (Georgia Institute of Technology) | |
3:45 - 4:00 | Coffee break |
7:30 PM | Conference dinner |
Second day (Saturday, August 25th) | |
9:00 - 11:00 | Fourth session – Politics, Corruption and Violent Conflict |
Session chair: Daniel Mejia (Universidad de los Andes) | |
Don’t make war, make elections (Leopoldo Fergusson- Universidad de los Andes) Download paper | 409,21 kB Discussant: Benjamin Lessing (Stanford University) | |
Violent Corruption and Violent Lobbying: The Logic(s) of Cartel-State Conflict in México, Brazil and Colombia (Benjamin Lessing- Stanford University) Download paper | 1,25 MB Discussant: Alvaro Aguirre (Central Bank, Chile) | |
The risk of civil conflicts as a determinant of political institutions (Álvaro Aguirre- Central Bank, Chile) Download paper | 491,26 kB Discussant: Leopoldo Fergusson (Universidad de los Andes) | |
11:00 - 11:15 | Coffee Break |
11:15 - 12:45 PM | Fifth session – Keynote lecture |
Session chair: Adriana Camacho (Universidad de los Andes) | |
"Guns, Lawyers, and Money: Economic Consequences of Costly Conflict." (Stergios Skaperdas- University of California, Irvine) | |
12:45 PM | Lunch |