Conversei com os jornalistas do Valor semana passada e fizeram esse ótimo resumo da nossa conversa: valor.globo.com/brasil/noticia…

New paper w/ Santiago Tobón Martin Vanegas-Arias and Juan Vargas. Illicit economies explain to a large extent challenges of establishing a tax base UNU-WIDER Norad Concealed costs: illicit economies and the erosion of the local tax base in Colombia wider.unu.edu/publication/co…

Call for papers: NBER Econ of Crime Working Group - spring meeting - Feb 7, 2025, in Cambridge, MA Deadline: November 8, 2024 conference.nber.org/confsubmit/bac…

Of all gangs, this is Al Capone (economics of crime) ‘s favorite.

I am very happy with this prize. They put political economy and institutions in the center stage of studying why some countries are rich and others remain poor and influenced a whole generation of researchers (including myself)

One happy family! 🎉 New economic sciences laureate James Robinson celebrates the news of his prize with his family, wife Maria Angélica Bautista and son Adrian. Listen to our interview with him, coming soon. #NobelPrize

Last day! ⏳

Great opportunity for Crime scholars in LAC. CAF is funding policy-relevant research on a range of selected topics! Send your proposals before February 7.

🚨 Mañana en Universidad EAFIT: #DiaNacionalContralaCorrupcion Debates, experiencias y alianzas entre sector público, privado y academia para fortalecer la transparencia desde los municipios Entrada libre con inscripción: acortar.link/anticorrupcion Agenda