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Policy writing and reports

"The terrible trade-off: Why governments must choose between more violence or stronger gangs" (with Chris Blattman and Ben Lessing). Modern War Institute at West Point. (2022)

Discussion Paper

"Measuring organised crime: challenges and solutions for collecting data on armed illicit groups" (with Chris Blattman, Ben Lessing and Juan Pablo Mesa-Mejía). SOC ACE Briefing Note 3. (2022)

Discussion Paper

"The terrible trade off: how the hidden cost of organised crime harms cities, and what can be done about it" (with Chris Blattman and Ben Lessing). SOC ACE Briefing Note 4. (2022)

Discussion Paper

"Crime trajectories in times of COVID-19: The case of Colombia" (with Nathalie Alvarado, Ervyn Norza, Santiago Pérez-Vincent and Martín Vanegas-Arias). IDB Technical Report 2034. (2020)

Discussion Paper

"Crime in the time of covid-19" (with Chris Blattman, David Cerero, Gustavo Duncan et al.). EDI Report, COVID-19 Essay Series. (2020)

Discussion Paper

"What works to prevent violence among youth? A white paper on youth violence, crime prevention and the Mexican context" (with Thomas Abt, Chris Blattman and Beatriz Magaloni). USAID Report. (2018)

Report (EN) · Informe (ES) · Policy brief

"Sector Wide Impact Assessment on Human Rights: Mining Unseen" (with Luis Fernando De Angulo, Camila Miranda et al.). Institute for Human Rights and Business Report. (2016)

Report