Brokering Truces Between Gangs in Latin America: New Evidence on the Effects on Communities


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Speakers: Maria Micaela Sviatschi, Assistant Professor of Economics at Princeton University and Eduardo Montero, Assistant Professor at the Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan

Policy Discussant: Noah Bullock, Executive Director at Cristosal

Moderator: José Pinilla, Policy Manager at IPA


Eduardo Montero (University of Michigan) and Mica Sviatschi (Princeton University) will discuss in this webinar their research on how gangs affect the economic conditions in the areas where they rule, and the role of truces. Noah Bullock (Cristosal) will discuss the policy implications of this work. A 10-minute Q&A will follow the presentations.