Alejandro Gaviria

TL;DR: This paper used a sample of tenth-graders to test for peer-group influences on the propensity to engage in five activities: drug use, alcohol drinking, cigarette smoking, church going, and the likelihood of dropping out of high school.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used a survey of private firms to assess the effects of corruption on the economic prospects of firms and found that corruption and crime substantially reduce sales growth and that the reported levels of corruption and bureaucratic interferences are positively correlated at the firm level.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors consider three implicit models that isolate different types of externalities among criminals, and show that a myriad empirical evidence lends support to the previous models in general and to the congestion-in-law enforcement model in particular.

TL;DR: The typical victims of property crime in Latin America come from rich and middle class households and tend to live in larger and faster growing cities as discussed by the authors, which is a reflection of the inability of many cities in the region to keep up with the increasing demands for public safety brought about by a hasty and disorderly urbanization process.

TL;DR: The winners will be announced at a special ceremony in New York later this month.