Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
TOPIC 1. Immigration and Crime
1. Pinotti, Paolo. 2017. "Clicking on heaven’s door: The effect of immigrant legalization on crime." American Economic Review 107.1 (2017): 138-168.
2. Giovanni Mastrobuoni and Paolo Pinotti. 2015. "Legal status and the criminal activity of immigrants." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 7.2 (2015): 175-206.
3. Oliver Marie and Paolo Pinotti. 2024. "Immigration and crime: An international perspective." Journal of Economic Perspectives 38.1 (2024): 181-200.
4. Pinotti, Paolo. 2015. "Immigration enforcement and crime." American Economic Review 105.5 (2015): 205-209.
TOPIC 2. Education and Crime
1. Stephen Machin, Olivier Marie, and Sunčica Vujić. 2011 "The crime reducing effect of education." The Economic Journal 121.552 (2011): 463-484.
2. Carmen Villa. 2025. “The effects of youth clubs on education and crime”. No. W24/51. Institute for Fiscal Studies, 2024.
3. Stephen Machin and Matteo Sandi. 2025. "Crime and Education." Annual Review of Economics, 17(1):241-260.
4. Lance Lochner and Enrico Moretti. 2004. "The effect of education on crime: Evidence from prison inmates, arrests, and self-reports." American Economic Review 94.1 (2004): 155-189.
TOPIC 3. Socioeconomic Consequences of Incarceration
1. Giovanni Mastrobuoni and Daniele Terlizzese. 2022. "Leave the door open? Prison conditions and recidivism." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 14.4 (2022): 200-233.
2. Francesca Calamunci, Gianmarco Daniele, Giovanni Mastrobuoni and Daniele Terlizzese. 2025. “Women Behind Bars: Do Female-Only Prisons Reduce Recidivism?”. Working Paper.
3. Charles E. Loeffler and Daniel S. Nagin. 2022. "The impact of incarceration on recidivism." Annual review of criminology 5.1 (2022): 133-152.
4. Nadia Campaniello, Theodoros M. Diasakos, Giovanni Mastrobuoni. 2017. “Rationalizable Suicides: Evidence from Changes in Inmates’ Expected Length of Sentence”. Journal of the European Economic Association, 15(2):388-428
TOPIC 4. Gender Violence
1. Jorge García-Hombrados, Marta Martínez-Matute and Carmen Villa. 2024. “Specialised courts and the reporting of intimate partner violence: Evidence from Spain”. Journal of Public Economics 23S(2024):105243.
2. Gabriela Deschamps-Ochoa. 2026. “Motherhood and Violence”. Working Paper.
3. Gianmarco Daniele, Gemma Dipoppa and Massimo Pulejo. 2026. “Attacking Women or Their Policies? Understanding Violence Against Women in Politics”. Forthcoming, Journal of Politics.
4. Abi Adams-Prassl, Kristiina Huttunen, Emily Nix and Ning Zhang. 2024. “Violence against Women at Work”. The Ǫuarterly Journal of Economics, 13S(2):S37–SS1.
TOPIC 5. Organized Crime and Corruption
1. Paolo Pinotti. 2015. "The causes and consequences of organised crime: Preliminary evidence across countries." The Economic Journal 125.586 (2015): F158-F174.
2. Gianmarco Daniele and Gemma Dipoppa. 2023. "Fighting organized crime by targeting their revenue: Screening, mafias, and public funds." The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization 39.3 (2023): 722-746.
3. Giacomo Battiston, Gianmarco Daniele, Marco Le Moglie, and Paolo Pinotti. 2024. "Fueling Organised Crime: The Mexican War on Drugs and Oil Theft." The Economic Journal (2024): ueae047.
4. Massimo Pulejo and Pablo Querubín. 2026. “Plata y Plomo: How Higher Wages Expose Politicians to Criminal Violence”. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 18(1):190-210.
Mutuazione: 20111023 Attività: Economia del Crimine in Scienze dei servizi giuridici L-14 R PULEJO MASSIMO
Programme
The course will focus on five topics. Each topic will be covered over the course of one week (two class sessions). For each topic, two analytical articles are proposed for in-class discussion (Articles 1 and 2 in each list), along with two additional general articles recommended to provide a basic understanding of the topic, which will not be discussed in class (Articles 3 and 4 in each list). PDF copies of all the articles can be downloaded from the course’s Moodle page.TOPIC 1. Immigration and Crime
1. Pinotti, Paolo. 2017. "Clicking on heaven’s door: The effect of immigrant legalization on crime." American Economic Review 107.1 (2017): 138-168.
2. Giovanni Mastrobuoni and Paolo Pinotti. 2015. "Legal status and the criminal activity of immigrants." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 7.2 (2015): 175-206.
3. Oliver Marie and Paolo Pinotti. 2024. "Immigration and crime: An international perspective." Journal of Economic Perspectives 38.1 (2024): 181-200.
4. Pinotti, Paolo. 2015. "Immigration enforcement and crime." American Economic Review 105.5 (2015): 205-209.
TOPIC 2. Education and Crime
1. Stephen Machin, Olivier Marie, and Sunčica Vujić. 2011 "The crime reducing effect of education." The Economic Journal 121.552 (2011): 463-484.
2. Carmen Villa. 2025. “The effects of youth clubs on education and crime”. No. W24/51. Institute for Fiscal Studies, 2024.
3. Stephen Machin and Matteo Sandi. 2025. "Crime and Education." Annual Review of Economics, 17(1):241-260.
4. Lance Lochner and Enrico Moretti. 2004. "The effect of education on crime: Evidence from prison inmates, arrests, and self-reports." American Economic Review 94.1 (2004): 155-189.
TOPIC 3. Socioeconomic Consequences of Incarceration
1. Giovanni Mastrobuoni and Daniele Terlizzese. 2022. "Leave the door open? Prison conditions and recidivism." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 14.4 (2022): 200-233.
2. Francesca Calamunci, Gianmarco Daniele, Giovanni Mastrobuoni and Daniele Terlizzese. 2025. “Women Behind Bars: Do Female-Only Prisons Reduce Recidivism?”. Working Paper.
3. Charles E. Loeffler and Daniel S. Nagin. 2022. "The impact of incarceration on recidivism." Annual review of criminology 5.1 (2022): 133-152.
4. Nadia Campaniello, Theodoros M. Diasakos, Giovanni Mastrobuoni. 2017. “Rationalizable Suicides: Evidence from Changes in Inmates’ Expected Length of Sentence”. Journal of the European Economic Association, 15(2):388-428
TOPIC 4. Gender Violence
1. Jorge García-Hombrados, Marta Martínez-Matute and Carmen Villa. 2024. “Specialised courts and the reporting of intimate partner violence: Evidence from Spain”. Journal of Public Economics 23S(2024):105243.
2. Gabriela Deschamps-Ochoa. 2026. “Motherhood and Violence”. Working Paper.
3. Gianmarco Daniele, Gemma Dipoppa and Massimo Pulejo. 2026. “Attacking Women or Their Policies? Understanding Violence Against Women in Politics”. Forthcoming, Journal of Politics.
4. Abi Adams-Prassl, Kristiina Huttunen, Emily Nix and Ning Zhang. 2024. “Violence against Women at Work”. The Ǫuarterly Journal of Economics, 13S(2):S37–SS1.
TOPIC 5. Organized Crime and Corruption
1. Paolo Pinotti. 2015. "The causes and consequences of organised crime: Preliminary evidence across countries." The Economic Journal 125.586 (2015): F158-F174.
2. Gianmarco Daniele and Gemma Dipoppa. 2023. "Fighting organized crime by targeting their revenue: Screening, mafias, and public funds." The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization 39.3 (2023): 722-746.
3. Giacomo Battiston, Gianmarco Daniele, Marco Le Moglie, and Paolo Pinotti. 2024. "Fueling Organised Crime: The Mexican War on Drugs and Oil Theft." The Economic Journal (2024): ueae047.
4. Massimo Pulejo and Pablo Querubín. 2026. “Plata y Plomo: How Higher Wages Expose Politicians to Criminal Violence”. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 18(1):190-210.
Core Documentation
The scientific articles to be discussed in class are listed under “Course Programme” and are available on the course’s Moodle page.Attendance
In person.Type of evaluation
Assessment is based on class participation. Credits will be awarded based on attendance, with a minimum requirement of 8 out of 10 class sessions. There will be no midterm or final examination. teacher profile teaching materials
TOPIC 1. Immigration and Crime
1. Pinotti, Paolo. 2017. "Clicking on heaven’s door: The effect of immigrant legalization on crime." American Economic Review 107.1 (2017): 138-168.
2. Giovanni Mastrobuoni and Paolo Pinotti. 2015. "Legal status and the criminal activity of immigrants." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 7.2 (2015): 175-206.
3. Oliver Marie and Paolo Pinotti. 2024. "Immigration and crime: An international perspective." Journal of Economic Perspectives 38.1 (2024): 181-200.
4. Pinotti, Paolo. 2015. "Immigration enforcement and crime." American Economic Review 105.5 (2015): 205-209.
TOPIC 2. Education and Crime
1. Stephen Machin, Olivier Marie, and Sunčica Vujić. 2011 "The crime reducing effect of education." The Economic Journal 121.552 (2011): 463-484.
2. Carmen Villa. 2025. “The effects of youth clubs on education and crime”. No. W24/51. Institute for Fiscal Studies, 2024.
3. Stephen Machin and Matteo Sandi. 2025. "Crime and Education." Annual Review of Economics, 17(1):241-260.
4. Lance Lochner and Enrico Moretti. 2004. "The effect of education on crime: Evidence from prison inmates, arrests, and self-reports." American Economic Review 94.1 (2004): 155-189.
TOPIC 3. Socioeconomic Consequences of Incarceration
1. Giovanni Mastrobuoni and Daniele Terlizzese. 2022. "Leave the door open? Prison conditions and recidivism." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 14.4 (2022): 200-233.
2. Francesca Calamunci, Gianmarco Daniele, Giovanni Mastrobuoni and Daniele Terlizzese. 2025. “Women Behind Bars: Do Female-Only Prisons Reduce Recidivism?”. Working Paper.
3. Charles E. Loeffler and Daniel S. Nagin. 2022. "The impact of incarceration on recidivism." Annual review of criminology 5.1 (2022): 133-152.
4. Nadia Campaniello, Theodoros M. Diasakos, Giovanni Mastrobuoni. 2017. “Rationalizable Suicides: Evidence from Changes in Inmates’ Expected Length of Sentence”. Journal of the European Economic Association, 15(2):388-428
TOPIC 4. Gender Violence
1. Jorge García-Hombrados, Marta Martínez-Matute and Carmen Villa. 2024. “Specialised courts and the reporting of intimate partner violence: Evidence from Spain”. Journal of Public Economics 23S(2024):105243.
2. Gabriela Deschamps-Ochoa. 2026. “Motherhood and Violence”. Working Paper.
3. Gianmarco Daniele, Gemma Dipoppa and Massimo Pulejo. 2026. “Attacking Women or Their Policies? Understanding Violence Against Women in Politics”. Forthcoming, Journal of Politics.
4. Abi Adams-Prassl, Kristiina Huttunen, Emily Nix and Ning Zhang. 2024. “Violence against Women at Work”. The Ǫuarterly Journal of Economics, 13S(2):S37–SS1.
TOPIC 5. Organized Crime and Corruption
1. Paolo Pinotti. 2015. "The causes and consequences of organised crime: Preliminary evidence across countries." The Economic Journal 125.586 (2015): F158-F174.
2. Gianmarco Daniele and Gemma Dipoppa. 2023. "Fighting organized crime by targeting their revenue: Screening, mafias, and public funds." The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization 39.3 (2023): 722-746.
3. Giacomo Battiston, Gianmarco Daniele, Marco Le Moglie, and Paolo Pinotti. 2024. "Fueling Organised Crime: The Mexican War on Drugs and Oil Theft." The Economic Journal (2024): ueae047.
4. Massimo Pulejo and Pablo Querubín. 2026. “Plata y Plomo: How Higher Wages Expose Politicians to Criminal Violence”. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 18(1):190-210.
Mutuazione: 20111023 Attività: Economia del Crimine in Scienze dei servizi giuridici L-14 R PULEJO MASSIMO
Programme
The course will focus on five topics. Each topic will be covered over the course of one week (two class sessions). For each topic, two analytical articles are proposed for in-class discussion (Articles 1 and 2 in each list), along with two additional general articles recommended to provide a basic understanding of the topic, which will not be discussed in class (Articles 3 and 4 in each list). PDF copies of all the articles can be downloaded from the course’s Moodle page.TOPIC 1. Immigration and Crime
1. Pinotti, Paolo. 2017. "Clicking on heaven’s door: The effect of immigrant legalization on crime." American Economic Review 107.1 (2017): 138-168.
2. Giovanni Mastrobuoni and Paolo Pinotti. 2015. "Legal status and the criminal activity of immigrants." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 7.2 (2015): 175-206.
3. Oliver Marie and Paolo Pinotti. 2024. "Immigration and crime: An international perspective." Journal of Economic Perspectives 38.1 (2024): 181-200.
4. Pinotti, Paolo. 2015. "Immigration enforcement and crime." American Economic Review 105.5 (2015): 205-209.
TOPIC 2. Education and Crime
1. Stephen Machin, Olivier Marie, and Sunčica Vujić. 2011 "The crime reducing effect of education." The Economic Journal 121.552 (2011): 463-484.
2. Carmen Villa. 2025. “The effects of youth clubs on education and crime”. No. W24/51. Institute for Fiscal Studies, 2024.
3. Stephen Machin and Matteo Sandi. 2025. "Crime and Education." Annual Review of Economics, 17(1):241-260.
4. Lance Lochner and Enrico Moretti. 2004. "The effect of education on crime: Evidence from prison inmates, arrests, and self-reports." American Economic Review 94.1 (2004): 155-189.
TOPIC 3. Socioeconomic Consequences of Incarceration
1. Giovanni Mastrobuoni and Daniele Terlizzese. 2022. "Leave the door open? Prison conditions and recidivism." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 14.4 (2022): 200-233.
2. Francesca Calamunci, Gianmarco Daniele, Giovanni Mastrobuoni and Daniele Terlizzese. 2025. “Women Behind Bars: Do Female-Only Prisons Reduce Recidivism?”. Working Paper.
3. Charles E. Loeffler and Daniel S. Nagin. 2022. "The impact of incarceration on recidivism." Annual review of criminology 5.1 (2022): 133-152.
4. Nadia Campaniello, Theodoros M. Diasakos, Giovanni Mastrobuoni. 2017. “Rationalizable Suicides: Evidence from Changes in Inmates’ Expected Length of Sentence”. Journal of the European Economic Association, 15(2):388-428
TOPIC 4. Gender Violence
1. Jorge García-Hombrados, Marta Martínez-Matute and Carmen Villa. 2024. “Specialised courts and the reporting of intimate partner violence: Evidence from Spain”. Journal of Public Economics 23S(2024):105243.
2. Gabriela Deschamps-Ochoa. 2026. “Motherhood and Violence”. Working Paper.
3. Gianmarco Daniele, Gemma Dipoppa and Massimo Pulejo. 2026. “Attacking Women or Their Policies? Understanding Violence Against Women in Politics”. Forthcoming, Journal of Politics.
4. Abi Adams-Prassl, Kristiina Huttunen, Emily Nix and Ning Zhang. 2024. “Violence against Women at Work”. The Ǫuarterly Journal of Economics, 13S(2):S37–SS1.
TOPIC 5. Organized Crime and Corruption
1. Paolo Pinotti. 2015. "The causes and consequences of organised crime: Preliminary evidence across countries." The Economic Journal 125.586 (2015): F158-F174.
2. Gianmarco Daniele and Gemma Dipoppa. 2023. "Fighting organized crime by targeting their revenue: Screening, mafias, and public funds." The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization 39.3 (2023): 722-746.
3. Giacomo Battiston, Gianmarco Daniele, Marco Le Moglie, and Paolo Pinotti. 2024. "Fueling Organised Crime: The Mexican War on Drugs and Oil Theft." The Economic Journal (2024): ueae047.
4. Massimo Pulejo and Pablo Querubín. 2026. “Plata y Plomo: How Higher Wages Expose Politicians to Criminal Violence”. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 18(1):190-210.
Core Documentation
The scientific articles to be discussed in class are listed under “Course Programme” and are available on the course’s Moodle page.Attendance
In person.Type of evaluation
Assessment is based on class participation. Credits will be awarded based on attendance, with a minimum requirement of 8 out of 10 class sessions. There will be no midterm or final examination. teacher profile teaching materials
TOPIC 1. Immigration and Crime
1. Pinotti, Paolo. 2017. "Clicking on heaven’s door: The effect of immigrant legalization on crime." American Economic Review 107.1 (2017): 138-168.
2. Giovanni Mastrobuoni and Paolo Pinotti. 2015. "Legal status and the criminal activity of immigrants." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 7.2 (2015): 175-206.
3. Oliver Marie and Paolo Pinotti. 2024. "Immigration and crime: An international perspective." Journal of Economic Perspectives 38.1 (2024): 181-200.
4. Pinotti, Paolo. 2015. "Immigration enforcement and crime." American Economic Review 105.5 (2015): 205-209.
TOPIC 2. Education and Crime
1. Stephen Machin, Olivier Marie, and Sunčica Vujić. 2011 "The crime reducing effect of education." The Economic Journal 121.552 (2011): 463-484.
2. Carmen Villa. 2025. “The effects of youth clubs on education and crime”. No. W24/51. Institute for Fiscal Studies, 2024.
3. Stephen Machin and Matteo Sandi. 2025. "Crime and Education." Annual Review of Economics, 17(1):241-260.
4. Lance Lochner and Enrico Moretti. 2004. "The effect of education on crime: Evidence from prison inmates, arrests, and self-reports." American Economic Review 94.1 (2004): 155-189.
TOPIC 3. Socioeconomic Consequences of Incarceration
1. Giovanni Mastrobuoni and Daniele Terlizzese. 2022. "Leave the door open? Prison conditions and recidivism." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 14.4 (2022): 200-233.
2. Francesca Calamunci, Gianmarco Daniele, Giovanni Mastrobuoni and Daniele Terlizzese. 2025. “Women Behind Bars: Do Female-Only Prisons Reduce Recidivism?”. Working Paper.
3. Charles E. Loeffler and Daniel S. Nagin. 2022. "The impact of incarceration on recidivism." Annual review of criminology 5.1 (2022): 133-152.
4. Nadia Campaniello, Theodoros M. Diasakos, Giovanni Mastrobuoni. 2017. “Rationalizable Suicides: Evidence from Changes in Inmates’ Expected Length of Sentence”. Journal of the European Economic Association, 15(2):388-428
TOPIC 4. Gender Violence
1. Jorge García-Hombrados, Marta Martínez-Matute and Carmen Villa. 2024. “Specialised courts and the reporting of intimate partner violence: Evidence from Spain”. Journal of Public Economics 23S(2024):105243.
2. Gabriela Deschamps-Ochoa. 2026. “Motherhood and Violence”. Working Paper.
3. Gianmarco Daniele, Gemma Dipoppa and Massimo Pulejo. 2026. “Attacking Women or Their Policies? Understanding Violence Against Women in Politics”. Forthcoming, Journal of Politics.
4. Abi Adams-Prassl, Kristiina Huttunen, Emily Nix and Ning Zhang. 2024. “Violence against Women at Work”. The Ǫuarterly Journal of Economics, 13S(2):S37–SS1.
TOPIC 5. Organized Crime and Corruption
1. Paolo Pinotti. 2015. "The causes and consequences of organised crime: Preliminary evidence across countries." The Economic Journal 125.586 (2015): F158-F174.
2. Gianmarco Daniele and Gemma Dipoppa. 2023. "Fighting organized crime by targeting their revenue: Screening, mafias, and public funds." The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization 39.3 (2023): 722-746.
3. Giacomo Battiston, Gianmarco Daniele, Marco Le Moglie, and Paolo Pinotti. 2024. "Fueling Organised Crime: The Mexican War on Drugs and Oil Theft." The Economic Journal (2024): ueae047.
4. Massimo Pulejo and Pablo Querubín. 2026. “Plata y Plomo: How Higher Wages Expose Politicians to Criminal Violence”. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 18(1):190-210.
Programme
The course will focus on five topics. Each topic will be covered over the course of one week (two class sessions). For each topic, two analytical articles are proposed for in-class discussion (Articles 1 and 2 in each list), along with two additional general articles recommended to provide a basic understanding of the topic, which will not be discussed in class (Articles 3 and 4 in each list). PDF copies of all the articles can be downloaded from the course’s Moodle page.TOPIC 1. Immigration and Crime
1. Pinotti, Paolo. 2017. "Clicking on heaven’s door: The effect of immigrant legalization on crime." American Economic Review 107.1 (2017): 138-168.
2. Giovanni Mastrobuoni and Paolo Pinotti. 2015. "Legal status and the criminal activity of immigrants." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 7.2 (2015): 175-206.
3. Oliver Marie and Paolo Pinotti. 2024. "Immigration and crime: An international perspective." Journal of Economic Perspectives 38.1 (2024): 181-200.
4. Pinotti, Paolo. 2015. "Immigration enforcement and crime." American Economic Review 105.5 (2015): 205-209.
TOPIC 2. Education and Crime
1. Stephen Machin, Olivier Marie, and Sunčica Vujić. 2011 "The crime reducing effect of education." The Economic Journal 121.552 (2011): 463-484.
2. Carmen Villa. 2025. “The effects of youth clubs on education and crime”. No. W24/51. Institute for Fiscal Studies, 2024.
3. Stephen Machin and Matteo Sandi. 2025. "Crime and Education." Annual Review of Economics, 17(1):241-260.
4. Lance Lochner and Enrico Moretti. 2004. "The effect of education on crime: Evidence from prison inmates, arrests, and self-reports." American Economic Review 94.1 (2004): 155-189.
TOPIC 3. Socioeconomic Consequences of Incarceration
1. Giovanni Mastrobuoni and Daniele Terlizzese. 2022. "Leave the door open? Prison conditions and recidivism." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 14.4 (2022): 200-233.
2. Francesca Calamunci, Gianmarco Daniele, Giovanni Mastrobuoni and Daniele Terlizzese. 2025. “Women Behind Bars: Do Female-Only Prisons Reduce Recidivism?”. Working Paper.
3. Charles E. Loeffler and Daniel S. Nagin. 2022. "The impact of incarceration on recidivism." Annual review of criminology 5.1 (2022): 133-152.
4. Nadia Campaniello, Theodoros M. Diasakos, Giovanni Mastrobuoni. 2017. “Rationalizable Suicides: Evidence from Changes in Inmates’ Expected Length of Sentence”. Journal of the European Economic Association, 15(2):388-428
TOPIC 4. Gender Violence
1. Jorge García-Hombrados, Marta Martínez-Matute and Carmen Villa. 2024. “Specialised courts and the reporting of intimate partner violence: Evidence from Spain”. Journal of Public Economics 23S(2024):105243.
2. Gabriela Deschamps-Ochoa. 2026. “Motherhood and Violence”. Working Paper.
3. Gianmarco Daniele, Gemma Dipoppa and Massimo Pulejo. 2026. “Attacking Women or Their Policies? Understanding Violence Against Women in Politics”. Forthcoming, Journal of Politics.
4. Abi Adams-Prassl, Kristiina Huttunen, Emily Nix and Ning Zhang. 2024. “Violence against Women at Work”. The Ǫuarterly Journal of Economics, 13S(2):S37–SS1.
TOPIC 5. Organized Crime and Corruption
1. Paolo Pinotti. 2015. "The causes and consequences of organised crime: Preliminary evidence across countries." The Economic Journal 125.586 (2015): F158-F174.
2. Gianmarco Daniele and Gemma Dipoppa. 2023. "Fighting organized crime by targeting their revenue: Screening, mafias, and public funds." The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization 39.3 (2023): 722-746.
3. Giacomo Battiston, Gianmarco Daniele, Marco Le Moglie, and Paolo Pinotti. 2024. "Fueling Organised Crime: The Mexican War on Drugs and Oil Theft." The Economic Journal (2024): ueae047.
4. Massimo Pulejo and Pablo Querubín. 2026. “Plata y Plomo: How Higher Wages Expose Politicians to Criminal Violence”. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 18(1):190-210.
Core Documentation
The scientific articles to be discussed in class are listed under “Course Programme” and are available on the course’s Moodle page.Attendance
In person.Type of evaluation
Assessment is based on class participation. Credits will be awarded based on attendance, with a minimum requirement of 8 out of 10 class sessions. There will be no midterm or final examination.