Papers & Research Designs

Latin America Regional Meeting

To make the most of our sessions, please review the reference materials, working papers, and documents listed below prior to the meeting. We look forward to your active feedback and discussion.

Friday, October 2nd:

• Can Civic Education Strengthen Democracy? Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment in Mexico. Alberto Simpser, ITAM.
• Gang Crackdowns. Carlos Schmidt-Padilla, UC Berkeley.
• Polarization and Exposure to Cross-Partisan Media in an Electoral Autocracy. Horacio Larreguy, ITAM.
• Local Governance and Political Legitimacy After State Collapse in Haiti. Omar García-Ponce, Universidad George Washington.
• Selecting the Safety Net: How Politicians’ Endorsements Influence Citizens’ Uptake of Welfare Programs. Anjali Thomas, Georgia Institute of Technology

Saturday, October 3rd:

• The Effects of Asking about Political Violence on Participant Welfare: Experimental Evidence from Colombia, Mexico, and Nigeria. Lauren Young, UC Davis.
• Serving Democracy: How Becoming an Election Official Shapes Electoral Behavior and Democratic Attitudes in Mexico. Pablo Querubín, NYU.
• Public Education Against Political Misinformation: An Experiment in Brazilian Schools. Sumitra Badrinathan, American University School of International Service.
• Daughters and Political Preferences: Causal Evidence from Six Countries in the Americas. Santiago López-Cariboni, Universidad de la República.
• Expropriation risks and innovation. Estimating the relationship between corruption and innovation inputs and outputs using machine learning. Pablo Egaña del Sol, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez.
• Does Wearing the Robe Reduce Bias? Experimental Evidence from Judges and Non-Judges in Brazil. Marcelle Amaral, UFPE.
• Pre-Registration of Public Attitudes toward non-compliance with judicial decisions. Pablo Valdivieso, OXAM.