@techreport{545fb5dc6bc544a6b04062b30daf8c63,
title = "Evaluating the Spillover Effects of the Plan Colombia in Ecuador",
abstract = "The implementation of the Plan Colombia is thought to have had significant violence-related spillovers in Ecuador{\textquoteright}s bordering provinces with Colombia. We investigate whether the Plan Colombia lead to an increase in violence, measured by homicide rates, in such provinces. Using a difference in difference approach we do not find any evidence of a crime-increasing effect. As a next step, we evaluate the impact of migration on the level of homicides in Ecuador. The instrumental variable results, based on the intensity of the Plan Colombia, show a significant, although small, crime-reducing effect.",
author = "Jose Fernandez and Matteo Pazzona",
year = "2015",
month = apr,
day = "27",
language = "English",
series = "Bath Economics Research Working Papers",
publisher = "Department of Economics, University of Bath",
type = "WorkingPaper",
institution = "Department of Economics, University of Bath",
}
