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Regions involved in the production and shipment of illicit drugs often exhibit high levels of violence, weak institutions, elevated risks of extortion for firms, and poor development. Despite this, the economic consequences of the drug trade remain unclear...

Poor and marginalized citizens, particularly women, often lack access to a responsive police force and, consequently experience diminished security and high levels of crime and violence. Efforts to address such issues often include gender-targeted policing...

We propose the first-ever randomized trial of an anti-gang program. In Medellin, Colombia, most neighborhoods are governed by criminal gangs. About 200 gangs called combos have defined territories where they resolve disputes, police, regulate markets, and “tax...

Since the beginning of the Syrian War in 2011, Turkey has received over 3.5 million Syrian refugees, including nearly 1 million children. Syrian refugee children face social exclusion and in-school violence. Socially excluded individuals are less likely to...

This project aims to understand the effects of acquiring specific skills and information on individuals’ capabilities to tackle sexual harassment directly or indirectly. To do so, it aims to test interventions targeted at men and women separately. We first aim...

In this study we will investigate whether “contact” can help resolve the endemic farmer-herder conflicts in Nigeria. The Contact Hypothesis postulates that contact between groups can resolve conflicts, yet there is little causal evidence or understanding of...

This project extends an ongoing study testing the efficacy of citizen-centric problem-oriented policing, and local alternative dispute resolution and reconciliation forums. The extension will (a) study police officers’ beliefs with respect to reforms to local...