Colombia

Fostering critical thinking to combat misinformation

Political misinformation is increasingly becoming a problem worldwide, not only misleading but also furthering polarisation. New research on Colombia offers a demand-side intervention to this problem—fostering critical thinking—which has resulted in ...

Institutions & Political Economy

John A. List Lina M. Ramirez Julia Seither Jaime Unda Beatriz H. Vallejo Reyes

Published

12.06.25

Digital reforms at Colombian ports: A win-win for growth and tax revenues

Computerising customs at Colombia’s major ports boosted trade, reduced corruption, improved firm performance, and increased tax collections.

Trade

Rachid Laajaj Marcela Eslava Tidiane Kinda

Published

13.12.24

How a teacher hiring reform in Colombia backfired

A merit-based teacher hiring reform succeeded in recruiting teachers with better qualifications, but the replacement of more experienced teachers led to a decline in student outcomes.

Education

Matias Busso Sebastian Montaño Juan Muñoz-Morales Nolan Pope

Published

03.12.24

The power of a meal: School feeding has wide-ranging long-term effects on education

The impacts of a school feeding programme in Colombia go beyond school attendance and hunger relief, fostering learning, high school graduation and tertiary enrolment.

Education

Sofia Collante Zárate Catherine Rodríguez Fabio Sánchez

Published

25.10.24

Insights from Colombia's massive regularisation of Venezuelan forced migrants

The regularisation of Venezuelan migrants had no significant effects on labour markets, political and social cohesion among Colombian natives, or crimes committed against Colombians while it enhanced the well-being and self-reliance of the forced mig...

Migration & Urbanisation

Sandra Rozo Andrés Moya María José Urbina Flórez Ana María Ibáñez María Adelaida Ortega

Published

27.09.24

Crime schools: How Colombian prisons foster criminal networks

Prisons are meant to deter crime and rehabilitate inmates. Evidence from Colombia suggests that in some circumstances prisons actually foster rather than prevent crime.

Migration & Urbanisation

Maria Antonia Escobar Santiago Tobón Martín Vanegas-Arias

Published

30.08.24

social cohesion after violence in Colombia

How conflict shaped social cohesion in Colombia

Conflict in Colombia, fueled by coca production, negatively impacted social cohesion, particularly in areas where militias dressed as civilians and where violence was intense

Institutions & Political Economy

Melissa Rubio-Ramos

Published

24.06.24

Reducing prejudice towards forced migrants through perspective taking

An online, low-cost, scalable intervention that provided information and appealed to participants’ emotions improved prosociality behaviours and attitudes toward forced migrants from Venezuela

Migration & Urbanisation

Marisol Rodríguez Chatruc Sandra Rozo

Published

04.06.24

Education during commodity booms in low-income countries: Lessons from history

Commodity specialisation in Colombia during the late 19th and 20th centuries had negative impacts on the demand for education during a surge in global demand for coffee

Education

Irina España-Eljaiek María José Fuentes-Vásquez

Published

11.12.23