Code for "Reparations for Victims: Lessons from Colombia"

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Arlen Guarin, World Bank; Juliana Londoño-Vélez, University of California-Los Angeles; Christian Posso, Banco de la República

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Project Citation:

Guarin, Arlen, Londoño-Vélez, Juliana, and Posso, Christian. Code for “Reparations for Victims: Lessons from Colombia.” Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2023. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2023-05-03. https://doi.org/10.3886/E190461V1

Project Description

Summary: Reparations recognize and address the harm victims suffered during the war, conflict, or authoritarianism, and some experts argue that the compensation can also help victims to rebuild life projects. Using linked administrative microdata, we study the world's largest reparations program, currently being implemented in Colombia. First, we provide descriptive evidence on Colombia's conflict victims. Then, we shed light on how reparations' various aims have shaped the program's design and implementation features and who has received compensation. Lastly, we discuss the practical challenges and tensions in balancing the various goals of reparations programs under tight fiscal constraints and limited state capacity.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: Reparations; Victims

JEL Classification:
      D74 Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
      H53 National Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs
      I38 Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs

Data Type(s): program source code

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