The Perils of High-Powered Incentives: Evidence from Colombia’s False Positives

Published by the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy on August 1, 2020.

U.S. and Colombian economists find a correlation between 2003-08 “false positive” killings, the weakness of judicial institutions, and the prevalence of colonels commanding Army brigades.

Tags: Human Rights, Military and Human Rights, Stabilization

August 1, 2020