Crime and Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean

On Friday, took place in the CISS an International Conference "Crime and Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean" special edition of Well-Being and Social Policy, in collaboration with Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF) and UNDP.

The first presentation was by Joao de Mello with the title "Collusion, Price Competition and Inter-Gang Violence." The paper tries to understand, by building a model, why collusion among gangs entails violence. Finally, the model predicts that violence cycles are more likely when the police intervenes, and when drug prices are higher.