Mateo Vásquez-Cortés
Biographic Data
| ID | 1064774 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mateo Vásquez-Cortés |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mateo |
| FAMILY NAME | Vásquez-Cortés |
| SIGNATURE | VÁSQUEZ-CORTÉS M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Global Strategy Group |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2645-0176 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Overcoming digital barriers: Evidence from Venezuelan migrants in Colombia
Unprecedented migration flows demand effective strategies for integrating migrants into the public systems of their host countries. The rapid digitalization of services creates new opportunities for inclusion, but limited internet access, digital literacy challenges, and weak social networks remain significant barriers. In collaboration with Innovations for Poverty Action and using administrative data from Colombia’s National Planning Department,…
Immigrant Narratives Promote Inclusionary Attitudes Towards Immigration in a Middle-Income Country
As the number of immigrants into middle-income countries continues to rise, so do concerns about host nations’ increasing anti-immigration responses. Existing studies in high-income countries present promising pathways to promote immigrant inclusion. In particular, exposing host-nation members to immigrant personal narratives increases positive feelings towards immigrants and support for inclusionary policies. We assess whether, in a middle-incom…
Land Titling, Race, and Political Violence: Theory and Evidence from Colombia
Under what conditions do reforms prompt violent counterreform? Reform threatens elite interests in structurally unequal societies, prompting elites to use their power to counter reform. Although the existing literature demonstrates the material logic of counterreform, the authors build on critical race theory to argue that elites are more likely to target reforms meant for racially marginalized beneficiaries. The authors test this argument using …
Peer Effects and Recidivism: Wartime Connections and Criminality among Colombian Ex-Combatants
To what extent do peers affect criminal behavior? In this article, I study peer effects among ex-combatants in Colombia. Following a theoretical framework that differentiates the impact of economic conditions from that of social networks, I rely on individual-level data on over 16,000 former paramilitaries in Colombia to study the relationship between illegal gold production and recidivism. I show that when the economic benefits of illegal sector…
Reenviado Muchas Veces”: How Platform Warnings Affect WhatsApp Users in Mexico and Colombia
Digital literacy affects how people use the internet. However, we argue that the concept of "digital literacy" cannot usefully be applied to all internet users; there is simply too much heterogeneity across devices, platforms, and social contexts. We conduct surveys in Mexico and Colombia to understand how these people use the internet. We find that WhatsApp is by far the dominant platform across all sectors of society. In contrast to evidence fr…
An Experimental Test of the Effects of Fear in a Coordination Game
Cognitive appraisal theory predicts that emotions affect participation decisions around risky collective action. However, little existing research has attempted to parse out the mechanisms by which this process occurs. We build a global game of regime change and discuss the effects that fear may have on participation through pessimism about the state of the world, other players’ willingness to participate, and risk aversion. We test the behaviora…
Democratic Integration of Former Insurgents: Evidence from a Civic Inclusion Campaign in Colombia
We study the effects of a nongovernmental civic inclusion campaign on the democratic integration of demobilized insurgents. Democratic participation ideally offers insurgents a peaceful channel for political expression and addressing grievances. However, existing work suggests that former combatant’s ideological socialization and experiences of violence fuel hard-line commitments that may be contrary to democratic political engagement, threatenin…
Fear and citizen coordination against dictatorship
Despite numerous studies showing that emotions influence political decision making, there is scant literature giving a formal treatment to this phenomenon. This paper formalizes insights about how fear influences participation in risky collective action such as citizen revolt against an autocratic regime. To do so we build a global game and analyze the effects that fear may have on participation through increasing pessimism about the regime’s str…
Tweeting for peace: Experimental evidence from the 2016 Colombian Plebiscite
Fear and citizen coordination against dictatorship
Despite numerous studies showing that emotions influence political decision making, there is scant literature giving a formal treatment to this phenomenon. This paper formalizes insights about how fear influences participation in risky collective action such as citizen revolt against an autocratic regime. To do so we build a global game and analyze the effects that fear may have on participation through increasing pessimism about the regime’s str…
Tweeting for peace: Experimental evidence from the 2016 Colombian Plebiscite
Peer Effects and Recidivism: Wartime Connections and Criminality among Colombian Ex-Combatants
To what extent do peers affect criminal behavior? In this article, I study peer effects among ex-combatants in Colombia. Following a theoretical framework that differentiates the impact of economic conditions from that of social networks, I rely on individual-level data on over 16,000 former paramilitaries in Colombia to study the relationship between illegal gold production and recidivism. I show that when the economic benefits of illegal sector…
Land Titling, Race, and Political Violence: Theory and Evidence from Colombia
Under what conditions do reforms prompt violent counterreform? Reform threatens elite interests in structurally unequal societies, prompting elites to use their power to counter reform. Although the existing literature demonstrates the material logic of counterreform, the authors build on critical race theory to argue that elites are more likely to target reforms meant for racially marginalized beneficiaries. The authors test this argument using …
Reenviado Muchas Veces”: How Platform Warnings Affect WhatsApp Users in Mexico and Colombia
Digital literacy affects how people use the internet. However, we argue that the concept of "digital literacy" cannot usefully be applied to all internet users; there is simply too much heterogeneity across devices, platforms, and social contexts. We conduct surveys in Mexico and Colombia to understand how these people use the internet. We find that WhatsApp is by far the dominant platform across all sectors of society. In contrast to evidence fr…
Fear and citizen coordination against dictatorship
Despite numerous studies showing that emotions influence political decision making, there is scant literature giving a formal treatment to this phenomenon. This paper formalizes insights about how fear influences participation in risky collective action such as citizen revolt against an autocratic regime. To do so we build a global game and analyze the effects that fear may have on participation through increasing pessimism about the regime’s str…
Tweeting for peace: Experimental evidence from the 2016 Colombian Plebiscite
An Experimental Test of the Effects of Fear in a Coordination Game
Cognitive appraisal theory predicts that emotions affect participation decisions around risky collective action. However, little existing research has attempted to parse out the mechanisms by which this process occurs. We build a global game of regime change and discuss the effects that fear may have on participation through pessimism about the state of the world, other players’ willingness to participate, and risk aversion. We test the behaviora…
Democratic Integration of Former Insurgents: Evidence from a Civic Inclusion Campaign in Colombia
We study the effects of a nongovernmental civic inclusion campaign on the democratic integration of demobilized insurgents. Democratic participation ideally offers insurgents a peaceful channel for political expression and addressing grievances. However, existing work suggests that former combatant’s ideological socialization and experiences of violence fuel hard-line commitments that may be contrary to democratic political engagement, threatenin…
Reenviado Muchas Veces”: How Platform Warnings Affect WhatsApp Users in Mexico and Colombia
Digital literacy affects how people use the internet. However, we argue that the concept of "digital literacy" cannot usefully be applied to all internet users; there is simply too much heterogeneity across devices, platforms, and social contexts. We conduct surveys in Mexico and Colombia to understand how these people use the internet. We find that WhatsApp is by far the dominant platform across all sectors of society. In contrast to evidence fr…
Land Titling, Race, and Political Violence: Theory and Evidence from Colombia
Under what conditions do reforms prompt violent counterreform? Reform threatens elite interests in structurally unequal societies, prompting elites to use their power to counter reform. Although the existing literature demonstrates the material logic of counterreform, the authors build on critical race theory to argue that elites are more likely to target reforms meant for racially marginalized beneficiaries. The authors test this argument using …
Peer Effects and Recidivism: Wartime Connections and Criminality among Colombian Ex-Combatants
To what extent do peers affect criminal behavior? In this article, I study peer effects among ex-combatants in Colombia. Following a theoretical framework that differentiates the impact of economic conditions from that of social networks, I rely on individual-level data on over 16,000 former paramilitaries in Colombia to study the relationship between illegal gold production and recidivism. I show that when the economic benefits of illegal sector…
Overcoming digital barriers: Evidence from Venezuelan migrants in Colombia
Unprecedented migration flows demand effective strategies for integrating migrants into the public systems of their host countries. The rapid digitalization of services creates new opportunities for inclusion, but limited internet access, digital literacy challenges, and weak social networks remain significant barriers. In collaboration with Innovations for Poverty Action and using administrative data from Colombia’s National Planning Department,…
Immigrant Narratives Promote Inclusionary Attitudes Towards Immigration in a Middle-Income Country
As the number of immigrants into middle-income countries continues to rise, so do concerns about host nations’ increasing anti-immigration responses. Existing studies in high-income countries present promising pathways to promote immigrant inclusion. In particular, exposing host-nation members to immigrant personal narratives increases positive feelings towards immigrants and support for inclusionary policies. We assess whether, in a middle-incom…
Political science (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Affect (linguistics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Action (physics (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia (2 works) · Democracy (2 works)