Alejandro Abarca
Biographic Data
| ID | 4640962 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alejandro Abarca |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alejandro |
| FAMILY NAME | Abarca |
| SIGNATURE | ABARCA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Texas Tech University |
| ORCID | 0009-0008-0930-8753 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A Farewell to Arms
This paper estimates Costa Rica’s peace dividend following the end of the civil war and the army’s abolition in 1949 with synthetic control. We find that the country’s average per capita GDP growth increased from 1.46% to 2.28% between 1950-2010, relative to a counterfactual Costa Rica that did not take this path. Three main mechanisms are offered to explain these results: After the end of the civil war and the proscription of the military, the c…
Scallop aquaculture growth
The unintended consequences of production bans
Production bans are a common way for governments to address issues of social concern. However, when consumer demand for banned items is insensitive to price changes, cross-border trade may undermine these efforts. We examine the effects of Kenya’s 2018 moratorium on the extraction of wood products, including logs and charcoal, from public and community forests. The data show an immediate 36% increase in the domestic charcoal price in Kenya, where…
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Scallop aquaculture growth
The unintended consequences of production bans
Production bans are a common way for governments to address issues of social concern. However, when consumer demand for banned items is insensitive to price changes, cross-border trade may undermine these efforts. We examine the effects of Kenya’s 2018 moratorium on the extraction of wood products, including logs and charcoal, from public and community forests. The data show an immediate 36% increase in the domestic charcoal price in Kenya, where…
A Farewell to Arms
This paper estimates Costa Rica’s peace dividend following the end of the civil war and the army’s abolition in 1949 with synthetic control. We find that the country’s average per capita GDP growth increased from 1.46% to 2.28% between 1950-2010, relative to a counterfactual Costa Rica that did not take this path. Three main mechanisms are offered to explain these results: After the end of the civil war and the proscription of the military, the c…
Business (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Ancient history (1 works) · Aquaculture (1 works) · Arms control (1 works) · Cambodian History and Society (1 works) · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (1 works) · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies (1 works)