Ana María Ibáñez
Biographic Data
| ID | 956604 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ana María Ibáñez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ana María |
| FAMILY NAME | Ibáñez |
| SIGNATURE | IBÁÑEZ A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de los Andes |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2008-7134 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 204 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Protecting the vulnerable: How migrant regularization reduces crime and empowers women
This paper examines the impacts of a regularization program that granted temporary economic rights to over 281,000 undocumented Venezuelan forced migrants in Colombia. The program resulted in a general reduction in crimes committed by forced migrants, while also increasing the number of domestic abuse and sex crimes female migrants reported. These findings suggest that empowerment and greater trust in local authorities are key mechanisms driving …
Fertility Responses to Granting Legal Status: Evidence from Venezuelan Forced Migrants in Colombia
The Long-Term Economic Legacies of Rebel Rule in Civil War: Micro Evidence From Colombia
A growing literature has documented widespread variation in the extent to which insurgents provide public goods, collect taxes, and regulate civilian conduct. This paper offers what is, to our knowledge, the first study of the long-term economic legacies of rebel governance. This effect is theoretically unclear. Rebel governance may generate incentives for households to expand production and accumulate resources. However, rebel rule may be too un…
More Benefits, Fewer Children: How Regularization Affects Immigrant Fertility
How do policies that ease the integration of immigrants shape their fertility decisions This paper uses a panel survey of undocumented Venezuelan migrants in Colombia to compare the fertility decisions of households before and after the launch of an amnesty program that granted such migrants a labor permit and access to social services. The results suggest the amnesty reduced the likelihood that program beneficiaries would have a child due to bet…
Salir de la sombra: Cómo un programa de regularización mejoró la vida de los migrantes venezolanos en Colombia
En América Latina y el Caribe hay millones de personas migrantes en situación irregular que no cuentan con acceso a mercados laborales formales ni a ciertos servicios del Estado. En este documento presentamos los resultados de un estudio que analiza los efectos que tuvo en Colombia un programa de regularización que abarcó a cientos de miles de venezolanos a través del otorgamiento del Permiso Especial de Permanencia (PEP) en 2018. Para los migran…
Life out of the Shadows: Impacts of Amnesties in the Lives of Refugees
This paper examines the effects of a \n government regularization program offered to half a million \n Venezuelan refugees in Colombia. For this purpose, 2,232 \n surveys of refugee families were collected and used to \n compare refugees who arrived in Colombia around a specified \n eligibility date in 2018. The analysis finds that program \n beneficiaries experienced improvements in consumption (60 \n percent), income (31 percent), physical and …
Empowering Migrants: Impacts of a Migrant's Amnesty on Crime Reports
Do undocumented forced migrants change their propensity to report or commit a crime when they are granted proper documentation, a job permit, and access to social services? This paper examines the impacts of a regularization program that granted temporary economic rights to over 281,000 undocumented Venezuelan forced migrants in Colombia. The program resulted in a general reduction in crimes committed by forced migrants, also while increasing the…
Give me your tired and your poor: Impact of a large-scale amnesty program for undocumented refugees
Nota de la editora invitada
A scoping review on incentives for adoption of sustainable agricultural practices and their outcomes
The increasing pressure on agricultural production systems to achieve global food security and prevent environmental degradation necessitates a transition towards more sustainable practices. The purpose of this scoping review is to understand how the incentives offered to farmers motivate the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices and, ultimately, how and whether they result in measurable outcomes. To this end, this scoping review examine…
Conflict, Educational Attainment, and Structural Transformation: La Violencia in Colombia
We examine the long-term impact of violence on educational attainment, with evidence from Colombia’s La Violencia, a period of intense political violence in the mid-twentieth century. We find that individuals exposed to violence during and especially before their schooling years experience a significant and economically meaningful decrease in years of schooling. Exploring consequences beyond human capital accumulation, we show that exposed cohort…
On the political and social consequences of economic inequality: Civic engagement in Colombia
This paper investigates the impact of inequality on individual civic engagement at the community level, whether this impact persists over time, and what mechanisms may shape the relationship between inequality and civic engagement. The results show that inequality in Colombia is associated with increases in individual participation in political organizations, including increased membership, meeting attendance, and assumption of leadership roles. …
Agricultural production amid conflict: Separating the effects of conflict into shocks and uncertainty
Labour market effects of migration-related supply shocks: Evidence from internal refugees in Colombia
We exploit the exogenous nature of forced migrations in Colombia to understand how migrations from directly affected areas influence labour markets not directly touched by conflict. Using an instrumental variables strategy, we estimate the causal impact of these migrations on the urban labour market. Our estimates suggest that these migrations substantially reduce wages for urban unskilled workers who compete for jobs with forced migrants. Given …
Adjusting the Labour Supply to Mitigate Violent Shocks: Evidence from Rural Colombia
This paper studies the use of labour markets to mitigate the impact of violent shocks on households in rural areas in Colombia. We examine changes in the labour supply from on-farm to off-farm labour as a means of coping with the violent shock and the ensuing redistribution of time within households. We also identify the heterogeneous response by gender. Because the incidence of violent shocks is not exogenous, we use instrumental variables which…
Vulnerability of Victims of Civil Conflicts: Empirical Evidence for the Displaced Population in Colombia
Identifying Victims of Civil Conflicts: An Evaluation of Forced Displaced Households in Colombia
Given that forced migration subjects households to extremely vulnerable conditions, the need to design particular policies for displaced populations is unquestionable. However, forced displacement poses several challenges to policymakers. In connection with low-intensity conflicts, such as in the case of Colombia, the main obstacle concerns the identification of households' victims of forced migration, so as to know to whom one should funnel aid.…
Civil Conflict and Forced Migration: The Micro Determinants and Welfare Losses of Displacement in Colombia
Displacement Due to Violence in Colombia: A Household-Level Analysis
Civil wars and ethnic conflicts have resulted in an estimated number of approximately 35 million refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide. Understanding the determinants of forced migration is an important prerequisite for the definition of appropriate policies of prevention, assistance, and relocation. We develop a conceptual framework for the empirical analysis of displacement decisions at the household level. While similarities to c…
The Social Impact of Social Funds in Jamaica: A ‘Participatory Econometric’ Analysis of Targeting, Collective Action, and Participation in Community-Driven Development
Qualitative data from a case study of the Jamaica social investment fund reveal that the social fund process is elite-driven and decision-making tends to be dominated by a small group of motivated individuals. However, there is broad-based satisfaction with the outcome. Quantitative data from 500 households mirror these findings by showing that, ex-ante, the social fund does not address the expressed needs of the majority of individuals in the ma…
Displacement Due to Violence in Colombia: A Household-Level Analysis
Civil wars and ethnic conflicts have resulted in an estimated number of approximately 35 million refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide. Understanding the determinants of forced migration is an important prerequisite for the definition of appropriate policies of prevention, assistance, and relocation. We develop a conceptual framework for the empirical analysis of displacement decisions at the household level. While similarities to c…
Civil Conflict and Forced Migration: The Micro Determinants and Welfare Losses of Displacement in Colombia
Vulnerability of Victims of Civil Conflicts: Empirical Evidence for the Displaced Population in Colombia
Give me your tired and your poor: Impact of a large-scale amnesty program for undocumented refugees
Agricultural production amid conflict: Separating the effects of conflict into shocks and uncertainty
The Long-Term Economic Legacies of Rebel Rule in Civil War: Micro Evidence From Colombia
A growing literature has documented widespread variation in the extent to which insurgents provide public goods, collect taxes, and regulate civilian conduct. This paper offers what is, to our knowledge, the first study of the long-term economic legacies of rebel governance. This effect is theoretically unclear. Rebel governance may generate incentives for households to expand production and accumulate resources. However, rebel rule may be too un…
Labour market effects of migration-related supply shocks: Evidence from internal refugees in Colombia
We exploit the exogenous nature of forced migrations in Colombia to understand how migrations from directly affected areas influence labour markets not directly touched by conflict. Using an instrumental variables strategy, we estimate the causal impact of these migrations on the urban labour market. Our estimates suggest that these migrations substantially reduce wages for urban unskilled workers who compete for jobs with forced migrants. Given …
Identifying Victims of Civil Conflicts: An Evaluation of Forced Displaced Households in Colombia
Given that forced migration subjects households to extremely vulnerable conditions, the need to design particular policies for displaced populations is unquestionable. However, forced displacement poses several challenges to policymakers. In connection with low-intensity conflicts, such as in the case of Colombia, the main obstacle concerns the identification of households' victims of forced migration, so as to know to whom one should funnel aid.…
Conflict, Educational Attainment, and Structural Transformation: La Violencia in Colombia
We examine the long-term impact of violence on educational attainment, with evidence from Colombia’s La Violencia, a period of intense political violence in the mid-twentieth century. We find that individuals exposed to violence during and especially before their schooling years experience a significant and economically meaningful decrease in years of schooling. Exploring consequences beyond human capital accumulation, we show that exposed cohort…
The Social Impact of Social Funds in Jamaica: A ‘Participatory Econometric’ Analysis of Targeting, Collective Action, and Participation in Community-Driven Development
Qualitative data from a case study of the Jamaica social investment fund reveal that the social fund process is elite-driven and decision-making tends to be dominated by a small group of motivated individuals. However, there is broad-based satisfaction with the outcome. Quantitative data from 500 households mirror these findings by showing that, ex-ante, the social fund does not address the expressed needs of the majority of individuals in the ma…
Displacement Due to Violence in Colombia: A Household-Level Analysis
Civil wars and ethnic conflicts have resulted in an estimated number of approximately 35 million refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide. Understanding the determinants of forced migration is an important prerequisite for the definition of appropriate policies of prevention, assistance, and relocation. We develop a conceptual framework for the empirical analysis of displacement decisions at the household level. While similarities to c…
Civil Conflict and Forced Migration: The Micro Determinants and Welfare Losses of Displacement in Colombia
Vulnerability of Victims of Civil Conflicts: Empirical Evidence for the Displaced Population in Colombia
Identifying Victims of Civil Conflicts: An Evaluation of Forced Displaced Households in Colombia
Given that forced migration subjects households to extremely vulnerable conditions, the need to design particular policies for displaced populations is unquestionable. However, forced displacement poses several challenges to policymakers. In connection with low-intensity conflicts, such as in the case of Colombia, the main obstacle concerns the identification of households' victims of forced migration, so as to know to whom one should funnel aid.…
Adjusting the Labour Supply to Mitigate Violent Shocks: Evidence from Rural Colombia
This paper studies the use of labour markets to mitigate the impact of violent shocks on households in rural areas in Colombia. We examine changes in the labour supply from on-farm to off-farm labour as a means of coping with the violent shock and the ensuing redistribution of time within households. We also identify the heterogeneous response by gender. Because the incidence of violent shocks is not exogenous, we use instrumental variables which…
Labour market effects of migration-related supply shocks: Evidence from internal refugees in Colombia
We exploit the exogenous nature of forced migrations in Colombia to understand how migrations from directly affected areas influence labour markets not directly touched by conflict. Using an instrumental variables strategy, we estimate the causal impact of these migrations on the urban labour market. Our estimates suggest that these migrations substantially reduce wages for urban unskilled workers who compete for jobs with forced migrants. Given …
Agricultural production amid conflict: Separating the effects of conflict into shocks and uncertainty
On the political and social consequences of economic inequality: Civic engagement in Colombia
This paper investigates the impact of inequality on individual civic engagement at the community level, whether this impact persists over time, and what mechanisms may shape the relationship between inequality and civic engagement. The results show that inequality in Colombia is associated with increases in individual participation in political organizations, including increased membership, meeting attendance, and assumption of leadership roles. …
A scoping review on incentives for adoption of sustainable agricultural practices and their outcomes
The increasing pressure on agricultural production systems to achieve global food security and prevent environmental degradation necessitates a transition towards more sustainable practices. The purpose of this scoping review is to understand how the incentives offered to farmers motivate the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices and, ultimately, how and whether they result in measurable outcomes. To this end, this scoping review examine…
Conflict, Educational Attainment, and Structural Transformation: La Violencia in Colombia
We examine the long-term impact of violence on educational attainment, with evidence from Colombia’s La Violencia, a period of intense political violence in the mid-twentieth century. We find that individuals exposed to violence during and especially before their schooling years experience a significant and economically meaningful decrease in years of schooling. Exploring consequences beyond human capital accumulation, we show that exposed cohort…
Empowering Migrants: Impacts of a Migrant's Amnesty on Crime Reports
Do undocumented forced migrants change their propensity to report or commit a crime when they are granted proper documentation, a job permit, and access to social services? This paper examines the impacts of a regularization program that granted temporary economic rights to over 281,000 undocumented Venezuelan forced migrants in Colombia. The program resulted in a general reduction in crimes committed by forced migrants, also while increasing the…
Give me your tired and your poor: Impact of a large-scale amnesty program for undocumented refugees
Nota de la editora invitada
Salir de la sombra: Cómo un programa de regularización mejoró la vida de los migrantes venezolanos en Colombia
En América Latina y el Caribe hay millones de personas migrantes en situación irregular que no cuentan con acceso a mercados laborales formales ni a ciertos servicios del Estado. En este documento presentamos los resultados de un estudio que analiza los efectos que tuvo en Colombia un programa de regularización que abarcó a cientos de miles de venezolanos a través del otorgamiento del Permiso Especial de Permanencia (PEP) en 2018. Para los migran…
Life out of the Shadows: Impacts of Amnesties in the Lives of Refugees
This paper examines the effects of a \n government regularization program offered to half a million \n Venezuelan refugees in Colombia. For this purpose, 2,232 \n surveys of refugee families were collected and used to \n compare refugees who arrived in Colombia around a specified \n eligibility date in 2018. The analysis finds that program \n beneficiaries experienced improvements in consumption (60 \n percent), income (31 percent), physical and …
More Benefits, Fewer Children: How Regularization Affects Immigrant Fertility
How do policies that ease the integration of immigrants shape their fertility decisions This paper uses a panel survey of undocumented Venezuelan migrants in Colombia to compare the fertility decisions of households before and after the launch of an amnesty program that granted such migrants a labor permit and access to social services. The results suggest the amnesty reduced the likelihood that program beneficiaries would have a child due to bet…
The Long-Term Economic Legacies of Rebel Rule in Civil War: Micro Evidence From Colombia
A growing literature has documented widespread variation in the extent to which insurgents provide public goods, collect taxes, and regulate civilian conduct. This paper offers what is, to our knowledge, the first study of the long-term economic legacies of rebel governance. This effect is theoretically unclear. Rebel governance may generate incentives for households to expand production and accumulate resources. However, rebel rule may be too un…
Protecting the vulnerable: How migrant regularization reduces crime and empowers women
This paper examines the impacts of a regularization program that granted temporary economic rights to over 281,000 undocumented Venezuelan forced migrants in Colombia. The program resulted in a general reduction in crimes committed by forced migrants, while also increasing the number of domestic abuse and sex crimes female migrants reported. These findings suggest that empowerment and greater trust in local authorities are key mechanisms driving …
Fertility Responses to Granting Legal Status: Evidence from Venezuelan Forced Migrants in Colombia
Economics (15 works) · Political science (15 works) · Demographic economics (12 works) · Agricultural risk and resilience (11 works) · Economic growth (11 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (9 works) · Development economics (7 works) · Refugee (7 works) · Forced migration (6 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (6 works)