

Maria Antonia Escobar
Economist/Data Scientist
Maria Antonia is an economist, with a special interest in impact evaluation and experimentation. Currently, she works as a data scientist in a Colombian bank, where she implements prediction models and measures the results of diverse inclusion and well-being efforts.
Recent work by Maria Antonia Escobar
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Crime schools: How Colombian prisons foster criminal networks
Prisons are meant to deter crime and rehabilitate inmates. Evidence from Colombia suggests that in some circumstances prisons actually foster rather than prevent crime.
Published 30.08.24