Latin America Publications Archive: 2009

Education Vouchers in Colombia — 2009

• Eric Bettinger,
• Michael Kremer,
• Juan Saavedra

This chapter presents evidence on the impact of a voucher program implemented in 1991 in Colombia. Specifically, the analysis is centered on the mechanism by which the program increased learning outcomes.

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Estimating the size of the global drug market: A demand-side approach: Report 2 — 2009

• Beau Kilmer,
• Rosalie Liccardo Pacula

The report generates country-level consumption and retail expenditure estimates for cannabis, heroin, cocaine, and amphetamine-type substances.

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Film Piracy, Organized Crime, and Terrorism — 2009

• Gregory F. Treverton,
• Carl F. Matthies,
• Karla J. Cunningham,
• Jeremiah Goulka,
• Greg Ridgeway,
• Anny Wong

A study of the involvement of organized-crime and terrorist groups in product counterfeiting. Case studies of film piracy illustrate the problem of criminal — and perhaps terrorist — groups using this new high-payoff, low-risk way to fund their activities. Cooperation among law enforcement and governments worldwide is needed to combat intellectual-property theft, which threatens the global information economy, public safety, and national security.

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Imported Oil and U.S. National Security — 2009

• Keith Crane,
• Andreas Goldthau,
• Michael Toman,
• Thomas Light,
• Stuart E. Johnson,
• Alireza Nader,
• Angel Rabasa,
• Harun Dogo

In 2007, on a net basis, the United States imported 58 percent of the oil it consumed. This book critically evaluates commonly suggested links between these imports and U.S. national security and assesses the economic, political, and military costs and benefits of potential policies to alleviate imported oil–related challenges to U.S. national security.

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Prime Numbers Doped: How Two Plants Wreak Havoc on the Countries That Produce and Consume Them--And Everyone in Between — 2008

• Beau Kilmer,
• Peter H. Reuter

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Reducing Inequities Among Children with Asthma in the Island of Puerto Rico: Experiences of a Community-Based, Trans-Sectoral Effort — 2009

• Marielena Lara,
• Gilberto Ramos Valencia,
• Jesus A Gonzalez Gavillon,
• Beatriz Morales Reyes,
• Carmen Arabia Rojas,
• Fernando Lopez-Malpica,
• Dharma M Freytes,
• Mario H Rodriguez-Sanchez,
• Matthew Chinman

This project has implemented successful interventions to improve the quality of life and reduce disparities for children with asthma in Puerto Rico.

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A Stability Police Force for the United States: Justification and Options for Creating U.S. Capabilities — 2009

• Terrence K. Kelly,
• Seth G. Jones,
• James E. Barnett,
• Keith Crane,
• Robert C. Davis,
• Carl Jensen

This study considers the creation of a high-end police force for use in stability operations, examining its ideal size, how responsive it needs to be, where in the government to locate it, its needed capabilities, its proper staffing, and its cost. A 6,000-person force — created in the U.S. Marshals Service and whose officers are seconded to domestic police agencies when not deployed — would be the most effective of the options considered.

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