@techreport{20.500.12134/5914, author = {Guarín, Arlen}, author = {Medina-Durango, Carlos Alberto}, author = {Tamayo-Castaño, Jorge Andrés}, year = {2013}, month = {7}, url = {https://repositorio.banrep.gov.co/handle/20.500.12134/5914}, abstract = {Based on individual data on the population of those arrested in Medellín, we assess whether the change in punishment at age 18, mandated by law, has a deterrent effect on arrests. No deterrent effect was found on index, violent or property crimes, but a d}, publisher = {Banco de la República}, booktitle = {Borradores de Economía}, volume = {Borradores de Economía; No. 774}, title = {The effects of punishment of crime in Colombia on deterrence, incapacitation, and human capital formation}, keywords = {Crime}, keywords = {deterrence}, keywords = {Regression discontinuity}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.32468/be.774}, }