Rubén Poblete-Cazenave

Erasmus University Rotterdam
Rubén Poblete-Cazenave

Rubén Poblete-Cazenave is a Research Fellow at the Department of Economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam. He is affiliated to the Erasmus Center for Economic and Financial Governance and also a candidate Fellow at the Tinbergen Institute.

He holds a PhD in Economics from University College London (UCL). His research focuses on political economy and economics of crime. He is particularly interested in studying politicians' abuse of power and institutional capacity to hold them accountable.

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Beneath the colours: Unveiling Holi's impact on violence against women

While social norms are considered important to the issue of violence against women (VAW), there is little research on how norms impact VAW in public places. Analysing police data from Bihar, this article finds a stark increase of 170% in assaults against women during the festival of Holi as compared to otherwise similar days. The effect varies across districts with different perceptions among women and men regarding VAW.

07 August 2024
Social Identity
Social Identity

क्या राजनेताओं को अदालतों में विशेष ख्याल मिलता है?

क्या लंबित आपराधिक मामलों में विधानसभाओं के सदस्यों (विधायकों) को भारतीय कानूनी प्रणाली में विशेष ख्याल मिलता है? यह अनुच्छेद राज्य के सत्ताधारी दल के साथ राजनीतिक संरेखण के आधार पर, पद हासिल करने के विपरीत प्रभावों को उजागर करता है। यह दर्शाता है कि विधान-मण्डल में विधायक की अवधि के दौरान दोष-सिद्धि के बिना मामलों का निपटान सत्ताधारी विधायकों के लिए 17% अधिक है, और अन्य विधायकों के लिए संभावित रूप से 15% कम होता है।

27 September 2019
Governance
Governance

Do politicians receive special treatment in courts?

Do Members of Legislative Assemblies (MLAs) facing pending criminal cases receive favourable treatment in the Indian legal system? This article uncovers opposite effects of winning office, depending on the political alignment with the state ruling party. It shows that having cases disposed of without conviction during an MLA's period in the legislature is 17% more likely for ruling party MLAs, and 15% less likely for other MLAs.

26 August 2019
Governance
Governance
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कोविड-19 लॉकडाउन और आपराधिक गतिविधियाँ: बिहार से साक्ष्य

कोविड-19 महामारी से लड़ने के लिए लागू किया गया लॉकडाउन समाज के लिए व्यापक रूप से परिणामकारी था। रुबेन का यह आलेख पुलिस से प्राप्‍त अद्यतन सूचना का उपयोग करते हुए बिहार में आपराधिक गतिविधियों पर लॉकडाउन के प्रभाव का विश्लेषण करता है। परिणाम बताते हैं कि लॉकडाउन ने कुल अपराध में 44% की कमी की। अन्‍य अपराधों के सा‍थ, हत्याओं (61%), चोरी (63%), और महिलाओं के खिलाफ अपराध (64%) जैसे विभिन्न प्रकार के अपराधों के संबंध में बड़े नकारात्मक प्रभाव देखे गए हैं।

10 July 2020
Miscellany
Miscellany

Covid-19 lockdown and criminal activity: Evidence from Bihar

The lockdown imposed to fight the Covid-19 pandemic has had wide-ranging consequences for the society. This article analyses the impact of the lockdown on criminal activity in Bihar using up-to-date police information reports. The results show that the lockdown decreased aggregate crime by 44%. Large negative effects are observed for diverse types of crimes such as murder (61%), theft (63%), and crimes against women (64%), among others.

23 June 2020
Miscellany
Miscellany

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