🚨 New in Econometrica (@ecmaeditors.bsky.social)!

“Gangs, Labor Mobility, and Development”

by NOVAFRICA @NovaSBE Prof #NikitaMelnikov, Carlos Schmidt-Padilla & Micaela Sviatschi.

The paper examines how criminal activity shapes labor mobility and development in El Salvador.

🔗 t.co/jF4tEsf8MV

NOVAFRICA Scientific Committee

#AlexArmand @catiabatista.bsky.social #AdelineDelavande

@victoiregirard.bsky.social #CarolineMiehe #NikitaMelnikov

#PriscilaOliveira #BraisPereira #PedroPires #MarionRichard

#RobertoRocha @wsandholtz.bsky.social #YannikSchenk

#PedroVicente @duncanwebb.bsky.social

We’re proud to celebrate @novafrica.bsky.social #NovaSBE Professor #NikitaMelnikov awarded a @erc.europa.eu grant!

His project CRACKDOWNS examines how the loss of territorial control by criminal organizations affects economic activity.

Congratulations, Nikita! 🎉

Conference Scientific Committee
#AlexArmand @catiabatista.bsky.social
#AdelineDelavande @victoiregirard.bsky.social
#CarolineMiehe #NikitaMelnikov #PriscilaOliveira #BraisPereira #PedroPires #MarionRichard #RobertoRocha
@wsandholtz.bsky.social #YannikSchenk #PedroVicente
@duncanwebb.bsky.social

🌍 Happening now at #NOVAFRICA2026 Conference in Economic Development: Political Economy Session!

#NikitaMelnikov from @NOVAFRICA and @Nova SBE is presenting “Gang Crackdowns".

#NOVAFRICA2026 #DevelopmentEconomics #NovaSBE

🔸 "Gangs, Labor Mobility, and Development" by #NikitaMelnikov, #CarlosSchmidtPadilla and #MicaelaSviatschi.

Accepted for publication in: Econometrica (2025)
🔗 Read more ➔ bit.ly/3EW4ViJ

Organizers
#PedroVicente ( #NovaSBE, @novafrica.bsky.social & @cepr.org), #NikitaMelnikov ( #NovaSBE, @novafrica.bsky.social & @cepr.org) & #ErikSnowberg ( @utah.edu & @nber.org