Ítem
Acceso Abierto
Behavioral differences in violence: the case of intra-group differences of paramilitaries and guerrillas in Colombia
Título de la revista
Autores
Bassetti, Thomas
Caruso, Raul
Cortés Cortés, Darwin
Fecha
2015-09-23
Directores
ISSN de la revista
Título del volumen
Editor
Universidad del Rosario
Buscar en:
Métricas alternativas
Resumen
Abstract
In most studies on civil wars, determinants of conflict have been hitherto explored assuming that actors involved were either unitary or stable. However, if this intra-group homogeneity assumption does not hold, empirical econometric estimates may be biased. We use Fixed Effects Finite Mixture Model (FE-FMM) approach to address this issue that provides a representation of heterogeneity when data originate from different latent classes and the affiliation is unknown. It allows to identify sub-populations within a population as well as the determinants of their behaviors. By combining various data sources for the period 2000-2005, we apply this methodology to the Colombian conflict. Our results highlight a behavioral heterogeneity in guerrilla’s armed groups and their distinct economic correlates. By contrast paramilitaries behave as a rather homogenous group.
Palabras clave
Keywords
Finite Mixture Models , Colombian Conflict , Behavioral Differences in Conflict