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"The fight against corruption: Mexican case" at the "Seminar of the Fight Against Corruption in Latin America", March 22, 2017 (Guayaquil, Ecuador).
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"Mexico's new security challenges" at the United States Naval Academy, February 7, 2017 (Annapolis, MD), and at Mexico Security Initiative, University of Texas, February 8, 2017 (Austin, TX).
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"What is inhibiting Mexico's growth and how to move forward" at Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Mexico, December 5, 2016 (Mexico City).
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"Brief of Mexico's political and economic situtation in 2016" at The Dialogue Leadership for the Americas 29th Work Sesion, December 1, 2016 (Buenos Aires, Argentina).
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"15 recommendations to nudge innovation in Mexico" at Third Annual High-Level innovation Forum for Policymakers, November 17, 2016 (Boston, MA).
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The economic effects of violence and corruption" at Texas A&M International University's 2016-2017 International Bank of Commerce Keynote Speaker Series, November 9, 2016 (Laredo, Texas), and XXI Economists National Congress, November 4, 2016 (Toluca, Mexico).
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Moderator at the "International Symposium of Oral-Adversarial Justice Systems" in Oral-Adversarial Skill-building Immersion Seminar, September 8-9, 2016 (Mexico City).
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“The impact of crime and violence on economic diversity” at Mexico's Central Bank, June 22, 2016 (Mexico City), The Inter-American Development Bank April 6, 2016 (Washington, D.C.), and at The Wilson Center for International Scholars, November 17, 2015 (Washington, D.C.).
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"The Costs of Mexico's Corruption" at Citibank's Investors Plenary Meeting. March 3, 2016 (Mexico City, Mexico).
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"Security in Mexico: A research agenda" at The University of Oklahoma. February 16, 2016 (Norman, Oklahoma).
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“Rule of Law and Economic Development in Mexico” at The Wilson Center for International Scholars, January, 2016 (Washington, D.C.).
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“How criminal rivalry leads to violence against the press” at Purdue University, January 13, 2016 (Purdue, Indiana); and Texas A & M University, December 24, 2015 (Laredo, Texas).
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“Labor and Productivity Inequality between States” at The Economist’s Mexico Summit. November 5, 2015 (Mexico City, Mexico).
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"Debating Marihuana Legalization" at La Ciudad de las Ideas. November, 2015 (Puebla, Mexico).
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"The Challenges of Mexico City's Economy" at IMEF Annual Meeting. July 29, 2015 (Mexico City, Mexico).
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“What a Ph.D. with Jorge Dominguez does to you” at Conference to Celebrate the Contributions of Jorge I. Domínguez, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University. May 7 – 8, 2015 (Cambridge, MA).
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“Rule of Law and Corruption” at Rethinking Violence and Civil Society in Mexico, Harvard University. April 10, 2015 (Cambridge, MA).
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“Economic growth in Mexico” at COPARMEX Annual Meeting. February 12, 2015 (Mexico City, Mexico).
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“The Citizen Security Tipping Points” at Stanford University, ITAM and UNDP. March 11, 2013 (Mexico City).
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“Government Coordination and Violence Deterrence in Mexico’s Drug War” at School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS), UCSD. November 14, 2012 (San Diego, CA); Political Economy Graduate Students Workshop, Harvard University. October 12, 2012 (Cambridge, MA); The Rand Corporation. November 13, 2012 (Washington, DC).
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“When Criminals Cannot Hide: Generating Intelligence Data Through Search Engines” at New Directions in Analyzing Text Data Conference, Institute for Quantitative Social Sciences, Harvard University. October 9, 2012 (Cambridge, MA).
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“Drugs, Violence and Crime” at Attorney General Office of Mexico’s Federal District (PGJDF) October 3, 2012 (Mexico City) (Done in Spanish).
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“Corruption, Justice Reform and Citizen Security in Mexico’s Drug War” at The World Bank’s Citizen Security Beam BBL, Latin American and the Caribbean. September 12, 2012 (Washington, DC).
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“Police Security in Borderlands” at Border and Borderlands in the Americas Conference, Stanford University. June 18, 2012 (Palo Alto, CA).
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“Lessons From Mexico’s Drug War: Policy Outcomes Depend on Organizational Structure” at World Peace Foundation, Tufts University. May 29, 2012 (Boston, MA).
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“Drug Traffickers‘ Communications and Violence: Assessing the Impact of Expressed Rivalries in Drug-Related Violence” at The International Studies Association. April 4, 2012 (San Diego, CA).
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“Security Issues and Immigration Flows: Drug-violence Refugees, the New Mexican Immigrants” at Graduate Student Political Economy Seminar, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University. February 17, 2012 (Boston, MA).
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“Why Did Mexican Drug Traffickers Become So Violent? Trends and Explanations to a Drug War” at David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies Tuesday Seminar, Harvard University. January 31, 2012 (Boston, MA).
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“Understanding Mexico’s drug violence” at The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation. December 8-10, 2011 (New York, NY).
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“Drug War: Myths and Realities” at Dean’s Roundtable Breakfast, UCSD. November 16, 2011 (San Diego, CA).
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“Criminal Market Diversification and Drug-related Violence” and “Security Issues and Immigration Flows” at Violence, Drugs and Governance: Mexican Security in Comparative Perspective Conference, Stanford University. October 3-4, 2011 (Palo Alto, CA).
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“The Future of Mexican Drug Cartels” at Mexico Security Conference, The Bureau of Intelligence and Research, US Department of State, and the National Intelligence Council. August 11-12, 2011 (Washington, DC).
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“Why are Mexican Mayors Getting Killed by Trackers? Corruption Dynamics in Mexico” at MPSA Annual Conference. March 2011 (Chicago, IL); Research Colloquium, Williams College. November, 2010 (Williamstown, MA); Public Policy and Inequality Seminar, Harvard University. November, 2010 (Cambridge, MA).
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“Trends and Figures on Drug-related Violence in Mexico, 2010” (with Shirk) at Trans-Border Institute, University of San Diego. December 10, 2010 (San Diego, CA).
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“Public Security and Competitiveness: Improving Mexico’s Image” at International Congress on Competitiveness, Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas. November, 2010 (Nuevo Laredo, Mexico).
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“The Potential Impacts of Marijuana Legalization in Mexico’s Drug-related Violence” at Ending Prohibition Conference: Proposition 19 and Marijuana Legalization, Trans-Border Institute, University of San Diego. October 14, 2010 (San Diego, CA).
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“The Cost of Hired Assassins in Mexico” at DRT International, National Danish Television, Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR). October 14, 2010 (Skyped interview).
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“Trends in Drug-related Violence and Policy Recommendations” at Southern California Roundtable, CENTRA Technology Inc. September 22, 2010 (Santa Monica, CA).
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“To Be or Not to Be a Drug Tracker: Modeling Occupational Choices of Criminals” at MPSA Annual Conference. April, 2010 (Chicago, IL).
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“Multiculturalism and Political Conflict in Indigenous Latin America” (with Eisenstadt) at LASA 2010 Meeting. October 7, 2010 (Toronto, Canada).
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“Evaluating the Economic Impact of Drug Track in Mexico” at Graduate Students Political Economy Workshop, Institute for Quantitative Social Sciences, Harvard University. Spring 2008 (Cambridge, MA).
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“Possible Manipulations of Indigenous Electoral Traditions in Mexico” (with Eisenstadt) at MPSA 2010 Meeting. April 23, 2006 (Chicago, IL)
