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Land control or interdiction? Searching for a clue in the colombian cocaine market

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  • Arias-R., Omar Fdo.
  • Aza-Jacome, Alfonso

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The purpose of this note is to estimate the relative impact of interdiction and land control on the colombian cocaine market. The government interdicts part of the cocaine traffic and controls part of the arable land with the aim of weakening this illegal market. Our estimation depends on the price elasticity of the coca-leaf supply, in particular, the importance of the land with respect to other factors in the production of coca-leaf.

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  • Arias-R., Omar Fdo. & Aza-Jacome, Alfonso, 2015. "Land control or interdiction? Searching for a clue in the colombian cocaine market," MPRA Paper 64716, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:64716
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    Keywords

    cocaine; coca-leaf; land control; interdiction;
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    JEL classification:

    • D42 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Monopoly
    • J42 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Monopsony; Segmented Labor Markets
    • K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law

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