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Internal cocaine trafficking and armed violence in Colombia

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This paper exploits time variation in international cocaine prices and potential trafficking within Colombia to estimate changes in municipality homicide rates.

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  • Millán-Quijano, Jaime, 2015. "Internal cocaine trafficking and armed violence in Colombia," UC3M Working papers. Economics we1508, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Departamento de Economía.
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    1. Oeindrila Dube & Juan F. Vargas, 2013. "Commodity Price Shocks and Civil Conflict: Evidence from Colombia," The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd, vol. 80(4), pages 1384-1421.
    2. Daniel Mejia & Daniel M. Rico, 2010. "La microeconom√≠a de la producci√≥n y tr√°fico de coca√≠na en Colombia," Documentos CEDE 7293, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE.
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    • D74 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions

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