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- Contrary to what seems to happen with other forms of organized crime, the IV estimates in this study indicate that at the local level there is a positive link between cartel presence and better socioeconomic outcomes (e.g. lower marginalization rates, lower illiteracy rates, higher salaries), better public services, and higher tax revenues, evidence that is consistent with the known stylized fact that drug lords tend have great support in the local communities in which they operate.
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Oct 23, 2017 · This article assesses the impact of drug cartels in Mexico, a country that has witnessed an unprecedented expansion of cartels and wave of drug-related violence since mid-2000.
- Roxana Gutierrez-Romero, Mónica Oviedo
- 2017
Jan 1, 2024 · We also estimate the broad impact of cartels on poverty, inequality, unemployment and migration within the country using population censuses. We focus on assessing the impact on municipalities that experienced cartels or drug-related homicides for the first time in 2006 or afterward.
Mar 1, 2020 · Our results that cartel presence has a positive impact on literacy, salaries, public service provision at the local level are in line with the opinion of many Mexican thinkers, at least in the early 2000s, that have argued that drug cartels have a significant socioeconomic impact on the economies in which they operate.
- Tommy E. Murphy, Martín A. Rossi
- 2020
Feb 7, 2018 · The dramatic expansion of drug cartels into new territories provides a unique opportunity to assess the immediate socio-economic impact of cartels suddenly moving into new areas which had never previously experienced drug trafficking or drug violence. Do drug cartels benefit local economies?
Oct 1, 2014 · This paper assesses the impact that drug cartels and their associated violence have had on development in Mexico. For this purpose, we monitored official and media reports to identify where...
Sep 20, 2024 · Drug cartel, an illicit consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition and control the production and distribution of illegal drugs. Drug cartels are extremely well-organized, well-financed, efficient, and ruthless. Since the 1980s, they have dominated the international.
Aug 5, 2024 · Mexican drug cartels are leading suppliers of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and other illicit narcotics to the United States. The cartels and the drug trade fuel rampant corruption and ...
