Counter-intuitive effects of domestic law enforcement policies in the United States |
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Authors: | Adam Jacobsson Alberto Naranjo |
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Institution: | (1) Rotenkreuzgasse 11/12, 1020 Vienna, Austria |
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Abstract: | In spite of the increase in domestic law enforcement policies in the U.S. drug related crime has followed a non-monotonic
trend and cocaine and heroin prices, instead of increasing, have been dropping or remained stable over time. All this in a
context of an increase in these drugs’ consumption during the 1980s and a small decrease during the 1990s. This paper provides
an explanation to these counter-intuitive effects of domestic law enforcement policies. We model how drug lords respond to
this type of policy within a conflict framework over the control of distribution activities for illegal drugs, which is novel.
The model predicts drug distribution activities, drug prices and drug consumption. These predictions appear to be consistent
with the empirical evidence in the United States. |
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