Drug trafficking, deterrence policies and violence in Mexico

Authors

  • Lenin Arango Castillo Université du Québec à Montréal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24201/ee.v26i2.101

Keywords:

deterrence policy, crime organization, violence

Abstract

This paper analyzes the levels of violence generated by the implementation of policies to discourage crime in an oligopolistic market and with a closed economy. Initially we analyze a policy of tolerance, in which criminal organizations select the level of violence necessary to stay in the drug market. Subsequently, we analyze a policy of fighting against organized crime: the results show that this policy reduces the number of criminal organizations, and increases profits for those organizations that remain on the market, while increasing drug production and violence. Finally, we discuss the hypothetical case of fighting demand for drugs.

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Published

2011-07-01

How to Cite

Arango Castillo, L. (2011). Drug trafficking, deterrence policies and violence in Mexico. Estudios Económicos De El Colegio De México, 26(2), 157–185. https://doi.org/10.24201/ee.v26i2.101