Cocaine, Bananas, and Global Spillovers
How a boom in cocaine supply traveled through global trade networks and left violence in its wake.
A new study by Daniele, Soliman, & Vargas shows how Colombia’s cocaine boom after 2015 traveled through the same trade networks that move legal goods around the world—leading to higher homicide rates in Colombia & Ecuador, & increased cocaine consumption in Europe.
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08.03.2026 01:24
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Targeted supply-side enforcement in the controlled substance market
Adam Soliman discusses the effects of crackdowns on prescription opioids.
Cracking down on a single doctor who overprescribes opioids significantly reduces dispensing. We spoke with Adam Soliman of Clemson University about what his findings mean for combating drug epidemics that begin in the legal pharmaceutical market. www.aeaweb.org/research/dru...
03.12.2025 15:03
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lol who did this
10.06.2025 21:19
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28.01.2025 22:31
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I put together a quick starter pack of people working on crime! Let me know if you'd like to be added or removed!
13.11.2024 19:36
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Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline.
17.11.2024 21:08
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🚨Submit your crime papers by Jan 10, 2024🚨
Our call is out for the 3rd Workshop on the Economics of Crime for Junior Scholars to be held May 29-30, 2024 in London @CEP_LSE
Keynote: Anna Bindler
See rb.gy/7ljhsx or👇for details
16.11.2023 14:23
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