TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Profits and violence in illegal markets: evidence from Venezuela
JO  - Journal of conflict resolution
A1  - Kronick, Dorothy
SP  - 1499
EP  - 1523
VL  - 64
IS  - 7-8
N2  - Some theories predict that profits facilitate peace in illegal markets, while others predict that profits fuel violence. I provide empirical evidence from drug trafficking in Venezuela. Using original data, I compare lethal violence trends in municipalities near a major trafficking route to trends elsewhere, both before and after counternarcotics policy in neighboring Colombia increased the use of Venezuelan transport routes. For thirty years prior to this policy change, lethal violence trends were similar; afterward, outcomes diverged: violence increased more along the trafficking route than elsewhere. Together with qualitative accounts, these findings illuminate the conditions under which profits fuel violence in illegal markets.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-0027
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022002719898881
ID  - ref1
ER  -