TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - The good, the bad and the ugly: the socioeconomic impact of drug cartels and their violence
JO  - Journal of economic geography
A1  - Gutierrez-Romero, Roxana
A1  - Oviedo, Mónica
SP  - 1315
EP  - 1338
VL  - 18
IS  - 6
N2  - 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. Using the difference-in-difference kernel matching method, the article finds that the areas most plagued by drug-related violence suffered a steep decline in production, profits, salaries, the number of businesses and workers in manufacturing. Unemployment and poverty also rose in the most violent areas. The few areas where cartels managed to work free of drug-related killings failed to see a change in poverty or unemployment, contradicting anecdotal storytelling of cartels benefiting local economies.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1468-2702
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbx034
ID  - ref1
ER  -