Cocaine Production and Trafficking : What Do We Know?

The main purpose of this paper is to summarize the information currently available on cocaine production and trafficking. The paper starts by describing the available data on cocaine production and trade, the collection methodologies (if available) used by different sources, the main biases in the data, and the accuracy of different data sources. Next, it states some of the key empirical questions and hypotheses regarding cocaine production and trade and takes a first look at how well the data match these hypotheses. The paper states some of the main puzzles in the cocaine market and studies some of the possible explanations. These puzzles and empirical questions should guide future research on the key determinants of illicit drug production and trafficking. Finally, the paper studies the different policies that producer countries have adopted to fight against cocaine production and the role consumer countries play in the implementation of anti-drug policies.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Mejía, Daniel, Posada, Carlos Esteban
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2008-05
Subjects:	ACCIDENTS, ADDICTION, ADVERSE EFFECT, AGGREGATE DEMAND, AGING, AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES, AGRICULTURAL CROPS, ALLERGIES, ANIMALS, ANXIETY, CARROTS, CARTEL, CARTELS, CIP, COCA, COCAINE, COMMERCIALIZATION, COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY, CONSUMERS, CRACK, CRIME, CRIMINAL, CROP, CROP SUBSTITUTION, CULTIVATION, DATES, DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, DRUG ABUSE, DRUG ADDICTS, DRUG CONSUMPTION, DRUG SEIZURES, DRUG TRADE, DRUG TRAFFICKERS, DRUG TRAFFICKING, DRUG USERS, DRUGS, ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS, ECONOMETRICS, ECONOMIC THEORY, ECOSYSTEMS, EMPIRICAL STUDIES, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS, ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS, EXPENDITURES, FARMERS, FARMS, FATIGUE, FERTILIZERS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FUTURE RESEARCH, GANGS, HARVESTING, HARVESTS, HEADACHES, HEALTH EFFECTS, HEALTH SERVICES, HERBICIDES, HEROIN, ILLEGAL CROPS, ILLICIT DRUG, ILLICIT DRUGS, IMPORTS, INCOME, INTERMEDIATE GOODS, INTERMEDIATE INPUTS, ISOLATION, LABOR COSTS, LATIN AMERICAN, LIFE CYCLE, LIFE CYCLE HYPOTHESIS, MACROECONOMICS, MENTAL HEALTH, MOLASSES, NARCOTICS, NARCOTICS CONTROL, OFFENDER, OPIUM, PLANTAINS, PLANTATIONS, PLANTING, POLICY MAKERS, POLITICAL ECONOMY, PRICE CHANGES, PRICE ELASTICITIES, PRICE ELASTICITY, PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND, PRICE INCREASES, PRODUCE, PRODUCERS, PRODUCTIVITY, PROFIT MARGINS, PUBLIC HEALTH, SELLING DRUGS, SHOOTING, SIDE EFFECTS, SOCIAL PRESSURE, SOCIAL PROBLEMS, SOCIAL RESEARCH, SODIUM, SOUTH AMERICA, SPRING, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, SUGAR, SUGAR CANE, TRAFFICKING, VIOLENCE, WHOLESALE PRICES, YIELDS, YOUNG ADULTS, YUCCA,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/05/9436436/cocaine-production-trafficking-know https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6719
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