%0 Journal Article
%T LUCHANDO INFRUCTUOSAMENTE CONTRA LA HIDRA: UN MODELO SENCILLO DEL NARCOTR¨˘FICO
%A Ortiz
%A Carlos Humberto
%J Cuadernos de Econom¨Şa
%D 2002
%I Universidad Nacional de Colombia
%X a simple model of drug trafficking, which embodies this activity risks, is shown in this paper. the model helps to explain two stylized facts of this activity: the generation of extraordinary profits and strong reproduction ability under prohibition and repression. the model creates a direct link between the repression of supply, which has been the dominant strategy in the fight against drug trafficking, and the mentioned facts.
%K drug trafficking
%K repression of supply
%K expected profit
%K violence.
%U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0121-47722002000200007&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en