Acknowledging Cocaine Capital in Central American Development
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5897535 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zoe Pearson (University of Wyoming, corresponding author), Alexandre Skiba (0000-0002-5370-9115, University of Wyoming), Kendra Mcsweeney (0000-0002-7961-3023, The Ohio State University, corresponding author), Erik Nielsen (0000-0003-3565-0073), Erik A Nielsen (0000-0003-3862-5260, Northern Arizona University, corresponding author), Justin Piccorelli, Justin T Piccorelli (0000-0001-8099-3249, University of Wyoming, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 160 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Illicit Economies and Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2516-7227 • E-ISSN: 2516-7227 |
| Publisher | LSE Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.31389/jied.110 |
| OpenAlex | W4311111354 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 21 |
Cocaine trafficking has a significant but understudied influence on Central American economies. The economic implications of this trade have repercussions for both regional development and drug control policy debates, and therefore deserve greater attention. Towards that end, in this paper we provide estimates of 1) the value of trade of primary cocaine movements that were delivered to Central America, by country (excluding El Salvador) between 2000 and 2018; and 2) the value added by the cocaine trade to Central American economies. Due to limits in data availability, we compare several estimation approaches to impute missing price and volume data using information available to us. We then use available and imputed figures to estimate the value of cocaine movements for each country over time, and the value added as a measure of difference between the Central American country of arrival and the source country of Colombia. In interpreting and discussing our findings we draw attention to the economic pressures, volatility, and development challenges faced by countries that have become important waypoints in the cocaine trade because of supply-side cocaine control efforts
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |