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Rural Windfall or a New Resource Curse? Coca, Income, and Civil Conflict in Colombia

Angrist, Joshua D., Kugler, Adriana D.·2008·Review of Economics and Statistics
DOI 10.1162/rest.90.2.191
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We study the consequences of an exogenous upsurge in coca prices and cultivation in Colombia, where most coca leaf is now harvested. This shift generated only modest economic gains in rural areas, primarily in the form of increased self-employment earnings and increased labor supply by teenage boys. The rural areas that saw accelerated coca production subsequently became considerably more violent, while urban areas were affected little. These findings are consistent with the view that the Colombian civil conflict is fueled by the financial opportunities that coca provides and that rent-seeking by combatants limits the economic gains from coca.

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Authors
Angrist, J. D., & Kugler, A. D.
Venue
Review of Economics and Statistics
Publisher
MIT Press - Journals
Published
2008-05
Volume
90
Issue
2
Pages
191-215
ISSN
  • 0034-6535 (ISSN-L)
  • 1530-9142
DOI
10.1162/rest.90.2.191
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W3093679099
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424
References
5
FWCI
37.17
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Angrist, J. D., & Kugler, A. D. (2008). Rural Windfall or a New Resource Curse? Coca, Income, and Civil Conflict in Colombia. Review of Economics and Statistics. https://doi.org/10.1162/rest.90.2.191

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