12 Organized Crime, Violence, and State Capture

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Reading

Dal Bó, Ernesto, Pedro Dal Bó, and Rafael Di Tella (2006). “‘Plata o Plomo?’: Bribe and Punishment in a Theory of Political Influence.” American Political Science Review, 100(1), 41–53. (PDF) Recommended. Presentation by Nicolás M. C. — Thu, Nov 5.

Trejo, Guillermo, and Sandra Ley (2020). Votes, Drugs, and Violence: The Political Logic of Criminal Wars in Mexico. Cambridge University Press. Read Chapter 1. (PDF) Required.

Dell, Melissa (2015). “Trafficking Networks and the Mexican Drug War.” American Economic Review, 105(6), 1738–1779. (PDF) Recommended. Presentation by Leonardo M. P. — Thu, Nov 5.

Acemoglu, Daron, Giuseppe De Feo, and Giacomo Davide De Luca (2020). “Weak States: Causes and Consequences of the Sicilian Mafia.” Review of Economic Studies, 87(2), 537–581. (PDF) Recommended. Presentation by Luis M. J. — Thu, Nov 5.