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Breaking the crystal methamphetamine economy: illegal drugs, supply-side interventions and crime responses
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posted on 2023-06-07, 08:30 authored by Rocco D'EsteRocco D'EsteThis paper evaluates the effects on crime of supply-side interventions that restricted access to pseudoephedrine-based medications in the USA , drastically reducing the domestic production of methamphetamine. I find that these government interventions increased property and violent crime by around 3–4%, with criminogenic effects lasting for up to 7 months. Stronger evidence is detected in counties where laboratories producing methamphetamine were previously in operation. My findings suggest that policy interventions that have a limited effect on supply and no impact on the demand for drugs could open up the way to unwarranted crime responses. Timely policy implications are discussed.
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EconomicaISSN
0013-0427Publisher
WileyExternal DOI
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349Volume
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1-26Department affiliated with
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2019-10-08First Open Access (FOA) Date
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2019-10-08Usage metrics
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