Mejía, DanielPosada, Carlos Esteban2012-05-302012-05-302008-05https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6719The main purpose of this paper is to summarize the information currently available on cocaine production and trafficking. The paper starts by describing the available data on cocaine production and trade, the collection methodologies (if available) used by different sources, the main biases in the data, and the accuracy of different data sources. Next, it states some of the key empirical questions and hypotheses regarding cocaine production and trade and takes a first look at how well the data match these hypotheses. The paper states some of the main puzzles in the cocaine market and studies some of the possible explanations. These puzzles and empirical questions should guide future research on the key determinants of illicit drug production and trafficking. Finally, the paper studies the different policies that producer countries have adopted to fight against cocaine production and the role consumer countries play in the implementation of anti-drug policies.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCIDENTSADDICTIONADVERSE EFFECTAGGREGATE DEMANDAGINGAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIESAGRICULTURAL CROPSALLERGIESANIMALSANXIETYCARROTSCARTELCARTELSCIPCOCACOCAINECOMMERCIALIZATIONCOMPREHENSIVE STRATEGYCONSUMERSCRACKCRIMECRIMINALCROPCROP SUBSTITUTIONCULTIVATIONDATESDEVELOPED COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT PROJECTSDRUG ABUSEDRUG ADDICTSDRUG CONSUMPTIONDRUG SEIZURESDRUG TRADEDRUG TRAFFICKERSDRUG TRAFFICKINGDRUG USERSDRUGSECONOMETRIC ANALYSISECONOMETRICSECONOMIC THEORYECOSYSTEMSEMPIRICAL STUDIESENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL COSTSENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONSEXPENDITURESFARMERSFARMSFATIGUEFERTILIZERSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFUTURE RESEARCHGANGSHARVESTINGHARVESTSHEADACHESHEALTH EFFECTSHEALTH SERVICESHERBICIDESHEROINILLEGAL CROPSILLICIT DRUGILLICIT DRUGSIMPORTSINCOMEINTERMEDIATE GOODSINTERMEDIATE INPUTSISOLATIONLABOR COSTSLATIN AMERICANLIFE CYCLELIFE CYCLE HYPOTHESISMACROECONOMICSMENTAL HEALTHMOLASSESNARCOTICSNARCOTICS CONTROLOFFENDEROPIUMPLANTAINSPLANTATIONSPLANTINGPOLICY MAKERSPOLITICAL ECONOMYPRICE CHANGESPRICE ELASTICITIESPRICE ELASTICITYPRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMANDPRICE INCREASESPRODUCEPRODUCERSPRODUCTIVITYPROFIT MARGINSPUBLIC HEALTHSELLING DRUGSSHOOTINGSIDE EFFECTSSOCIAL PRESSURESOCIAL PROBLEMSSOCIAL RESEARCHSODIUMSOUTH AMERICASPRINGSUBSTANCE ABUSESUGARSUGAR CANETRAFFICKINGVIOLENCEWHOLESALE PRICESYIELDSYOUNG ADULTSYUCCAWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-4618