An Economic Analysis of a Drug-Selling Gang's Finances*
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- 1 August 2000
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Quarterly Journal of Economics
- Vol. 115 (3) , 755-789
- https://doi.org/10.1162/003355300554908
Abstract
We use a unique data set detailing the financial activities of a drug-selling street gang to analyze gang economics. On average, earnings in the gangKeywords
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