The use of violence in illegal marketsevidence from mahogany trade in the Brazilian Amazon

Resumo

We provide evidence on the effect of market illegality on violence. Brazil was historically the main exporter of mahogany. Starting in the 1990s, trade was restricted and eventually prohibited. We build on previous evidence that mahogany trade persisted after prohibition and document relative increases in violence in areas with natural occurrence of mahogany. We show that as illegal activity receded in the late 2000s so did the relative increase in violence. We describe an experience of increase in violence following the transition of a market from legal to illegal and contribute to the evaluation of prohibition policies under limited enforcement.

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Tipo

Artigo científico

Ano

2017

Instituição

Amer Economic Assoc

Fonte

Repositório da FGV

Idioma

Inglês

Acesso

Acesso restrito

DOI

10.1257/app.20160055

Identificador

oai:repositorio.fgv.br:10438/23802

Temas

EconomiaMeio Ambiente

Palavras-chave

DeforestationProhibitionConflictPoliciesCrimeEconomiaDesmatamento - AmazôniaViolênciaMadeira - Comércio