The Unintended Consequences of the War on Drugs:Eradication and Armed Conflict Violence in Colombia

• In Event: Political Economy of Armed Conflict

Brief Overview

We study the effects of forced eradication of coca crops though aerial spraying.We find that spraying increases violence by non-state armed groups.The withdrawal of such interventions also worsens violence, highlighting their counterproductive nature

Authors

• Juan Felipe Campos, Ucl

• Luis L Schenoni, University College London

• Camilo Nieto-Matiz, The University of Texas at San Antonio