Profits from Turmoil? Stock Market Evidence from Mexico’s War on Drugs and U.S. Weapons Firms

• In Event: Crime, Violence and Democracy in Latin America

Brief Overview

This paper examines how the events of the War on Drugs in Mexico influence U.S. gun and defense firms’ stocks, providing insight into the relationship between firms' profits and cartel-related turmoil.

Authors

• Jenny Guardado, Georgetown University

• Claire Castrejon, Georgetown University

• Abigail Tank, Georgetown University