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Illegal markets for cigarettes and e-cigarettes [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesThis paper discusses the long-standing illegal markets for cigarettes and the more recently emerged illegal markets for e-cigarettes. We identify three distinctive market fundamentals that help explain many features of the illegal markets. First, in contrast to some illegal goods, many countries have sizable legal markets for cigarettes and e ...
Donald Kenkel, Grace Phillips
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A budding science of illegal markets [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesIllegal markets create untold societal and environmental harm, but they have attracted surprisingly little scholarly attention. This paper explores illegal markets as a class of objects. It considers similarities and differences across markets, with particular attention to nine: human smuggling, commercial sex, firearms, money laundering, illegal ...
Caulkins JP.
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Stability and turbulence in illegal drug markets [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesThis article provides a primer on illegal drug markets, with a focus on the structure and nature of these markets and the enterprises involved. The markets for illegal drugs are large, with annual retail expenditures likely exceeding $100 billion in the United States alone. Many drugs are easy to produce, and their high value-to-weight ratios make them
Kilmer B.
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Heterogeneity of Illegal Markets: A Book Review Essay
Journal of Illicit Economies and Development, 2019 Literature on the economic-sociology of illegal markets is progressing convincingly, as scholars identify the need to investigate illegality through the perspective of the market, as well as through the perspective of the actor. In this book review essay,
Hamish Richardson
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This paper studies dynamic contracts in illegal addictive markets where individuals' tastes for addictive goods develop through prolonged consumption and contract enforcement is limited. Our theoretical analysis uncovers the optimality of a 'freefirst-dose' strategy where sellers intensify buyers' addiction by offering consumption credit to newcomers ...
Ishiguro, Shingo +3 more
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The policy construction of illegal markets: Exploring variation, success, failure, and unintended consequences. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S AIllegal markets, broadly defined to include markets where only specific transactions are illegal, are the consequence of policy, either a prohibition or highly restrictive regulation.
Paoli L, Reuter P.
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The social order of illegal markets in cyberspace: extralegal governance and online gambling in China [PDF]
Humanities & Social Sciences CommunicationsHow do illegal markets operate in cyberspace? Drawing on interview data, this article examines the organizational structure of China’s illegal online gambling businesses and their use of extralegal governance institutions to marketize services, ensure ...
Wanlin Lin, Peng Wang
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Futurity Beyond the State: Illegal Markets and Imagined Futures in Latin America [PDF]
, 2022 Social Science Perspectives on Futurity Futurity in Illegal Economies The Legality and Legitimacy Factors Specifying Illegality: The Legality Factor Morality in Illegal Markets: The Legitimacy Factor Morality, Illegal Markets, and Futurity Hope In and Of
Thomas, K. +1 more
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The illegal drugs market [PDF]
Journal of Modern Italian Studies, 2004 The article analyses the development and organization of the illegal drugs market in Italy. The first three sections of the paper reconstruct the evolution of drug use since the 1960s and discuss the key characteristics of illegal drug users, providing some estimates on their real number.
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Peran Camat dalam Penertiban Pasar Liar di Desa Lalang Kecamatan Sunggal Kabupaten Deli Serdang
Perspektif: Jurnal Ilmu-ilmu Sosial, 2021 The responsibility for controlling the weeds is in the hands of the Sunggal sub-district, where the sub-district also collects retribution from the traders in accordance with the sub-district regulations.
Muhammad Nurdin, Adam Adam, Budi Hartono
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