Full Citation

Title: Organized Crime and Retail Activity along the Northern Border in Mexico

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2013

ISBN:

ISSN:

DOI:

NSFID:

PMCID:

PMID:

Abstract: The impacts of homicides committed by organized crime have affected northern Mexico in a high profile manner between 2008 and 2011. This article examines the impacts of those crime waves on retail activity in the six largest northern border metropolitan economies of Mexico. Retail losses due to violence of this nature are quantified forall six cities. Potential gains related due reductions in organized crime homicides are also calculated.

Url: https://digitalcommons.utep.edu/econ_papers/41/

User Submitted?: No

Authors: Walke, Adam, G; Fullerton, Thomas, M

Periodical (Full): Hispanic Economic Outlook

Issue: Spring

Volume:

Pages: 6-9

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Crime and Deviance, Other

Countries: