This paper examines how firms in an emerging economy are affected by violence due to drug trafficking. Employing rich … plausibly exogenous spatiotemporal variation in the homicide rate during the outbreak of drug-trade related violence in Mexico …, I show that violence has a significant negative impact on plant output, product scope, employment, and capacity …

This Article examines the connections between prisons and violence outside of prison. Incorporating analyses of … prison, released prisoners, or even prison guards, civilians are targets and victims of prison-related violence. The work …