This article breaks new conceptual ground by questioning orthodox interpretations of nation state agency in the global drug wars. Specifically, it challenges the David vs. Goliath conception of Colombia as a passive, client state simply abiding to the United States' hegemonic war on drugs. It...

This appendix provides complete results for the robustness checks discussed in the paper, Spillover Effects of the Opioid Epidemic on Consumer Finance. The paper available at "https://ssrn.com/abstract=3324709" https://ssrn.com/abstract=3324709

Appendix available at "https://ssrn.com/abstract=3324720" https://ssrn.com/abstract=3324720.I examine the impact of the opioid epidemic on subprime auto lending. Using a difference-in-differences framework, I find that county-level increases in opioid abuse cause an increase in loan defaults....

"AMERICAN CARTEL is an unflinching and deeply documented dive into the culpability of the drug companies behind the staggering death toll of the opioid epidemic. It follows of a small band of DEA agents led by Joe Rannazzisi, a tough-talking New Yorker who had spent a storied 30 years bringing...

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