From 1997 to 2005, an astonishing 5,200 million USD was invested to reduce cocaine production in Colombia, the world …'s main cocaine producer. However, little is known about the effectiveness of policies targeting coca cultivation. This paper … uses a surveybased experiment to evaluate the effects of the two main policies: eradication and alternative development …

in Colombia. This paper uses quarterly time-series data for Colombia 1994-2005 to examine the interaction between legal …

living in a coca growing area in Colombia. We find that while eradication and alternative development decrease coca supply … coca can be a promising alternative in the fight against drugs. …

The increase in the area cultivated with coca in Colombia has cast doubt on the country's anti-drug strategy and has …. (ii) Seizures and destruction of infrastructure may help in reducing coca plantations. (iii) There is no evidence to … support the hypothesis that the consumption of cocaine in Colombia has increased. (iv) Most regions of the country have seen a …