Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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Gang neighborhoods are poorer than non-gang neighborhoods. Is that because gangs thrive in poverty, or because they create it? #economics

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Papers referenced:
Nikita Melnikov, Carlos Schmidt-Padilla, Maria Micaela Sviatschi (2021). "Gangs, Labor Mobility, and Development."
Zach Y. Brown, Eduardo Montero, Carlos Schmidt-Padilla, and Maria Micaela Sviatschi (2021). "Market Structure and Extortion: Evidence from 50,000 Extortion Payments"
Christopher Blattman, Gustavo Duncan, Benjamin Lessing (2021). "Gang rule: Understanding and Countering Criminal Governance"

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