Incentives War: The Consequences of Announcing a Substitution Policy on Coca Cultivation in Colombia
Juan D. Gelvez,
Matilde Angarita Serrano
Abstract:How do alternative development programs, designed to diminish the presence of illicit crops, might cause unexpected consequences? This article studies how the announcement about an alternative development program, following the signing of the peace agreement in Colombia, resulted in an increase in coca cultivation. Employing a difference-in-differences methodology, this document evaluates the impact of the National Comprehensive Plan for the Substitution of Illicit Crops (PNIS -for its acronyms in Spanish) on … Show more
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