کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
883421 1471643 2016 22 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Living on the edge: Youth entry, career and exit in drug-selling gangs
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
زندگی بر روی لبه: ورود جوانان، اشتغال و خروج از باندهای فروش مواد مخدر
کلمات کلیدی
جرم؛ جوانان؛ باندها؛ قاچاق مواد مخدر؛ حرفه جنایی؛ برزیل
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی اقتصاد، اقتصادسنجی و امور مالی اقتصاد و اقتصادسنجی
چکیده انگلیسی


• We use data from a survey of members of drug gangs in favelas of Rio de Janeiro.
• We estimate selection and wage regressions and examine careers in the gang.
• Low-SES individuals join with higher probability while school drop-outs join younger.
• Wages do not depend on education but rise in experience and engagement with violence.
• The two-year mortality rate in the sample of gang-members reaches 20%.

We use data from a unique survey of members of drug-trafficking gangs in favelas (slums) of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to characterize drug-trafficking jobs and study the selection into gangs, analyzing what distinguishes gang-members from other youth living in favelas. We also estimate earnings regressions for gang-members and examine their career path: age at entry, progression within the gangs’ hierarchy, and short- to medium-term outcomes. Individuals from lower socioeconomic background and with no religious affiliation have higher probability of joining a gang, while those with problems at school and early use of drugs join the gang at younger ages. Earnings within the gang do not depend on education, but are increasing with experience and involvement in gang-related violence. The two-year mortality rate in the sample of gang-members reaches 20%, with the probability of death increasing with initial involvement in gang violence and with personality traits associated with unruliness.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization - Volume 121, January 2016, Pages 77–98
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