The Effect of Drug Prohibition on Drug Prices: Evidence from the Markets for Cocaine and Heroin
研究毒品禁令如何影响可卡因和海洛因的黑市价格，通过比较零售价与农场价以及合法与黑市价格，发现禁令使毒品价格显著高于合法市场，但涨幅小于先前研究估计。
This paper examines the effect of drug prohibition on the black market prices of cocaine and heroin. The paper examines the ratio of retail to farmgate price for cocaine, heroin, and several legal goods, and it compares legal versus black market prices for cocaine and heroin. The results suggest that cocaine and heroin are substantially more expensive than they would be in a legalized market, but to a lesser degree than suggested in previous research. © 2003 President and Fellows of Harvard College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.