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<journal-id>0120-2596</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Lecturas de Economía]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Lect. Econ.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0120-2596</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Antioquia]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0120-25962019000200079</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17533/udea.le.n91a03</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[El gasto fiscal de la guerra contra los portadores de drogas ilícitas: una aproximación para Colombia]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[The fiscal expenditure of the war against possessors of illicit drugs: an approximation for Colombia]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="fr"><![CDATA[Les dépenses fiscales de la guerre contre les détenteurs de drogues illicites : un rapprochement pour la Colombie]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gutiérrez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Isabel]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tobón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Santiago]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad EAFIT  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Medellín ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Chicago  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Estados Unidos</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<numero>91</numero>
<fpage>79</fpage>
<lpage>116</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0120-25962019000200079&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0120-25962019000200079&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0120-25962019000200079&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: Alrededor del mundo, los gobiernos dedican un gran volumen de recursos públicos al control del porte, fabricación y tráfico de drogas ilícitas. En general, estos costos son difíciles de observar, pues corresponden al costo de oportunidad de muchos funcionarios que intervienen en el proceso. En este artículo se estima, para el caso de Colombia, el costo esperado por captura para los delitos de porte, fabricación y tráfico de drogas ilícitas. Los resultados muestran que el costo esperado de una captura es de $11 millones, por lo que el costo esperado asociado a las 984.106 capturas realizadas entre 2001 y 2015 es cercano a los $10,6 billones. Además, se analizó si la persecución al tráfico internacional de drogas ilícitas, al crimen asociado al microtráfico en mercados locales o la disuasión a los consumidores justifican este esfuerzo fiscal. Se concluyó que ninguna de estas razones lo hace, y que más bien se relaciona con incompatibilidad de incentivos en las autoridades colombianas. Clasificación JEL: H11, H56, K14, K42, P35 .]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: Around the world, governments spend enormous amounts of public funds in controlling possession, manufacturing and trafficking of illicit drugs. These costs are usually difficult to observe, as they correspond to the opportunity cost of many bureaucrats involved in the process. In this paper, we estimate the expected cost per arrest for possession, manufacturing or trafficking of illicit drugs for the case of Colombia. We find that the expected cost of an arrest is roughly COP$11 million, hence the expected total cost associated with the 984,106 arrests carried out between 2001 and 2015 adds up to COP$10.6 billion. Also, we analyse whether these expenditures are justified by the control of international drug trafficking, crime associated with drug dealing in local markets or drug abuse deterrence. We conclude that none of these reasons justify such fiscal expenditures; rather, these seem to be explained by an issue of incentive compatibility in Colombian authorities. Clasificación JEL: H11, H56, K14, K42, P35 .]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="fr"><p><![CDATA[Résumé: Dans le monde entier, les gouvernements consacrent un volume important de ressources publiques au contrôle du transport, de la fabrication et du trafic de drogues illicites. En général, ces coûts sont difficiles à observer car ils correspondent au coût d&#8217;opportunité de nombreux fonctionnaires impliqués dans le processus. Dans cet article, on estime, dans le cas de Colombie, le coût prévu de la capture concernant la détention, la fabrication et le trafic de drogues illicites. Les résultats montrent que le coût prévu d&#8217;une capture est de COP$11 millions. Par conséquent, le coût associé aux 984106 captures réalisées entre 2001 et 2015 avoisine les COP$10,6 milliards. En outre, il a été analysé si la persécution du trafic international de drogues illicites, le crime associé au micro-trafic sur les marchés locaux ou la dissuasion des consommateurs justifiaient cet effort fiscal. Il en a été conclu qu&#8217;aucune de ces raisons ne le justifie et que cela est plutôt lié à l&#8217;incompatibilité des incitations offertes par les autorités colombiennes. Clasificación JEL: H11, H56, K14, K42, P35 .]]></p></abstract>
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