title: Economic aspects of illicit drug markets and drug enforcement policies.
abstract: This paper reviews the economics literature on illicit drug markets and drug enforcement policies. The first part of the paper examines the problems involved in establishing the parameters of the illicit market. The second part of the paper examines the contribution economics can make to the evaluation of drug enforcement policies: the discussion covers the determination of both the appropriate level of enforcement expenditure and the appropriate mix of policy measures.
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authors.lastname: Wagstaff
mesh_terms: D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control / Q000191:economics*; D006291:Health Policy / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000191:economics* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs