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July 29, 2015
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 31
Kingpin Approaches to Fighting Crime and Community Violence: Evidence from Mexico’s Drug War
… Our research examines the impact on violence of a particular supply‐side approach that has played a prominent role in Mexico’s drug war: targeting of high‐ranked members of criminal organizations, also known as the “kingpin strategy.” Proponents believe …
By Jason M. Lindo and María Padilla-Romo
July 15, 2015
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 30
Retail Globalization and Household Welfare: Evidence from Mexico
… that gap by bringing together a new and rich collection of microdata to assess the consequences of retail FDI in Mexico. Prior to the 1980s, retail FDI into Mexico had to be approved on a case-by-case basis, and …
By David Atkin, Benjamin Faber, and Marco Gonzalez-Navarro
April 10, 2015
Blog

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez Signs Civil Forfeiture Abolition Bill
A quick and happy update from New Mexico: Gov. Susana Martinez (R) has signed HB 560, which I detailed here, into law. New Mexico has thus effectively abolished civil asset forfeiture by requiring a criminal conviction before the government can …
By Adam Bates
March 23, 2015
Blog

Kudos to the New Mexico Legislature for Abolishing Civil Asset Forfeiture
Good news from out west. A New Mexico bill, HB 560, to restrict civil asset forfeiture has cleared the legislature — receiving unanimous support in the State House and State Senate — and awaits the signature of Governor Susana Martinez to become …
By Adam Bates
March 2, 2015
Blog

U.S. Aid Empowering Organized Crime in Mexico
… drug cartels. This money came under the auspices of the Plan Mérida, a $2.6 billion program aimed at helping Mexico fight drug cartels. In some instances, the documents seem to show efforts by U.S. officials to cover up …
By Juan Carlos Hidalgo
January 29, 2015
National Interest (Online)

Watch out, America: Mexico May Be the Next Failed State
… s counterproductive strategy of open warfare against drug‐trafficking organizations. He has also shown a refreshing willingness to begin opening Mexico’s economic system of crony capitalism to badly needed free‐market reforms. But for Mexico to reach its potential …
By Ted Galen Carpenter
January 13, 2015
Blog

US Lifts Ban on Long Haul Truck Deliveries From Mexico
The United States has finally ended a ban on long haul truck deliveries from Mexico. The U.S. government promised to lift the ban twenty years ago as part of the North American Free Trade Agreement, but caved in to …
By K. William Watson
October 30, 2014
Blog

U.S.-Mexico Sugar Agreement: A Tribute to Managed Markets
… seven years, imports from Mexico ranged between 0.629 MMTRV and 1.927 MMTRV.) No more than 60 percent of Mexico’s exports may be in the form of refined sugar. The timing of import arrivals will be controlled. Mexico …
By Daniel R. Pearson
October 17, 2014
Cato Daily Podcast

New Mexico’s Federal Dependence
Paul Gessing of the Rio Grande Foundation describes the impact of New Mexico’s dependence on federal largesse.
Featuring Paul Gessing and Caleb O. Brown
October 16, 2014
Blog

Managed Trade for Sugar from Mexico?
An agreement to suspend the AD/CVD process and implement a managed-trade arrangement makes some sense.
By Daniel R. Pearson
June 25, 2014
Blog

Sugar from Mexico: Who’s Being Injured?
Those who support economic growth and opportunity should hope that no suspension agreement is reached, and that the ITC ends the threat of AD/CVD duties by concluding that Mexican sugar has not injured the U.S. sugar industry.
By Daniel R. Pearson
December 17, 2013
Blog

Vigilantes in Mexico: Another Reason to Repudiate Drug Prohibition
Washington’s enthusiasm for and insistence upon preserving an international drug prohibition policy has caused enormous problems for Mexico and other drug-source countries.
By Ted Galen Carpenter
December 11, 2013
National Interest (Online)

Vigilantes in Mexico: A Warning Sign of Chaos
Mexico may be in for another round of violence and instability.
By Ted Galen Carpenter
September 10, 2013
Blog

Mexico’s Fiscal Reform: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Mexico’s new fiscal plan is for higher taxes and bigger government.
By Juan Carlos Hidalgo
August 26, 2013
Blog

New Mexico Court Is Wrong: Government Must Treat People Equally, but Individuals Should Have Liberty to Speak, Associate, and Believe
Governments use “public accommodations” laws to run roughshod over the individual right to associate (or not) with whomever you want.
By Ilya Shapiro

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Kingpin Approaches to Fighting Crime and Community Violence: Evidence from Mexico’s Drug War

Retail Globalization and Household Welfare: Evidence from Mexico

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez Signs Civil Forfeiture Abolition Bill

Kudos to the New Mexico Legislature for Abolishing Civil Asset Forfeiture

U.S. Aid Empowering Organized Crime in Mexico

Watch out, America: Mexico May Be the Next Failed State

US Lifts Ban on Long Haul Truck Deliveries From Mexico

U.S.-Mexico Sugar Agreement: A Tribute to Managed Markets

New Mexico’s Federal Dependence

Managed Trade for Sugar from Mexico?

Sugar from Mexico: Who’s Being Injured?

Vigilantes in Mexico: Another Reason to Repudiate Drug Prohibition

Vigilantes in Mexico: A Warning Sign of Chaos

Mexico’s Fiscal Reform: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

New Mexico Court Is Wrong: Government Must Treat People Equally, but Individuals Should Have Liberty to Speak, Associate, and Believe