Discusses the war's short and long term effects on the gross domestic product and features a table on the effects on eight Balkan countries.

Download research papers which focus on cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness studies and their implications on programming and policy.

Independent Review features an abstract and a downloadable report about using the entrepreneurial discovery process on crime control.

Technical paper on the economics of the war on illicit drugs cites previous research and presents an empirical model.

Economist and Nobel laureate Milton Friedman sheds light on the drug problem with a discussion on the political and market mechanisms at work.

Read a report by the Nat'l Inst. on Drug Abuse and the Nat'l Inst. on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism on the costs and impact of these social ills.

Read the findings of a study by an economist and sociologist which found that street gangs operate on economic principles.

Article focuses on a study by two economists on the economics of crime, particularly drug gangs. See a gang's monthly income statement.

Presents a summary of a report which estimates the cost-effectiveness of mandatory minimum sentences for crimes related to cocaine distribution.

Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman argues that legalizing drugs would reduce crime and raise the quality of law enforcement.

Paper's section on the economics of gun control discusses the demand and supply effects, and presents a model for the illegal handgun market.

Economist Walter Williams uses a pizza business' delivery method to illustrate the economic costs of crime in some neighborhoods.