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Preview of the 9th Xi Xian Academic Luncheon on Income Distribution and Public Finance
publish date:2021-12-13 publisher:Sheng Qian

Title of Lecture: Smuggled Unlawful Activities in Package: Evidence from 128650 Drug-taking Cases

Time: 11:00-12:30, Thursday, 16 December 2021

Venue: Conference Room 119, Wenqin Building / Tencent Meeting ID: 729 870 973

Moderator: Dr. Zou Wei

Presenter: Dr. Zou Wei

  Dr Zou Wei is a full-time researcher at IIDP, with research interests in local government behaviour, environmental economics and regional economics.

Abstract:

  We study the effect of logistics on unlawful activities. The receipt and delivery of a package must be in your own name(Real Name Registration, RNR) since 1st Nov.2018. Which located more logistics nodes in a county means greater shock. The implementation of RNR significantly reduced drug-taking by 4.5%. The deterrent effect on habitual offenders and complusory isolation rehabilitation are two protential mechanisms. In addition , the drug-taking activities are more significantly reduced at home, male, alone and synthetic type. We argue that these results reflect the logistics play a big role in drug trafficking.