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Gary Shiffman on the Economics of Violence

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What's the Gain to a Escabar of Those Schools?

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i want to hear the why, why he builds these schools. And of course, terrorist organizations. Just think about escobar and and am andand soma bin laden is antrepanurs. They need a safe haven from which to operate. And so they provide social services and social benefits, which increases loyalty and deters defection. It's that simple. I don't know his heart and soul, but it might make him feel good to walk down the streets and and be hailed as a hero. But it also allows him the freedom to operate a global criminal enterprise without, you know, with a nice quality life in which he's not really hiding around in the run.

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