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Aim of the task is to explore links between economic activity and violence. Use of the study case of harvesting of big leaf mahogany from Brazilian forests. In this case study we will investigate whether making the harvesting of mahogany illegal had the unintended consequence of increasing homicide.

There are two important questions, divided into 4 tasks for this case.

1. What impact did government intervention have on equilibrium price, quantity, and welfare? (Task A and B)

2. Did the ban on mahogany harvesting increase homicide? (Task C and D)

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2,000 word limit, excluding diagrams, tables, and references.

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