Illicit animal trade and infectious diseases

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dc.contributor.authorBEVERELLI, Cosimo
dc.contributor.authorTICKU, Rohit
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-21T10:39:49Z
dc.date.available2025-03-21T10:39:49Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.descriptionPublished online: 20 March 2025en
dc.description.abstractCan evasionary practices in the commercial trade of live animals spread infectious animal diseases? We analyze the link between discrepancies in the traded value of live animals that are reported by partner countries – a proxy measure which has been used in the trade literature to uncover evidence on smuggling across items like antiques, cultural property, or natural resources – and infectious animal diseases. The results imply that a 1% increase in illicit live animal trade is associated with a 0.3% to 0.5% rise in infection cases in animals, which is driven by evasionary practices like species mis-classification and under-pricing. Crucially, we demonstrate that robust border inspections effectively curb these risks, offering a practical tool to combat the spread of animal diseases through illicit live animal trade.en
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dc.identifier.citationWorld development, 2025, Vol. 191, Art. 106969, OnlineFirsten
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.worlddev.2025.106969
dc.identifier.issn1873-5991
dc.identifier.issn0305-750X
dc.identifier.other106969
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1814/78233
dc.identifier.volume191en
dc.language.isoenen
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dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.relation.ispartofWorld developmenten
dc.relation.ispartofseries[Global Governance Programme]en
dc.relation.ispartofseries[Global Economics]en
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen
dc.rights.licenseAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectIllicit trade
dc.subjectMissing imports
dc.subjectDisease
dc.subjectLive animals
dc.titleIllicit animal trade and infectious diseasesen
dc.typeArticleen
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