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Formal Employment and Organized Crime : Regression Discontinuity Evidence from Colombia
Khanna, Gaurav - 2019
Canonical models of crime emphasize economic incentives. Yet, causal evidence of sorting into criminal occupations in response to individual-level variation in incentives is limited. We link administrative socioeconomic microdata with the universe of arrests in Medellín over a decade. We...
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Gang rule : Understanding and Countering Criminal Governance
Blattman, Christopher; Duncan, Gustavo; Lessing, Benjamin; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
Gangs govern millions worldwide. Why rule? And how do they respond to states? Many argue that criminal rule provides protection when states do not, and that increasing state services could crowd gangs out. We began by interviewing leaders from 30 criminal groups in Medellin. The conventional...
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Hatred and Profits : Getting Under the Hood of the Ku Klux Klan
Fryer, Roland G, Jr - 2007
The Ku Klux Klan reached its heyday in the mid-1920s, claiming millions of members. In this paper, we analyze the 1920s Klan, those who joined it, and the social and political impact that it had. We utilize a wide range of newly discovered data sources including information from Klan membership...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012465234
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Traders, Cops and Robbers
Anderson, James E. - 2003
Why does illegal trade often flourish without formal enforcement, but sometimes fail? Why do illegal trade-reducing policies often fail? Why do States often appear to tolerate illegal trade? A model of trade with cops and robbers provides answers. `Safety in numbers' is a key element: the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012469128
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From Wild West to the Godfather : Enforcement Market Structure
Anderson, James E. - 2001
monopoly) who defend endowments from predators. We provide conditions under which a Mafia emerges, persists and is stable … enforcement to the rich than would a welfare-maximizing state - hence the State may find it difficult to replace the Mafia or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012470249
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Weak States : Causes and Consequences of the Sicilian Mafia
Acemoglu, Daron - 2017
We document that the spread of the Mafia in Sicily at the end of the 19th century was in part shaped by the rise of …, estate managers and local politicians to turn to the Mafia to resist and combat peasant demands. We show that the location of …, we establish the causal effect of the Peasant Fasci on the location of the Mafia in 1900. We provide extensive evidence …
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Organized Crime, Violence, and Politics
Alesina, Alberto - 2016
We investigate how criminal organizations strategically use violence to influence elections in order to get captured politicians elected. The model offers novel testable implications about the use of pre-electoral violence under different types of electoral systems and different degrees of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012456581
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An Anatomy of Crypto-Enabled Cybercrimes
Cong, Lin William; Harvey, Campbell R.; Rabetti, Daniel; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
While the advent of cryptocurrencies and digital assets holds promise for improving and disrupting financial systems by offering cheap, quick, and secure transfer of value, it also opens up new payment channels for cybercrimes. A prerequisite to solving a problem is understanding the nature of...
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Plata y Plomo : How Higher Wages Expose Politicians to Criminal Violence
Pulejo, Massimo; Querubín Borrero, Pablo - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Adequate wages are an important tool to shield public officials from special interests and corruption. But what is the equilibrium effect of higher wages in the presence of criminal pressure groups, who use both bribes and violence? By means of a regression discontinuity design, we show that an...
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Organized Crime and Economic Growth : Evidence from Municipalities Infiltrated by the Mafia
Fenizia, Alessandra; Saggio, Raffaele - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Mafia-dominated sectors and in municipalities where fewer incumbents are re-elected. The dismissals generate large economic … returns by weakening the Mafia and fostering trust in local institutions. The analysis suggests that CCDs represent an …
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