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The economic impact of organized crime infiltration in the legal economy : evidence from the judicial administration of organized crime firms
Calamunci, Francesca; Drago, Francesco - 2020
We analyze the economic consequences on firm profitability, performance, and investments of having another firm in the same market affiliated with a criminal organization. We do so by evaluating the spillover effects of a law providing the judicial administration of organized crime firms through...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012180534
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The efficacy and efforts of interest groups in post elections policy formation
Epstein, Gil S.; Mealem, Yosef; Nitsan, Shemuʾel - 2012
what condition an interest group prefers to direct its lobbying efforts to two parties or the two coalition and opposition … discipline. The lobbying efforts under un-enforced and enforced party discipline are also compared. Finally, we clarify the … parties ; ideological predispositions ; electoral power ; post-elections lobbying ; enforced party discipline …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009675135
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Cooperation, punishment and organized crime : a lab-in-the-field experiment in Southern Italy
Nese, Annamaria; O'Higgins, Shane Niall; Sbriglia, Patrizia - 2016
This paper reports the results of an experimental investigation which allows a deeper insight into the nature of social preferences amongst organized criminals and how these differ from "ordinary" criminals on the one hand and from the non‐criminal population in the same geographical area on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011458326
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Firms and labor in times of violence : evidence from the Mexican drug war
Utar, Hâle - 2022
This paper examines how firms in an emerging economy are affected by violence due to drug trafficking. Employing rich … plausibly exogenous spatiotemporal variation in the homicide rate during the outbreak of drug-trade related violence in Mexico …, I show that violence has a significant negative impact on plant output, product scope, employment, and capacity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013170284
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Cross-border spillover : US gun laws and violence in Mexico
Dube, Arindrajit; Dube, Oeindrila; García-Ponce, Omar - 2012
-crime relationship. -- gun control ; violence ; informal employment ; cross-border spillover ; cartels …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009681288
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Mafias and firms
Arellano-Bover, Jaime; De Simoni, Marco; Guiso, Luigi; … - 2024
Infiltration of the legal economy by criminal organizations (OCGs) is potentially significant, though how pervasive remains uncertain. Beyond the volume, the motives driving infiltration are of serious policy concern. We introduce a conceptual framework to differentiate between OCGs' motives for...
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Trust and in-group favoritism in a culture of crime
Meier, Stephan; Pierce, Lamar; Vaccaro, Antonino - 2014
We use experiments in high schools in two neighborhoods in the metropolitan area of Palermo, Italy to experimentally …
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Moderating political extremism : single round vs runoff elections under plurality rule
Bordignon, Massimo; Nannicini, Tommaso; Tabellini, … - 2013
regression discontinuity design in Italy, where cities above 15,000 inhabitants elect the mayor with a runoff system, while those …
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Dancing with the populist: new parties, electoral rules and Italian municipal elections
Bordignon, Massimo; Colussi, Tommaso - 2020
This paper develops a theoretical framework that makes predictions on (a) the conditions under which a populist party decides to run and the policy position it takes and (b) voters' response under different electoral systems. We test these predictions using data on Italian municipal elections...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012296208
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Electoral rules and politicians' behavior : a micro test
Gagliarducci, Stefano (contributor);  … - 2008
Theory predicts that the majoritarian electoral system should produce more targeted redistribution and lower …
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