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Organized crime reinforces its corrupting influence on politics through violent intimidation. Anti-crime measures that increase the cost of corruption but not of the exercise of violence might accordingly lead mafia-style organizations to retaliate by resorting to violence in lieu of bribery. On...

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Neutralizing the tentacles of organized crime : assessment of the impact of an anti-crime measure on mafia violence in Italy

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Organised crime tightens its corrupting influence on politics through violent intimidation. Anti-crime measures that increase the cost of corruption but not of the exercise of violence might accordingly lead mafia-style organizations to retaliate by resorting to violence in lieu of bribery. On...

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Crime and government expenditure in Brazil : estimating the impact of government security spending on homicide rates

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Despite the widespread debate about crime in Brazil and the alarming increase in homicides in recent years, few studies have analyzed or exposed evidence of the impact of public security spending on deterring violence in the country. This may be due to issues of endogeneity when estimating the...

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Criminalidade e despesas públicas no Brasil : estimativa do impacto dos gastos públicos em segurança sobre as taxas de homicídio

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