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Neutralizing the tentacles of organized crime : assessment of the impact of an anti-crime measure on mafia violence in Italy
Baraldi, Anna Laura; Papagni, Erasmo; Stimolo, Marco - 2023
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 the other hand, this kind of anti-crime measure might also induce … reduce violence. To determine which of these possible effects is prevalent, we undertake an empirical assessment of the …
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An unintended consequence of gender balance laws : Mafia fuels political violence
Baraldi, Anna Laura; Immordino, Giovanni; Papagni, Erasmo; … - 2023
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014507942
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Neutralizing the tentacles of organized crime : assessment of an anti-crime measure in fighting mafia violence
Baraldi, Anna Laura; Papagni, Erasmo; Stimolo, Marco - 2022
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 the other hand, anti-corruption measures might also induce criminal … violence. To determine which of these possible effects is prevalent, we undertake an empirical assessment of the impact of city …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013332196
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The economics of conflict, organized crime, dictatorship, and corruption
Harm, Christian - 1998
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Public certification to fight against illegality : evidence on private investment
Acconcia, Antonio; Alfano, Maria Rosaria; Baraldi, Anna … - 2021
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Politically influenced counterterrorism policy and welfare efficiency
Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu; Sandler, Todd - 2022
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Corruption and trade protection : evidence from panel data
Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu (contributor);  … - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003740627
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An empirical analysis of the public spending decomposition on organized crime
Berrittella, Maria; Provenzano, Carmelo - 2016
The aim of this paper is to investigate, empirically, what components of the public spending imply a decreasing effect on the organized crime and what components create opportunities for the organized crime, discussing also the role of government efficiency. The findings show a strikingly...
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Mafia firms and aftermaths
Alfano, Maria Rosaria; Cantabene, Claudia; Silipo, … - 2019
use several tools to expand its firms. However, in this paper, we show that they prefer political corruption to violence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012065142
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In a small moment : class size and moral hazard in the Mezzogiorno
Angrist, Joshua D.; Battistin, Erich; Vuri, Daniela - 2015
An instrumental variables (IV) identification strategy that exploits statutory class size caps shows significant achievement gains in smaller classes in Italian primary schools. Gains from small classes are driven mainly by schools in Southern Italy, suggesting a substantial return to class size...
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