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The social consequences of organized crime in Italy
Rolla, Pierfrancesco; Justino, Patricia - 2022
Organized crime affects security, development, and democracy worldwide, but not much is known about its social consequences. We study how exposure to the presence of organized crime groups shapes the social capital of Italian citizens, including political participation, civic engagement, and...
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Countering global oil theft : responses and solutions
Romsom, Etienne - 2022
This second of two papers on global oil theft discusses ways to reduce oil theft, misappropriation, and fraud. At US$133 billion per year, oil is the largest stolen natural resource globally, while fuel is the most smuggled natural resource. Oil theft equates to 5-7 per cent of the global market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013165046
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Corruption and crisis : do institutions matter?
Saha, Shrabani; Sen, Kunal - 2022
about the effect of the pandemic for longer-term outcomes such as corruption. We look at the historical data on political … and economic crises to assess what we can learn from the long-term effects of past crises on corruption. We hypothesize … corruption. We test our hypotheses using panel data for over 100 countries during the years 1800- 2020. The results suggest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013173620
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Global oil theft : impact and policy responses
Romsom, Etienne - 2022
This paper, the first of two on global oil theft and fraud, discusses the prevalence, methods, and consequences of global oil theft, valued at US$133 billion per year and equivalent to 5-7 per cent of the global market for crude oil and petroleum fuels. However, the impact of oil theft is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012816265
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Deterrence, peer effect, and legitimacy in anti-corruption policy-making : an experimental analysis
Boly, Amadou; Gillanders, Robert; Miettinen, Topi - 2016
Official A at almost all individual detection levels. This 'legitimacy' effect may help explain why anti-corruption policies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011568192
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How does petty corruption affect tax morale in sub-Saharan Africa? : an empirical analysis
Jahnke, Björn - 2017
analyse how petty corruption erodes tax morale. A mediation analysis shows that petty corruption directly reduces tax morale … severe in countries and regions where fewer people are affected by petty corruption and becomes insignificant if extortion of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011588935
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Extractive industries: addressing transparency, corruption, and theft
Addison, Tony; Roe, Alan - 2024
governance that sometimes leads to resources being used for private rather than public benefit. It discusses the corruption that …, not least in improving the information base. Although corruption and theft may never be fully eliminated, they can …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014534838
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Legal opacity, narcotics laws, and drug seizures
Moreau-Kastler, Ninon; Toubal, Farid - 2021
We show that legal opacity is a strong factor in drug trafficking. We develop a new framework that illustrates how legal opacity influences countries' seizure rates. Legal opacity reduces the detection of illicit flows and increases their volumes because it lowers trafficking costs. We use...
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The state and the "legalization" of illicit financial flows : trading gold in Bolivia
Brugger, Fritz; Proksik, Joschka; Fischer, Felicitas - 2022
indicates that the 'legalization' of illicit flows cannot be sufficiently explained by reference to corruption, illicit rent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013479554
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Firm-level corruption in Vietnam
Rand, John; Tarp, Finn - 2010
This paper uses a unique panel dataset on firm-level corruption. It contains quantitative information on bribe payments … effects of bribes. -- firm performance ; corruption ; Vietnam …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008660834