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 …

How do we understand illicit violence? Can we prevent it? Building on behavioral science and economics, this book …, creates more transnational opportunities for deception, coercion, and violence. If the economist's perspective helps to … explain violence, then it must also facilitate insights into promoting peace and security. If we can approach violence as …

How do we understand illicit violence? Can we prevent it? Building on behavioral science and economics, this book …, creates more transnational opportunities for deception, coercion, and violence. If the economist's perspective helps to … explain violence, then it must also facilitate insights into promoting peace and security. If we can approach violence as …

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 … rates in Italy since 1887, comparing the extent of 'electoral-violence cycles' between areas with a higher and lower …