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Rules, discretion, and corruption in procurement : evidence from Italian government contracting
Decarolis, Francesco; Pinotti, Paolo; Vannutelli, Silvia; … - 2020 - This version: May 21, 2020
for private gain. We study the relationship between discretion and corruption in Italian government procurement auctions …, using a confidential database of firms and procurement officials investigated for corruption by Italian enforcement …, discretionary procedure auctions are associated with corruption only when conducted with fewer than the formally required number of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012224342
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Rules, Discretion, and Corruption in Procurement : Evidence from Italian Government Contracting
Decarolis, Francesco - 2020
for private gain. We study the relationship between discretion and corruption in Italian government procurement auctions …, using a confidential database of firms and procurement officials investigated for corruption by Italian enforcement …, discretionary procedure auctions are associated with corruption only when conducted with fewer than the formally required number of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012842180
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Rules, Discretion, and Corruption in Procurement : Evidence from Italian Government Contracting
Decarolis, Francesco; Fisman, Raymond J.; Pinotti, Paolo; … - 2021
for private gain. We study the relationship between discretion and corruption in Italian government procurement auctions …, using a confidential database of firms and procurement officials investigated for corruption by Italian enforcement … associated with corruption only when conducted with fewer than the formally required number of bidders or employing discretionary …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013249496
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Organized Crime, Violence and the Quality of Politicians : Evidence from Southern Italy
Pinotti, Paolo - 2012
I examine the relationship between organized crime, violence and the quality of the political class in Italy. I show that mafia-affected regions exhibit abnormal spikes in the homicide rate during the electoral periods, relative to other regions. Greater violence before the elections is in turn...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013100948
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Politicians at Work : The Private Returns and Social Costs of Political Connections
Cingano, Federico; Pinotti, Paolo - 2009
of corruption. These findings suggest that the gains in market power derive from public demand shifts towards politically …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014203712
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Politicians at work. The private returns and social costs of political connections
Cingano, Federico; Pinotti, Paolo - Banca d'Italia - 2009
of corruption. These findings suggest that the gains in market power derive from public demand shifts towards politically …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005029281
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Do Immigrants Cause Crime?
Bianchi, Milo; Buonanno, Paolo; Pinotti, Paolo - Centre pour la Recherche Économique et ses … - 2010
We examine the empirical relationship between immigration and crime across Italian provinces during the period 1990-2003. Drawing on police administrative records, we first document that the size of the immigrant population is positively correlated with the incidence of property crimes and with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008914749
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Migration Restrictions and Criminal Behavior: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Mastrobuoni, Giovanni; Pinotti, Paolo - Collegio Carlo Alberto, Università degli Studi di Torino - 2011
We estimate the causal effect of immigrants' legal status on criminal behavior exploiting exogenous variation in migration restrictions across nationalities driven by the last round of the European Union enlargement. Unique individual-level data on a collective clemency bill enacted in Italy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009024417
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Legal status of immigrants and criminal behavior: evidence from a natural experiment
Mastrobuoni, Giovanni; Pinotti, Paolo - Banca d'Italia - 2011
We estimate the causal effect of immigrants' legal status on criminal behavior exploiting exogenous variation in migration restrictions across nationalities driven by the last round of the European Union enlargement. Unique individual-level data on a collective clemency bill enacted in Italy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009144905
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Do Immigrants Cause Crime?
Bianchi, Milo; Buonanno, Paolo; Pinotti, Paolo - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2012
We examine the empirical relationship between immigration and crime across Italian provinces during the period 1990-2003. Drawing on police administrative records, we first document that the size of the immigrant population is positively correlated with the incidence of property crimes and with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010861518