corruption detection highly probable, we show that increasing policing or sanctions effectively deters crime. However, when … punishment induce organized crime to corruption, and ensuing impunity leads too higher rather than lower crime. … and engage in local corruption to avoid punishment. When law enforcers are sufficiently well-paid, difficult to bribe and …

organised crime in general by increasing incentives to "cheat" on partners. Moderate leniency programmes that reduce …/cancel sanctions for the reporting party cannot affect organised crime. Courageous leniency programmes that reward self …

bribe, which reduces corruption. Appropriate networks are more easily established in small towns, by long-term residents of … the prevalence of bribery is lower under these circumstances, using the International Crime Victim Surveys. I also find … battle against corruption faced by policy-makers in rapidly urbanizing countries with high fertility. I show that victims of …

enforcers - on corruption, drug dealing, and other forms of sequential, bilateral, illegal trade. We find that when not properly …

, the threat of being betrayed by their fellows may induce top-criminals to rely on corruption (to avoid sanctions). However …-rank ones. This domino effect can deter crime more than a policy based only on amnesties to low-rank criminals would: a bright …

The objective of this paper is to examine the impact of crime on FDI inflows in 103 Italian provinces. The incidence of … criminality is measured through the number of complaints for different kinds of crime. The analysis has been conducted using … different estimation methods for panel data. The results show how the correlation between organized crime is both negative and …

This paper analyzes the existing relationship between economic growth and the monitoring of corruption and examines the … possible outcome of the implementation of a State reform in order to weed out corruption. Growth is always higher when … monitoring is high and therefore corruption eradicated. But growth declines when monitoring against corruption is not too high …

This paper contributes to the literature on competition and corruption, by drawing on records from Calciopoli, a … judicial inquiry carried out in 2006 on corruption in the Italian soccer league. Unlike previous studies, we can estimate the … determinants of match rigging and use this information in identifying corruption episodes in years in which there are no pending …