related to the activity of organized crime, as homicide, extortion, drug-trafficking or usury. Petty crimes are estimated to …, the signaling role of the policy, and other forms of social control) rather than induced by organized crime itself. …

The effect of marijuana liberalization on crime is object of a large interest by social scientists and policy … argument that, even in a short period of time and with an imperfect substitute, the organized crime's supply of illegal drugs …

their connections within the organized crime network, I estimate network effects on gangsters' economic status. Lacking …

? To quantify it, a general equilibrium occupational model is developed in which there is room for drug trafficking, crime …

How do changes in mobility impact crime? Using police precinct-level daily crime statistics and shootings data from the …, despite fewer people being on the streets. To address the relationship between crime and mobility, we use cellphone data and … strongly affected extortion and property crimes while not interfering with the dynamics of violent crime. These findings …