Local governments suspected of Mafia infiltration can be dismissed in Italy through an administrative act not … 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. …

We provide evidence about voters' response to crime control policies. We exploit a natural experiment arising from the … were more likely to report crime news involving pardoned individuals; ii) voters held worse beliefs on the incumbent … governments ability to control crime and iii) with respect to the previous elections, the incumbent national government …

The effect of marijuana liberalization on crime is object of a large interest by social scientists and policy … THC) occurred in Italy in December 2016 by means of a legislative gap, to assess its effect in a quasi … argument that, even in a short period of time and with an imperfect substitute, the organized crime's supply of illegal drugs …

effect on immigrant crime. We difference out unobserved time-varying factors by 1) comparing recidivism rates of immigrants … that occurred in Italy in August 2006. The timing of the two events allows us to set up a difference … differences in crime rates between legal and illegal immigrants. …

Italy. A unique shock in public attitudes towards Romanian migrants allows us to identify the impact of a change in … attitudes on out-migration plans. Our results suggest a significant impact of native attitudes on settlement intentions in Italy … consequences for the integration prospects of migrants in Italy. …