municipalities in which the PRI wins the election. In contrast, those in which the PAN wins experience a decrease. …

When does organized crime resort to assassinating politicians? In narcocracies, criminal groups co-opt political elites … political violence to influence which candidate wins local elections in strategic areas and retaliate when state action … has already been killed, the arrest of a member of organized crime significantly increases the chance that an incumbent …

This paper investigates the relationship between mafia and politics by focusing on the market for votes. It exploits …