Public Spending and Organised Crime in Italy - A Panel-Data Analysis Over the Period 1997-2003 (Spesa Pubblica E Criminalità Organizzata in Italia Evidenza Empirica Su Dati Panel Nel Periodo 1997-2003)
30 Pages Posted: 23 Jan 2008
Date Written: January 2008
Abstract
This work presents original results regarding the relationship between economic life and organised crime in Italy. This empirical study is underpinned by some theoretical insights drawn from conflict and rent-seeking theories. Then the paper presents a panel analysis including the twenty Italian regions over the period 1997-2003. The results show that: (a) a significant positive association does exist between investments in real estate sector and the index of organised crime; (b) a significant positive association does exist between public investments and the index of organised crime index; (c) a significant negative association does exist between social protection expenditures and the index of organised crime; (d) a significant negative association does exist between investments in private investments and the index of organised crime.
Note: Downloadable document is in Italian.
Keywords: organised crime, rent-seeking, conflict, monopoly, panel data, Mafia
JEL Classification: D74, E26, H39, H72, P16
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Do you have a job opening that you would like to promote on SSRN?
Recommended Papers
-
A Trade Institution as a Peaceful Institution? A Contribution to Integrative Theory
By Raul Caruso
-
A Theory of International Conflict Management and Sanctioning
By Nuno Garoupa and João E. Gata
-
Continuing Conflict and Stalemate: A Note
By Raul Caruso