Public versus Private Protection against Crime: The Case of Somali Piracy

Quy-Toan Do, Lin Ma, Claudia Ruiz Ortega, Quy-Toan Do, Lin Ma and Claudia Ruiz Ortega
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Claudia Ruiz Ortega, Quy-Toan Do and Lin Ma

No 7757, Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank

Abstract: This paper analyzes the rise and demise of piracy off the coast of Somalia to highlight the interplay between public and private crime protection measures. Using unique data on attacks, hijacks, and ransoms, the authors estimate a structural model of Somali piracy to calculate the elasticity of crime with respect to two forms of protection: the publicly-provided deployment of international navies in the Western Indian Ocean and the private provision of maritime security contractors on board vessels. They assess both positive and negative spillovers associated with private security. Their findings have implications for the optimal composition of protective measures and the regulation of the market for private security.

Keywords: Crime and Society; Coastal and Marine Environment; Ecosystems and Natural Habitats; Coastal and Marine Resources; Marine Environment; Energy and Natural Resources; Oceans; Law Enforcement Systems; Conflict and Fragile States (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-07-20
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