The Spread of Mafia in Northern Italy: The Role of Public Infrastructure

Lavinia Piemontese ()
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Lavinia Piemontese: Bologna University

Rivista di Politica Economica, 2013, issue 4, 113-140

Abstract: This paper analyzes the spread of mafia in Northern Italy. In particular this study aims at showing that public funding of infrastructure attracts the transplantation of such criminal organizations. I assemble a new dataset on mafia-related crimes, which provide information at provincial level over the period 1985-2010. By applying a differences-indifferences strategy, I show that public investment for renewal of A4 motorway increased mafia-related crimes with economic connotation in those provinces that received roadwork.

Keywords: public investment in infrastructure; mafia expansion; differences-in-differences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C52 K42 R1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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