Organized crime in Italy: an economic analysis

Sauro Mocetti and Lucia Rizzica

No 661, Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers) from Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area

Abstract: Organized crime affects the socio-economic development of the areas in which it is rooted through a multiplicity of channels. However, analysing these effects is difficult, largely because it is extremely hard to observe and thus confidently measure the extent of mafia presence in a given area. On the basis of the most recent economic literature and with the aid of new information sources, this paper (i) analyses the spread of organized crime in Italy; (ii) describes the institutional environment that may have favoured the birth of mafias and their subsequent spread beyond traditional borders; (iii) examines the impact on economic growth and the different channels through which these effects occur.

Keywords: organized crime; institutions; economic growth; North-South divide (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: K42 O17 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-12
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