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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 134-167 |
| Number of pages | 34 |
| Journal | American Economic Journal: Economic Policy |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 30 Aug 2017 |
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Keywords
- electoral competition
- mafia
- electoral fraud
- organized crime
- Sicily
- parliamentary elections
- Sicilian mafia
- construction sector
- Christian Democratic Party
- Communist party
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Mafia in the ballot box. / De Feo, Giuseppe; De Luca, Giacomo.
In: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, Vol. 9, No. 3, 30.08.2017, p. 134-167.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Mafia in the ballot box
AU - De Feo, Giuseppe
AU - De Luca, Giacomo
N1 - De Feo, G., & De Luca, G. (2016). Mafia in the ballot box. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. Permission to make digital or hard copies of part or all of American Economic Association publications for personal or classroom use is granted without fee provided that copies are not distributed for profit or direct commercial advantage and that copies show this notice on the first page or initial screen of a display along with the full citation, including the name of the author. Copyrights for components of this work owned by others than AEA must be honored. Abstracting with credit is permitted.
PY - 2017/8/30
Y1 - 2017/8/30
N2 - We study the impact of organized crime on electoral results analyzing in detail the national parliamentary elections in Sicily for the period 1946-92. We document the significant support given by the Sicilian mafia to the Christian Democratic Party when the electoral competition by the Communist party strengthened. We also provide suggestive evidence that, in exchange for its electoral support, the mafia obtained economic advantages in the construction sector.
AB - We study the impact of organized crime on electoral results analyzing in detail the national parliamentary elections in Sicily for the period 1946-92. We document the significant support given by the Sicilian mafia to the Christian Democratic Party when the electoral competition by the Communist party strengthened. We also provide suggestive evidence that, in exchange for its electoral support, the mafia obtained economic advantages in the construction sector.
KW - electoral competition
KW - mafia
KW - electoral fraud
KW - organized crime
KW - Sicily
KW - parliamentary elections
KW - Sicilian mafia
KW - construction sector
KW - Christian Democratic Party
KW - Communist party
UR - https://www.aeaweb.org/journals/app
U2 - 10.1257/pol.20150551
DO - 10.1257/pol.20150551
M3 - Article
VL - 9
SP - 134
EP - 167
JO - American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
T2 - American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
JF - American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
SN - 1945-7731
IS - 3
ER -