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Measuring the presence of organized crime across Italian provinces: a sensitivity analysis

Giovanni BernardoThanasis StengosMehmet PinarIrene Brunetti

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Economics and EconometricsIndex (economics)Stochastic dominanceOrganized crime · Composite index · Italian provinces · Mafia · Stochastic dominanceComposite indexDistribution (economics)Settore SECS-P/06 - Economia ApplicataOrganized crime0502 economics and businessItalian provinceRegional scienceOrganised crime050207 economicsBusiness and International ManagementSettore SECS-P/01 - Economia PoliticaSocioeconomic status050208 financebusiness.industry05 social sciencesGeographyNormativeMafiaComposite indexConstruct (philosophy)businessLawPublic finance

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AbstractThe existing literature identifies different indicators to construct organized crime indices and places equal importance to different concepts of organized crime. This paper examines the sensitivity of organized crime across Italian provinces when different set of indicators and weights are used to combine crime indicators. Our findings suggest that there is a remarkable variation in the distribution of organized crime across Italian provinces based on the choice of indicators and the importance given to different crime indicators. It is also found that the relationship of organized crime with socioeconomic and political factors varies depending on the normative choices made in the construction of an organized crime index.

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2020-11-30
10.1007/s10657-020-09676-0http://hdl.handle.net/11588/869088