Mafia in the ballot box

TY - JOUR

T1 - Mafia in the ballot box

AU - De Feo, Giuseppe

AU - De Luca, Giacomo Davide

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PY - 2017/8/3

Y1 - 2017/8/3

N2 - We study the impact of organized crime on electoral results, analyzing in detail the national parliamentary elections in Sicily for the period 1946-1992. 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 1946-1992. 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.

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U2 - 10.1257/pol.20150551

DO - 10.1257/pol.20150551

M3 - Article

SN - 1945-7731

VL - 9

SP - 134

EP - 167

JO - American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

JF - American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

IS - 3

ER -