Erschienen in:Bank of Italy Temi di Discussione (Working Paper) ; No. 925
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1 Online-Ressource (39 p)
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.2139/ssrn.2293879
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Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments July 12, 2013 erstellt
Beschreibung:
The paper investigates the effect of local economic conditions on crime. The study focuses on Italy's local labor markets and analyzes the short-term response of crime to the severe slump of 2007-2009. It shows that the downturn led to a significant increase in economic-related offenses that do not require particular criminal skills or tools (namely, thefts); on the other hand, for offenses for which specific skills and criminal experience are essential (say, robberies) the impact of the crisis was negative. The results also suggest that: i) labor market institutions (i.e. wage supplementary schemes and pro-worker contractual arrangements) had a role in slowing down the effect of the economy on crime; ii) the link between the downturn and crime was weaker in areas where the presence of organized crime is relatively more intensive