Mafia in the Ballot Box

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: De Feo, Giuseppe; De Luca, Giacomo Davide
• 署名单位: University of Strathclyde; University of York - UK; KU Leuven
• 刊物名称: AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL-ECONOMIC POLICY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1945-7731
• DOI: 10.1257/pol.20150551
• 发表日期: 2017
• 页码: 134-167
• 关键词: land

摘要

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.