Organized Crime and Economic Growth: Evidence from Municipalities Infiltrated by the Mafia

We thank Nicolas Ajzenman, Christopher Blattman, Matilde Bombardini, David Card, Ernesto Dal Bó, Gianmarco Daniele, Patrick Francois, Francesco De Carolis, Claudio Ferraz, Fred Finan, Nicholas Li, Giovanna Marcolongo, Vincent Pons, Paolo Pinotti, Bryan Stuart, Francesco Trebbi, and Anthony Yezer for useful suggestions. We also thank Giacomo De Luca, Giuseppe De Feo, and Fabiano Schivardi for sharing data with us. Finally, we thank Begum Akkas, Prerna Dokania, Pierre- Loup Beauregard and Martino Kuntze for excellent research assistance and all the members of the administrative and technical staff of the VisitINPS program who provided invaluable support and help. The realization of this article was possible thanks to the sponsorship and financial support of the “VisitINPS Scholars” program. We also thank IIEP for research support. The findings and conclusions expressed are solely those of the authors and do not represent the views of INPS. The findings and conclusions expressed are solely those of the authors and do not represent the views of INPS or of the National Bureau of Economic Research.

• December 27, 2023