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Proceeds from extortions: the case of Italian organised crime groups

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  • Maurizio Lisciandra

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This paper provides an estimate of the monetary proceeds from extortion racket accruing to the Italian mafias using two unique data sets: one recording periodic and one-time episodes of extortion from judicial and investigative sources, and another one consisting of a victimisation survey of Italian businesses. The estimate of the revenues at a national level lies between 2760 and 7740 mln euros. The regions with a strong presence of traditional organised crime groups remain the most exposed and provide about 65% of all extorted monetary flows, although some important regions in North Italy show a significant presence of extortion rackets in non-traditional areas. Finally, the most exacted economic activities are wholesale and retail trade that, along with construction, overall account up to 70% of all revenues in the lower-bound scenario.

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  • Maurizio Lisciandra, 2014. "Proceeds from extortions: the case of Italian organised crime groups," Global Crime, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(1-2), pages 93-107, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:fglcxx:v:15:y:2014:i:1-2:p:93-107
    DOI: 10.1080/17440572.2014.881735
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    1. Gaetano Perone, 2020. "The impact of agribusiness crimes on food prices: evidence from Italy," Economia Politica: Journal of Analytical and Institutional Economics, Springer;Fondazione Edison, vol. 37(3), pages 877-909, October.
    2. Áron Székely & Luis G. Nardin & Giulia Andrighetto, 2018. "Countering Protection Rackets Using Legal and Social Approaches: An Agent-Based Test," Complexity, Hindawi, vol. 2018, pages 1-16, December.
    3. Gaetano Perone, 2018. "I costi della criminalità organizzata nel settore agroalimentare italiano," Moneta e Credito, Economia civile, vol. 71(281), pages 37-66.
    4. Giacomo Di Gennaro, 2018. "La mimetizzazione dell'attività estorsiva e i diversi tipi di autorità extralegale nei mercati illegali e legali," Moneta e Credito, Economia civile, vol. 71(284), pages 311-335.
    5. Neu, Dean, 2019. "Accounting for extortion," Accounting, Organizations and Society, Elsevier, vol. 76(C), pages 50-63.

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