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Organized crime and waste management costs

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  • Francesca Di Pillo
  • Nathan Levialdi
  • Riccardo Marzano

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The paper investigates the link between organized crime and municipal solid waste management costs. Using a panel dataset of 7069 Italian municipalities in the 2015–19 period, we find that organized crime operating in the environmental sector is associated with an increase in waste management costs. The effect of organized crime is stronger in macro-regions where organized crime is historically rooted. These results are established after controlling for municipality fixed effects as well as national and regional trends in the total cost of service delivery. This paper contributes to a deeper understanding of local service costs and provides implications for policymakers.

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  • Francesca Di Pillo & Nathan Levialdi & Riccardo Marzano, 2023. "Organized crime and waste management costs," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 57(1), pages 168-180, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:57:y:2023:i:1:p:168-180
    DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2022.2053094
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    1. Zhuyi Liu & Yuhan Yin & Yun Zhang & Shangeng Shi, 2023. "Legal System of Soil Pollution Remediation in China and Its Regulation and Guidance to Soil Pollution Remediation," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(15), pages 1-16, July.
    2. Daraio, Cinzia & Di Leo, Simone & Simar, Léopold, 2023. "Efficiency of Italian Municipalities and Waste Regulatory Target," LIDAM Discussion Papers ISBA 2023018, Université catholique de Louvain, Institute of Statistics, Biostatistics and Actuarial Sciences (ISBA).

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