TY - JOUR PY - 2013 SN - 1972-4918 T1 - Usura ed estorsione nel mezzogiorno: una stima delle determinanti JO - STUDI ECONOMICI DA - 7/15/2014 12:00:00 AM DO - 10.3280/STE2013-109003 UR - http://www.francoangeli.it/Riviste/Scheda_rivista.aspx?idArticolo=51677 AU - Sapienza, Elvira SP - 45 EP - 67 IS - 109 VL - LXVIII LA - IT AB - Many studies analyze the economics of crime and the relationship between the motives and the illegitimate activities that slow down economic growth in the long run. This work aims to contribute to the general debate examining specific types of crime, usury and extortion in a particular Italian region: the Mezzogiorno strongly affected by them, in order to measure the impact of deterrence measures and financial and socioeconomic variables on these crimes. PB - FrancoAngeli ER -