Mafia, corruption, and the cost of road-infrastructures in Italy: an exploratory investigation

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Supervisors

Panin, Amma ; Musolino, Dario

Faculty

Faculté des sciences économiques, sociales, politiques et de communication

Degree label

Master [120] en sciences économiques, orientation générale, à finalité approfondie

Abstract

This paper analyses the impact of corruption and organised crime on unit costs of road-infrastructure works in Italy. I build on and expand an original database by ANAS, the main national public agency in charge of the road network, about projects in 19 out of 20 Italy's regions and focus on estimating a function to identify the main costs' drivers.