In this paper, we estimate the effect of the homicides by the Camorra, the Neapolitan Mafia, on housing prices in Naples. The study develops on a unique panel data set at the administrative district level for the period 2002–2018 of geo-localized homicides involving innocent victims (denoted as IVH), which are treated as exogenous shocks that negatively affect housing demand. We find that the occurrence of such homicides causes a decrease in housing prices in the range of 2.5–3.8 percentage points. This effect decreases with the distance from an IVH and over time. These results are robust to the utilization of different econometric specifications and to the considerations of possible confounding factors such as other types of Camorra homicides

Battisti M, Bernardo G, Lavezzi AM, Maggio G (2022). Shooting down the price: Evidence from Mafia homicides and housing prices. PAPERS IN REGIONAL SCIENCE [10.1111/pirs.12664].

Shooting down the price: Evidence from Mafia homicides and housing prices

Battisti M;Bernardo G
;
Lavezzi AM;Maggio G
2022-01-01

Abstract

In this paper, we estimate the effect of the homicides by the Camorra, the Neapolitan Mafia, on housing prices in Naples. The study develops on a unique panel data set at the administrative district level for the period 2002–2018 of geo-localized homicides involving innocent victims (denoted as IVH), which are treated as exogenous shocks that negatively affect housing demand. We find that the occurrence of such homicides causes a decrease in housing prices in the range of 2.5–3.8 percentage points. This effect decreases with the distance from an IVH and over time. These results are robust to the utilization of different econometric specifications and to the considerations of possible confounding factors such as other types of Camorra homicides
2022
Battisti M, Bernardo G, Lavezzi AM, Maggio G (2022). Shooting down the price: Evidence from Mafia homicides and housing prices. PAPERS IN REGIONAL SCIENCE [10.1111/pirs.12664].
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