Does the variation in the quality of local government institutions affect the capacity of firms to
innovate? This paper uses a unique dataset that combines the specific features of 2,700 …

We investigate the extent to which regional institutional quality shapes firm labour
productivity in Western Europe, using a sample of manufacturing firms from Austria, Belgium …

We analyze the firm‐level labor productivity growth returns of social capital—defined as a
synthetic measure of “generalized trust,”“active participation,” and “social norms”—using a …

While indicators assessing the quality of life often comprise measures of crime or fear of
crime, these components usually refer to property or violent crimes. More complex crimes …

The presence of illegal organizations in economic development settings contributes to the
Italian economy's regional heterogeneity by exacerbating other inefficiencies. We aim to …

We exploit staggered municipality-level antimafia enforcement actions in Italy over the 1995–
2015 period to study how the presence of organized crime affects firms. Following …

We live in times of great economic and political instability in large parts of the world. Some
scholars even observe a crisis in global capitalism and neoliberal globalization (O'Sullivan …

We investigate the relationship between family-related factors in family owned businesses
and the level of business legality, which is a key dimension of corporate social responsibility …

Asset confiscation regimes are present throughout Europe. The Italian State implements a
policy stipulating the confiscation of real estate assets from individuals convicted of mafia …

Purpose The study examined the influence of relational capital on inter-cluster coordination
and service delivery of humanitarian organisations; the mediating and moderating role of …