Explaining Variation in the Provision of Goods and Services by Criminal Organizations: Evidence from Mexico

• In Event: Bad Blood: The Politics of Organized Crime and Gangs

Brief Overview

Why do some criminal groups provide public goods while others do not? Using original data of criminal groups in Mexico, this study argues that older, stronger, and more reputable groups are more likely to engage in "altruistic" behavior.

Author

• Ángel Torres Guevara, University of Essex