3 papers
econ.TH2025
Criminal Property Rights Suppress Violence in Urban Drug Markets: Theory and Evidence from Merseyside, U.K
Paolo Campana. Andrea Giovannetti, Paolo Pin, Roberto Rozzi
In this work, we provide empirical evidence on organized criminal groups' (OCGs) behavior across the Liverpool area in the U.K. (Merseyside). We find that violent crimes concerning…
econ.TH2025
Network Effects of Tariffs
Paolo Pin
We develop a model in which country-specific tariffs shape trade flows, prices, and welfare in a global economy with one homogeneous good. Trade flows form a Directed Acyclic Graph…
econ.GN2024
The Rise and Fall of Ideas' Popularity
Piero Mazzarisi, Alessio Muscillo, Claudio Pacati +1
In the dynamic landscape of contemporary society, the popularity of ideas, opinions, and interests fluctuates rapidly. Traditional dynamical models in social sciences often fail to…