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Coping with Extortion: On Violence, Parasites, and Water Infrastructures in Buenaventura, Colombia
Journal of Illicit Economies and Development, 2022 In this paper, I explore the coping mechanisms deployed by shopkeepers in the face of extortion in the port city of Buenaventura, in southwestern Colombia. Relying on six months of fieldwork experience in a hardware shop of Ciudad Blanca, an impoverished
Felipe Fernández
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Extortion and cooperation in the Prisoner’s Dilemma [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2012 The authors appraise the results in \textit{W. H. Press} and \textit{F. J. Dyson} [Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 109, No. 26, 10409--10413 (2012; Zbl 1264.91009)] and report results on a rerun of Axelrod's [\textit{R. Axelrod} and \textit{W. D. Hamilton}, Science 211, No. 4489, 1390--1396 (1981; Zbl 1225.92037)], [\textit{R.
Stewart, Alexander J. +1 more
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Against the Odds: Small Business Strategies for Managing Extortion in San Salvador
Journal of Illicit Economies and DevelopmentSince the mid-2000s, extortion has impacted social and economic development in El Salvador significantly. Against the grain of the extant literature, which predominantly takes for granted that extorted businesses are passive victims, we leverage ...
Benedicte Bull +2 more
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From ransoms to ruin: Are extortion payments by ransomware victims insurable?
Data & PolicyCyber risk is an important consideration in today’s risk management and insurance industries. However, the statistical features of cyber risk, including concerns of solvency for cyber insurance providers, are still emerging.
Divya Ramjee, Eireann Leverett
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Extortion in the laboratory [PDF]
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2011 In a laboratory experiment, we study a finitely repeated game (T=15) under complete information. In each round, P demands tribute (cash transfer) from A, A complies or refuses, and after refusals P may punish A. In equilibrium (payoff maximization), P does not punish and A refuses any positive demand.
Friedel Bolle +2 more
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Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article analyzes the Taliban's post‐2021 governance model through the Islamic Public Administration (IPA) framework, focusing on justice, equality, and women's inclusion. It asks: (1) How does the Taliban's governance align with core IPA principles?
Parwiz Mosamim +1 more
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Dundee Discussion Papers in Economics 184:Optimal enforcement policies under the threat of collusion and extortion [PDF]
, 2005 We consider a model of enforcement where the Principal relies on the Supervisor for information on the Agents. We argue that optimal policies must consider both collusion and extortion possibilities.
Mishra, Ajit
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SystemsResponsible sourcing certification is a sociotechnical governance system that links brands, suppliers, third-party auditors, and review mechanisms.
Chao Hu, Yuyin Yi
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Urban shadows in Latin America: Detection of crime hotspots using multivariate, geospatial, and Neutrosophic Analytic Hierarchy Process (NAHP) analytical techniques [PDF]
Neutrosophic Sets and SystemsIn recent years, Guayaquil fell prey to higher levels of organized extortion compared to territorialized criminal organizations over territory, institutional weaknesses, and socio-spatial inequalities.
Johnny Pambabay-Calero +4 more
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Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT During the years of the US occupation (1912–33), Nicaragua's government legally regulated prostitution. Convinced of their objectives to protect society's moral and public health, politicians embarked on a long struggle to apprehend, quarantine, and segregate female prostitutes nationwide.
Eimeel Castillo
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