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Organized Crime, Corruption, and Economic Growth

Journal of Regional Science, Volume 65, Issue 2, Page 535-560, March 2025.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we study the relationship between organized crime, corruption, and economic growth on a data set from Italian regions for the period 1996–2013. Our working hypothesis is that organized crime can embezzle part of the public expenditure aimed at productive uses by threatening and bribing public officers. To assess the consequences
Tamara Fioroni, Andrea Mario Lavezzi, Giovanni Trovato   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Banking Development and the Economic Impact of Natural Disasters: From Short to Long Term Effects

Journal of Regional Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates how financial development and local banking structures shape the economic resilience of communities in the aftermath of natural disasters. Focusing on Italian municipalities hit by earthquakes between 2008 and 2022, we explore the role of banking presence, particularly cooperative banks, in supporting recovery.
Valentina Peruzzi, Pierluigi Murro, Matteo Alessi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Claiming the Isle? Islandness and Territorial Demands

Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the relationship between insularity and territorial demands, focusing on whether island territories are more likely to support regionalist and secessionist parties. To address this question, we compare electoral support for such parties across island and mainland territories using a large‐N dataset.
Pau Torres, Marc Sanjaume‐Calvet
wiley   +1 more source

Afforestation priority for multiple objectives at national scale: Italy as a case study

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Afforestation is increasingly recognized as a key strategy to address climate change and ecological degradation, offering multiple ecosystem services. However, strategic planning is needed to ensure that afforestation actions are ecologically effective and economically efficient by targeting areas where ecosystem service provision
Chiara Gibertini, Lorenzo M. W. Rossi, Alessio Cislaghi, Susanna Galimberti, Simone Marchetti, Maurizio Marchi, Maria C. Pastore, Luis Pimentel, Fabio Salbitano, Livia Shamir, Giorgio Vacchiano   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolution of Crematogaster sordidula (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Ants in the Mediterranean Region During Plio‐Pleistocene Climatic Changes

Zoologica Scripta, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding insect responses to global climate change involves identifying strategies used during past climate oscillations. Phylogeography offers a powerful framework to unravel how historical climatic and geological events have shaped the spatial genetic patterns of species, providing critical insights into evolutionary processes, whereas ...
Jody H. Voges, Sebastian Salata, Lech Borowiec, Jelena Bujan, Christos Georgiadis, Celal Karaman, Kadri Kiran, Albena Lapeva‐Gjonova, Claude Lebas, Mattia Menchetti, Enrico Schifani, Ahmed Taheri, Bonnie B. Blaimer   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Editorial: Uveal melanoma: from lab bench to clinic – new therapeutic advances

Frontiers in Medicine, 2023
Agata Grazia D'Amico, Grazia Maugeri, Velia D'Agata, Gustav Stålhammar, Gustav Stålhammar   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Wild Plants from the Family Asteraceae That Are Traditionally Used for Food in Sicily and Bulgaria and Their Health Benefits. [PDF]

Foods
Kozuharova E, Malfa GA, Acquaviva R, Spadaro V, Ionkova I, Statti G, Raimondo FM.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Incorporating Spatial Information in Entropy‐Weighted Composite Indicators: An Application to Education and Training in Italy

Geographical Analysis, Volume 58, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT This study introduces a novel methodology in which a composite indicator derived using the Entropy Weight Method is decomposed into a location‐specific component and a spatial component. Although EWM is widely recognized for its robustness in constructing data‐driven composite indicators, standard applications typically overlook spatial ...
Martina D'Amario, Alfredo Cartone, Paolo Postiglione   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

“The historical triumph in Sicily” The Artistic Legacy of William Ogilivie [PDF]

, 2015
Matt Symes
core   +1 more source

Darwin wasps (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) of the Nature Reserve of Pantalica (Sicily, Italy). [PDF]

Biodivers Data J
Di Giovanni F, Badano D, Dal Pos D, Cucini C, Funari R, Diller E, Varga O, Cantone S, Di Giulio A.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source