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From Sicilian mafia to Chinese "scam villages"

From Sicilian mafia to Chinese "scam villages"
From Sicilian mafia to Chinese "scam villages"
Inspired by Gambetta's theory on the origins of the mafia in Sicily, we report a geo-concentrating phenomenon of scams in China, and propose a novel economic explanation. Our analysis has some policy implications.
cs.CR, cs.CY, econ.GN, q-fin.EC
Yan, Jeff
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Yan, Jeff
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Abstract

Inspired by Gambetta's theory on the origins of the mafia in Sicily, we report a geo-concentrating phenomenon of scams in China, and propose a novel economic explanation. Our analysis has some policy implications.

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Published date: 6 May 2019
Keywords: cs.CR, cs.CY, econ.GN, q-fin.EC
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Local EPrints ID: 506189
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/506189
PURE UUID: 6030d1f4-5c2e-4b3f-9e2a-609e9e9d4633

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Date deposited: 29 Oct 2025 17:48
Last modified: 29 Oct 2025 17:48

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Author: Jeff Yan

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