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Climate adaptation and food security Location: Auditorium P: Finn Kydland Session Chair: Luca Buzzanca, Gran Sasso Science Institute | |
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Drought, Mafia and Slavery: Empirical Evidence from Nigerian Mafia's Human Trafficking in Italy Gran Sasso Science Institute, Italy I study how Nigerian mafias exploit the vulnerability of people affected by climatic shocks through human trafficking to increase their illicit activities in Italy. Exploiting two empirical strategies, a shift-share IV and a difference-in-differences approach, I find that climatic shocks occurring in Edo State result in an increase in crimes related to human trafficking in Italy. The effect on crimes becomes significant after three quarters and lasts up to three years. Additionally, it is strongly correlated with the density of Nigerian communities in Italian provinces, suggesting that social networks play a key role in driving trafficking-related crimes. My findings indicate that climatic shocks can have nontrivial implications for organized crime. | |