Local governments suspected of Mafia infiltration can be dismissed in Italy through an administrative act not increasing formal deterrence but potentially signaling improved law enforcement among local communities. This paper finds that dismissals are associated to a persistent fall of petty...

Lavoro&Psiche is a RCT aimed at increasing employment among severely mentally ill patients, by offering them a structured job‐search experience. The key feature of the treatment was the presence of a "job coach" entirely dedicated to support the job search of a small number (12‐13) of...

Understanding the formation of trust at the individual level is a key issue given the impact that it has been recognized to have on economic development. Theoretical work highlights the role of the transmission of values such as trust from parents to their children. Attempts to empirically...