What factors drive the length of a kidnapping experience? A theoretical model is developed to conduct comparative statics. A unique data set covering all kidnappings for ransom in Sardinia between 1960 and 2010 is analyzed. Factors related to the ability to pay and cost of abduction matter. The effect of policies aimed at deterring the crime have mixed effects on its duration.
Understanding Ransom Kidnappings and Their Duration / Detotto, C; Mccannon, B; Vannini, Marco Eugenio Carlo. - In: THE B.E. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS & POLICY. - ISSN 1935-1682. - 14:3(2014), pp. 849-871. [10.1515/bejeap-2013-0079]
Understanding Ransom Kidnappings and Their Duration
VANNINI, Marco Eugenio Carlo
2014-01-01
Abstract
What factors drive the length of a kidnapping experience? A theoretical model is developed to conduct comparative statics. A unique data set covering all kidnappings for ransom in Sardinia between 1960 and 2010 is analyzed. Factors related to the ability to pay and cost of abduction matter. The effect of policies aimed at deterring the crime have mixed effects on its duration.File in questo prodotto:
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