On October 25th, 2025 Professors Antonio Fabio Forgione, Carlo Migliardo, Monica Milasi and Dr. Marco Spadaro from the University of Messina attended the 66th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Italian Society of Economics, held in Naples from October, 23rd to October 25th. Papers have been presented during the parallel session The Effect of Organized Crime on Firm Technical Efficiency and R&D Investments. The following papers have been discussed:
- “The Mafia’s Economic Grip: Firm Efficiency and a Composite Indicator of Organized Crime”, Authors: Antonio Fabio Forgione, Carlo Migliardo;
- “Organized Crime Perception: Analyzing the Effect of a Mafia Composite Index on Italian Firms’ efficiency and R&D”, Authors: Antonio Fabio Forgione, Carlo Migliardo, Marco Spadaro;
- “Innovation under Threat: The Role of Organized Crime in Shaping Firm Strategy and Efficiency”, Authors: Antonio Fabio Forgione, Salvatore Loprevite, Roberto Mavilia, Carlo Migliardo, Marco Spadaro;
- “A general equilibrium model affected by organized crime”, Authors: Antonio Fabio Forgione, Carlo Migliardo, Monica Milasi.
