Clan Culture and Organized Crime: Evidence from China

This paper studies the causal effect of clan-based informal institutions on organized crime across Chinese prefecture-level cities. Using proximity to Song Dynasty Neo-Confucian academies as an instrument for clan culture, I find that stronger kinship networks significantly increase organized crime, highlighting the dark side of social capital in weak-governance settings.

• Clan culture
• Organized crime
• Informal institutions
• Social capital
• China

This paper is a work in progress. If you would like to know more about it, the quickest way to reach me is a direct message on LinkedIn.

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