Does Education Affect Environmental Crime? A Dynamic Panel Data Approach at Provincial Level in Italy

This article investigates the role of education on environmental crime in Italy using a panel of 110 Italian provinces over the period 2010–2015. We employ a system-GMM (Generalized Method of Moments) dynamic panel data approach to tackle the endogeneity that might arise in the estimations from the...

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Main Author: Castaldo, Angelo (Author)
Contributors: Germani, Anna Rita ; Pergolizzi, Antonio
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: International criminal justice review
Year: 2023, Volume: 33, Issue: 2, Pages: 129-146
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