Henry Thompson Mafia Courts and Contracting without the Law

You’re listening to Economic Forces, a free weekly newsletter and podcast on economics, especially price theory, without the politics. You can support our newsletter by signing up here: Welcome to Episode 8 of the Economic Forces Podcast! We interview Henry Thompson about his paper " Costa Nostra Courts ." We discuss how the Mafia used this ingenious court system to protect its secrecy and enforce agreements that could not be written down as contracts. Cosa Nostra Courts: You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app. If you don’t see Economic Forces on your podcast app, try adding the following RSS feed directly: Below you’ll find a teaser clip and the full interview. Enjoy! Get full access to Economic Forces at

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This episode is 57:57 long.

This episode was published on Apr 7, 2022.

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