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Turns out education pays off.

That's true whether you're a doctor or a lawyer or even a mobster, according to a new study.

Researchers compared the FBI files of more than 700 Italian-American mafia men from the 30s to the 40s to other non-mob men from the

1940 census. Some were neighbors, others were first and second-generation Italian-American immigrants,

and some were U.S.-born white men. They found that mobsters tended to have a year less of schooling

than their neighbors. But for those who stayed in school a little longer,

they tended to do better economically.

More education increased their income, or Mula,

by about 8% on average.

The study is in the economics of education review.

Of course, this shouldn't be surprising.

The mafia is essentially a corporation involving complex organizational

and numerical expertise. Weighing grams and running numbers takes more than basic math skills.

And researchers found that mobsters with the highest return were the ones involved with more

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