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Refugee Resettlement, Redistribution and Growth
Azarnert, Leonid V. - 2018
This paper studies the effect of refugee resettlement on human capital accumulation. The analysis is performed in a … growth model with endogenous fertility. I show how refugee resettlement from a more advanced and wealthier economy to a less … countries. I also derive conditions for the proposed resettlement policy to stimulate human capital accumulation and hence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012918058
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Foreign aid as counterterrorism policy
Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu; Sandler, Todd; Younas, Javed - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003831934
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Persistence of civil wars
Acemoglu, Daron; Ticchi, Davide; Vindigni, Andrea - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003889737
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Persistence of civil wars
Acemoglu, Daron; Ticchi, Davide; Vindigni, Andrea - 2009
A notable feature of post-World War II civil wars is their very long average duration. We provide a theory of the persistence of civil wars. The civilian government can successfully defeat rebellious factions only by creating a relatively strong army. In weakly-institutionalized polities this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003898127
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The economics of terrorism and counter-terrorism : a survey (Part I)
Schneider, Friedrich; Brück, Tilman; Meierrieks, Daniel - 2010
This survey provides an in-depth analysis of existing research on the economic analysis of terrorism and counter-terrorist measures. First the existing evidence on the causes of terrorism is analyzed, then we consider the evidence of the consequences of terrorism and we demonstrate why it is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003956021
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The economics of terrorism and counter-terrorism : a survey (Part II)
Schneider, Friedrich; Brück, Tilman; Meierrieks, Daniel - 2010
This survey provides an in-depth analysis of existing research on the economic analysis of terrorism and counter-terrorist measures. First the existing evidence on the causes of terrorism is analyzed, then we consider the evidence of the consequences of terrorism and we demonstrate why it is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003956028
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Persistence of civil wars
Acemoglu, Daron; Ticchi, Davide; Vindigni, Andrea - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003942521
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Law enforcement and criminality : Europe vs. USA
Demougin, Dominique; Schwager, Robert - 1999
We use a stylized model to show that, if transfers to the poor are founded on a security argument, there is a negative trade-o¤ between law enforcement expenditures and criminality. In contrast, if transfers are based on altruism, the correlation between the same variables may appear positive....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011443261
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Military aid, direct intervention and counterterrorism
García-Alonso, María del Carmen; Levine, Paul; Smith, Ron - 2015
We present a model of transnational terrorism where two countries, home and foreign, face a terrorist threat based in the foreign country. The home country chooses how much to invest in defending itself or in reducing terrorist resources either indirectly by subsidising the foreign country or by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010472584
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Public good theory and the 'added value' of the EU's counterterrorism policy
Bossong, Raphael - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008936870