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This paper considers the extent to which terrorism in Africa and South Asia is an economic good that can be explained … Africa and South Asia. If for example, terrorism is motivated largely by existential other-worldly goals, standard security … terrorism in Africa and South Asia utilizes data from the University of Maryland National Consortium for The Study of Terrorism …
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We study terrorist choice from the perspective of economics and psychology. Using RANDMIPT data about the injuries and fatalities inflicted by different terrorist attack methods, we compute sets of preference orderings over the attack methods using prospect theory. This incorporates reference...
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This chapter surveys the past applications of game theory to the study of terrorism. By capturing the strategic … interplay between terrorists and targeted governments, game theory is an appropriate methodology for investigating terrorism and … indicates novel directions for applying game theory to terrorism-related issues (e.g., cooperative collectives to strengthen …
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An overview of the economics literature on terrorism is presented. Papers are classified as to their macro versus micro … and terrorism. These twelve papers are suggestive of the broad range of questions addressed and the progress made …
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terrorism. Other necessary and facilitating factors are needed, and terrorist activity will last only if perpetuating factors … are present. If terrorism that owes its genesis to poverty has to be eliminated, it is necessary to alleviate poverty …
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The article applies insights of contest theory to al Qaeda's recruitment process. Al Qaeda can be considered as a contest organizer rewarding an indivisible prize, namely, official membership and economic rewards, to candidate extremist groups. Would-be terrorists must then compete with each...
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In this study we extend our previous work to examine the dynamic relationship between violence committed by Palestinian factions and that committed by Israel during the Second Intifada. We find a statistically significant relationship between Israeli fatalities claimed by groups associated with...
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This study explores the nexus between foreign aid, war on terror, and terrorism in Pakistan for the period 1972 … no association between foreign assistance and conflict in Pakistan. However, the impact of foreign aid on terrorism is … positive in the long run during the war on terror period. Furthermore, the positive impact of GDP on terrorism mirrors the fact …
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This paper studies the dynamics of violence in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict since the outbreak of the Second (or 'Al-Aqsa') Intifada in September 2000, during which more than 3,300 Palestinians and more than 1,000 Israelis have been killed. The conflict has followed an uneven pattern, with...
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-Saharan and North Africa, as well as the economic and some social implications of those movements, are examined. Existing analyses …
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