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 … Palestinian factions. We conjecture that these differences are due to the different positions of the factions vis-à-vis bargaining …

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 periods of high levels of violence and periods of relative calm …

This paper examines how violence in the Second Intifada influences Palestinian public opinion. Using micro data from a … series of opinion polls linked to data on fatalities, we find that Israeli violence against Palestinians leads them to …

prominently, commanding 30% of current defense R&D spending, versus just about 13% for intelligence and anti-terrorism. The second …, and the extent to which security against terrorism is (still) a public good. I develop for that purpose a simple model of … terrorism, cast in a nested discrete choice framework. Two strategies are considered: fighting terrorism at its source, and …

What are the main causes of international terrorism? The lessons from the surge of academic research that followed 9 … (the escalation effect) stressing domestic political instability as the main reason for international terrorism …

This paper uses scoring matching techniques and event study analysis to elucidate the impact of terrorism across … that belong to the defence, security or anti-terrorism related industries and other companies. The findings show that … whereas terrorism has a significant negative impact on non defence-related companies, the overall effect of terrorism on …