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"Robin Hook": The Developmental Effects of Somali Piracy
Shortland, Anja - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2011
Naval counter-piracy measures off Somalia have failed to change the incentives for pirates, raising calls for land … economy to establish which (domestic) groups benefit from ransom monies. Given the paucity of economic data on Somalia, we … amounts of ransom monies are spent within Somalia. The impacts appear to be spread widely, benefiting the working poor and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009322384
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"Robin Hook": The Developmental Effects of Somali Piracy
Shortland, Anja - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2011
Naval counter-piracy measures off Somalia have failed to change the incentives for pirates, raising calls for land … economy to establish which (domestic) groups benefit from ransom monies. Given the paucity of economic data on Somalia, we … amounts of ransom monies are spent within Somalia. The impacts appear to be spread widely, benefiting the working poor and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009322582
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The Business of Piracy in Somalia
Percy, Sarah; Shortland, Anja - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2010
, improving Somalia's anarchic political situation will not necessarily stop piracy. Our analysis demonstrates that piracy is a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008526700
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Combating "Maritime Terrorism" off the Coast of Somalia
Shortland, Anja; Vothknecht, Marc - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2010
This paper evaluates the effectiveness of the international naval mission in the Gulf of Aden from 2008-2010, both in terms of its counter-piracy and its counter-terrorism objectives. We draw on arguments developed in the literature of law and economics, detailed statistical analyses and a large...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008756094
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Combating "Maritime Terrorism" off the Coast of Somalia
Shortland, Anja; Vothknecht, Marc - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2011
This paper evaluates the effectiveness of the international naval mission in the Gulf of Aden from 2008-2010, both in terms of its counter-piracy and its counter-terrorism objectives. We draw on arguments developed in the literature of law and economics, detailed statistical analyses and a large...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009024576
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Barrgh-gaining with Somali Pirates
Groot, Olaf J. de; Rablen, Matthew D.; Shortland, Anja - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2012
Ransoms paid to Somali pirates are drifting upward and negotiation times are increasing, yet there is huge variation in bargaining outcomes across shipowners. We use a unique dataset of 179 Somali hijackings, and an underlying theoretical model of the bargaining process based on detailed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010896083