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Terrorism Induced Cross-Market Transmission of Shocks: A Case Study Using Intraday Data
Kollias, Christos; Papadamou, Stephanos; Siriopoulos, Costas - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2012
Terrorist incidents exert a negative, albeit generally short-lived, impact on markets and equity returns. Given the integration of global financial markets, mega-terrorist events also have a high contagion potential with their shock waves being transmitted across countries and markets. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010553342
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Counter-Terrorism in a Police State: The KGB and Codename Blaster, 1977
Harrison, Mark - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2009
The paper provides a rare case study of terrorism and counter-terrorism within a closed society, carried out under a … blanket of official secrecy. This case is unexpectedly revealing in what it tells us about terrorism, counterterrorism, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008519453
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The Economics of Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism: A Survey (Part I)
Schneider, Friedrich; Brück, Tilman; Meierrieks, Daniel - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 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 important to regarding of the issue of counter-terrorism policy. Moreover the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008611293
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The Economics of Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism: A Survey (Part II)
Schneider, Friedrich; Brück, Tilman; Meierrieks, Daniel - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 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 important to regarding of the issue of counter-terrorism policy. Moreover the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008611294
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Camera Surveillance as a Measure of Counterterrorism?
Stutzer, Alois; Zehnder, Michael - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2010
Camera surveillance has recently gained prominence in policy proposals on combating terrorism. We evaluate this … evidence on crime, we expect camera surveillance to have a relatively smaller deterrent effect on terrorism than on other forms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008584370
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The Economics of Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism: A Survey (Part I)
Schneider, Friedrich; Brück, Tilman; Meierrieks, Daniel - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2011
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 important to regarding of the issue of counter-terrorism policy. Moreover the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009024575
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The Economics of Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism: A Survey (Part II)
Schneider, Friedrich; Brück, Tilman; Meierrieks, Daniel - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2011
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 important to regarding of the issue of counter-terrorism policy. Moreover the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009024577
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Human Rights Violations After 9/11 and the Role of Constitutional Constraints
Goderis, Benedikt; Versteeg, Mila - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008519459
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The Preadult Origins of Post-Materialism: A Longitudinal Sibling Study
Kroh, Martin - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2008
Using a research design that traces siblings' preferences for postmaterialistic values in Germany over two decades, this paper provides new evidence on the origins of value preferences. Focusing on Inglehart's thesis of value change, we test the combined socialization and scarcity hypothesis...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005068963
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Public Opinion and Terrorist Acts
Maleckova, Jitka; Stanisic, Dragana - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2010
The paper explores the dimensions of public opinion relevant for supporting terrorism and their relationship with … terrorist attacks. We link the 2007 PEW survey data on justification of suicide terrorism and opinions in 16 countries of the … 2008. We find that justification of suicide terrorism and unfavorable opinion on regional powers are correlated with the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008584367