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-related policies also affect the inclination towards terrorism, through (desirable) deterrence and (undesirable) 'hate effects'. If …In this paper, I present and discuss a method for modelling an important trade-off faced by terrorism prevention … policies: the trade-off between, on the one hand, trying to reduce people's inclination towards terrorism, and, on the other …
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, the opportunity cost of engaging in suicide terrorism decreases. An alternative explanation is that suicide bombings are …
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favor. An increased external threat of terrorism--either an increase in the likelihood of a successful terrorist attack or a … thus lessen the severity of the conflict at home. However, unless the marginal return from guarding against terrorism is …
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The article aims at suggesting possible conjectures on Al-Qaeda's logic and structure. Even if the organization's secrecy makes any empirical evidence difficult to find, some insight can be provided by economic theory of contests: in this terms, Al-Qaeda can be acknowledged like an agent...
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Recent surveys in the United States and the Muslim world show widespread misinformation about the events of September 11, 2001. Using data from 9 predominantly Muslim countries, we study how such beliefs depend on exposure to news media and levels of education. Standard economic theory would...
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culture, institutions and technology matter in the development of IPR protection policy even more than traditional variables …
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account the educational, cultural and institutional context. The results suggest that education, culture and institutions …
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Globalisation is likely adversely impact the traditional classes. It also threatens to destroy national market, from which stems the bargaining power of the traditional classes.In spite of this, the paper suggests that the response to globalisation in India has necessarily to be discordant. It...
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