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Global Threats and the Domestic Struggle for Power
Garfinkel, Michelle R. - EconWPA - 2003
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125931
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Pushing the Prize Up, A Few Notes on Al-Qaeda's Reward Structure and the choice of Casualties
Caruso, Raul; Locatelli, Andrea - EconWPA - 2005
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408420
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THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Feige, Edgar L. - EconWPA - 2005
Reference: Challenge, January/February, 1979
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125870
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Greed and Grievance in Civil War
Collier, Paul; Hoeffler, Anke - EconWPA - 2004
We investigate the causes of civil war, using a new data set of wars during 1960-99. We test a `greed’ theory focusing on the ability to finance rebellion, against a`grievance’ theory focusing on ethnic and religious divisions, political repression and inequality. We find that greed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407738
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Investing in Hope: AIDS, Life Expectancy, and Human Capital Accumulation
Huang, Rui; Fulginiti, Lilyan E.; Peterson, E. Wesley - EconWPA - 2005
disease, on human capital investment decisions and income growth. This research is particularly relevant to Sub-Saharan Africa …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005118675
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THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF A WEAK JUDICIARY: INSIGHTS FROM INDIA
Koehling, Wolfgang - EconWPA - 2002
This paper examines the empirical relationship between the quality of the Indian judiciary and the economic development of the Indian States and Union Territories. It evaluates this causality by analysing the development of the state-level per capita income and poverty rates. I define the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005412513
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Can South Asia Adopt a Common Currency?
Saxena, Sweta C. - EconWPA - 2005
The paper examines if the seven South Asian countries satisfy the criteria to form an optimal currency area. The empirical part of the paper reveals some positive attributes (such as the existence of positive shocks for major economies like India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka). The paper provides...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005119452
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Labor Market Conditions, Political Events and Palestinian Suicide Bombings
Sayre, Edward A. - EconWPA - 2005
, the opportunity cost of engaging in suicide terrorism decreases. An alternative explanation is that suicide bombings are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005076534
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Media, Education, and anti-Americanism in the Muslim World
Gentzkow, Matthew A.; Shapiro, Jesse M. - EconWPA - 2004
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005413251
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Terrorism Prevention: A General Model
Dietrich, Franz - EconWPA - 2004
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 … terrorism (first goal), involving measures such as raising the standard of living, and symptom-related policies reduce the power …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005118920