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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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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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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 Economics of Crime: Investigating the Drugs-Crime Channel
Entorf, Horst; Winker, Peter - EconWPA - 2001
The rising trends both in drug addiction and crime rates are of major public concern in Germany. Surprisingly, the economic theory of crime seems to ignore the drugs-crime nexus, whereas the criminological literature considers illicit drug use a main reason of criminal activities. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005561015
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Appeasing Nihilists? Some Economic Thoughts on Reducing Terrorist Activity
Schnellenbach, Jan - EconWPA - 2005
Recent contributions to the economics of terrorism have given contradicting recommendations for campaigning against … terrorism, from the proposal to deprive terrorists of their resources to the proposal of raising the opportunity costs of … terrorism by increasing the wealth of the affected regions. Within a simple framework which differentiates between the decision …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005126053
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Military Expenditure in Post-Conflict Societies
Collier, Paul; Hoeffler, Anke - EconWPA - 2004
Post-conflict situations face a high risk of reversion to conflict. We investigate the effect of military expenditure by the government during the first decade post-conflict on the risk of reversion. We contrast two theories as to the likely effects. In one, military spending deters conflict by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062401
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MIXED LOGIT ESTIMATION OF RADICAL ISLAMIC TERRORISM IN EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
Barros, Carlos; Proença, Isabel - EconWPA - 2005
This paper estimates what characteristics (e.g. location, number of casualties, and type of attack) are associated with an Islamic terrorist attack. This is established by identifying the significant determinants of the probability that an attack had been carried out by Islamic terrorists. For...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005413288
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Base Realignment and Closure: Guiding Principles for Peru
McNab, Robert M - EconWPA - 2004
In this paper, we examine the prospects for base realignment and closure in Peru and develop an initial strategy for the realignment and closure process. While previous research has focused primarily on the realignment and closure process in developed countries, we instead focus on the need for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556948
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MFN Status, Trade Embargoes, Sanctions and Blockades: An Examination of Some Overlooked Property, Contract and Other Human Rights Issues
McGee, Robert W. - EconWPA - 1998
in World War II. The decades-long blockade of Cuba not only did not lead to the topple of the communist regime there, but …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005119248