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Statistical Analysis of Landmine Fatalities in Kurdistan
Heshmati, Almas; Khayyat, Nabaz T. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This study analyzes mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) victim data in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq during the period of the 1960s to 2005. In addition to descriptive analysis of the data, we use regression analysis to identify the determinants of the probability of getting killed by a mine or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009325430
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Non-Linearities in the Expansion of Capital Stock
Verick, Sher; Letterie, Wilko; Pfann, Gerard - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
The empirical identification of non-linearities in investment relies on how investment is assumed to be separated into … investment which allows us to observe regime separation, an aspect of the data that is typically absent from previous empirical … concentrating investment in a single year. Moreover, there is evidence that investment is more sensitive to fundamentals in the high …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762023
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Dynamics of Labour and Capital Adjustment - A Comparison of Germany and the Netherlands
Polder, Michael; Verick, Sher - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
dynamics as investment conditions are similar. Our results are consistent with this hypothesis. Furthermore, there is no …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703624
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Capital Accumulation and Growth: A New Look at the Empirical Evidence
Bond, Steve; Leblebicioglu, Asli; Schiantarelli, Fabio - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
We present evidence that an increase in investment as a share of GDP predicts a higher growth rate of output per worker … coefficients. They are robust to model specifications and estimation methods. The evidence that investment has a long-run effect on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005700962
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Deployments, Combat Exposure, and Crime
Anderson, D. Mark; Rees, Daniel I. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
During the period 2001-2009, four combat brigades and the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment were based at Fort Carson, Colorado. These units were repeatedly deployed during the Iraq War, allowing us to measure the effect of arguably exogenous changes in troop levels on violent crime in El Paso...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884203
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Money Can't Buy Love But Can It Buy Peace? Evidence from the EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation
Brück, Tilman; Ferguson, Neil T.N. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
In 1998, the Good Friday Agreement concluded a period of violence in Northern Ireland yet the scars of the conflict remained prevalent in the political landscape. Rival communities remained divided, economic performance was poor and intercommunity tensions frequently manifested. In a bid to...
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Does Peacetime Military Service Affect Crime?
Albæk, Karsten; Leth-Petersen, Søren; le Maire, Daniel; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Draft lottery data combined with Danish longitudinal administrative records show that military service can reduce criminal activity for youth offenders who enter service at ages 19-22. For this group property crime is reduced for up to five years from the beginning of service, and the effect is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276085
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Climate Change, Agricultural Production and Civil Conflict: Evidence from the Philippines
Crost, Benjamin; Duquennois, Claire; Felter, Joseph; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
Climate change is predicted to affect global rainfall patterns, but there is mixed evidence with regard to the effect of rainfall on civil conflict. Even among researchers who argue that rainfall reduces civil conflict, there is disagreement as to the underlying mechanism. Using data from the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011264779
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Long-Term Economic Consequences of Vietnam-Era Conscription: Schooling, Experience and Earnings
Angrist, Joshua; Chen, Stacey - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
Military service reduces civilian labor market experience but subsidizes higher education through the GI Bill. Both of these channels are likely to affect civilian earnings. New estimates of the effects of military service using Vietnam-era draft-lottery instruments show post-service earnings...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233876
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Does Military Draft Discourage Enrollment in Higher Education? Evidence from OECD Countries
Keller, Katarina; Poutvaara, Panu; Wagener, Andreas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
Using data from 1960-2000 for OECD countries, we analyze the impact of compulsory military service on the demand for higher education, measured by students enrolled in tertiary education as a share of the working-age population. Based on a theoretical model, we hypothesize that military draft...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005015479