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Consequential Effects of Defence Expenditure on Economic Growth of Saudi Arabia: 1970-2012
Ageli, Mohammed Moosa; Zaidan, Shatha Mousa - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This study investigates the causality relationship between defence expenditures and Non Oil economic growth in Saudi Arabia over the period 1970-2012. Using Unit root tests, Johansen’s co-integration test and Granger Causality test. In this paper we found the existence of bi-directional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259131
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Searching for the Optimal Defence Expenditure: An Answer in the Context of the Greek – Turkish Arms Race.
ANDREOU, A. S.; PARSOPOULOS, K. E.; VRACHATIS, M. N.; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2002
against Turkey in the context of the Integrated Defence Doctrine policy constitutes a burden feasible to bear. The evaluation … sided disarmament policy currently followed by Greece, since the long – term armament programmes pursued by Turkey, the role …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011261009
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Financial Versus Human Resources in the Greek-Turkish Arms Race: A Forecasting Investigation Using Artificial Neural Networks
Andreou, Andreas S.; Zombanakis, George A. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2000
This paper aims at forecasting the burden on the Greek economy resulting from the arms race against Turkey and at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005789839
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The Impact of the Terrorist Attacks of 11 September 2001 on International Trading and Transport Activities
Walkenhorst, Peter; Dihel, Nora - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2002
In the wake of the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., emergency measures were taken to tighten security at air and seaports as well as land border crossings. Some disruption of trade flows during the immediate aftermath of the attacks seemed almost inevitable, yet...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005835553
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Cycles of violence, riots, and terrorist attacks index for the State of California
Gómez-sorzano, Gustavo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
models for terrorist attacks, and in models assessing the effects of terrorism over the U.S. economy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005835878
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Deadly Contests An economic note on al Qaeda’s reward system
Caruso, Raul; Locatelli, Andrea - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
The aim of this brief paper is to interpret al Qaeda’s modus operandi in the light of the economic theory of contests. The main idea expressed here is that al Qaeda can be considered as a contest-designer rewarding an indivisible prize. Affiliated groups compete with each other to win the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836997
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Al Qaeda as a Tournament: Empirical Evidence
Caruso, Raul - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
This short paper aims to find an empirical evidence that al Qaeda behaves as a contest organizer rewarding an indivisible prize – namely, official membership and economic rewards – to candidate extremists groups. Would-be terrorists must then compete with each other to prove their commitment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005837548
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How does the Economy Matter for Terrorism
Matovic, Violeta; Wörgötter, Andreas - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
original look on the troubling phenomenon of terrorism with the eyes of economics. The main question is to understand why …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011257841
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Understanding Terrorism from an Economic perspective
Haldar, Tanushree - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Terrorism has emerged as a major threat to the contemporary society. Nation States are reliant on their counter-terrorism … laws for checking terrorism and deterring terrorists. To understand the effectiveness of these counter terrorism laws, it … economic perspective, then will try to explore if there are any economic determinant of terrorism and finally, since the cost …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259312
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Impact of Terrorism on Financial Markets of Pakistan (2006-2008)
Gul, Tayyeba Gul; Hussain, Anwar Hussain; Bangash, … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
The study is an effort to estimate the impact of terrorist activities on the financial markets in Pakistan over the period of two years i.e. 2006 to 2008. It also finds out the extent and direction of relationship between the terrorist activities and three financial markets of Pakistan, which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260862