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terrorism externalities on tourism. The geographical and temporal scopes are 163 countries and the period 2010-2015. The … empirical evidence is based on negative binomial regressions. Terrorism externalities are measured in terms of terror … measurements of terrorism. Homicides and violent demonstrations reduce tourists' arrivals whereas the rate of incarceration of …
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This study investigates persistence (or hysteresis) in weapons using a panel of 163 countries for the period 2010 to 2015. The following are some main findings. (i) Compared to countries that are landlocked, persistence in heavy weapons is more apparent in nations that are open to the sea. (ii)...
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This study examines the effect of terrorism and peace on tourist destination arrivals using a panel of 163 countries …
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The purpose of this study is to assess the thresholds at which military expenditure modulates the effect of terrorism … terrorism, 5.734 to 7.363 for unclear terrorism and 4.710 to 6.617 for total terrorism. No thresholds are apparent in … transnational terrorism related regressions. Depending on the terrorist target, the findings broadly show that a critical mass of …
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In spite of the growing consensus of the need to utilise military expenditure to help combat terrorism, our … understanding of the threshold at which military expenditure reduces the effect of terrorism stemming from capital flight remains … terrorism, 5.734 to 7.363 for unclear terrorism and 4.710 to 6.617 for total terrorism. No thresholds are apparent in …
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This study investigates the role of inclusive human development and military expenditure in fighting terrorism in 53 … variable Fixed Effects regressions. Inclusive development is not a sufficient condition for the fight against terrorism whereas … findings, the propensity of military expenditure to fight transnational terrorism is higher in: (i) middle income countries vis …
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-2012 and interactive Generalised Method of Moments is employed. Six governance indicators from the World Bank and two terrorism … effect of terrorism on governance. Design/methodology/approach- It is based on 53 African countries for the period 1998 … variables are used, namely: domestic and transnational terrorism dynamics. Findings- The following main findings are established …
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This study examines policy tools in the fight against terrorism when existing levels of terrorism matter in 53 African … and total terrorism dynamics. The following findings are established. First, counterterrorism policy instruments of … terrorism with a negative threshold effect. Political stability estimates are consistently significant with increasing negative …
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the fight against terrorism in 53 African countries for the period 1998-2012. Hence the policy variables employed in the …
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This study assesses the importance of military expenditure in moderating the role of insecurity dynamics on tourist arrivals or international tourism in 163 countries. It is framed to assess how the future of international tourism can be improved when military expenditure is used as a tool to...
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