We investigate persistence and determinants of deaths from conflicts in a sample of 163 countries for the period 2010 … levels, religiousdomination, landlockedness, regional proximity and legal origins. The persistence of deaths in internal …

This study investigates persistence of global terrorism in a panel of 163 countries for the period 2010 to 2015. The … empirical evidence is based on Generalised Method of Moments. The following findings are established. First, persistence in … Islam-oriented nations. Third, landlocked countries also reflect a higher level of persistence relative to their coastal …

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 …) Evidence of persistence is not very apparent in "weapons imports" with the exception of the fact that it is higher in low …

. Practical implications - First, income levels matter in the persistence of incarcerations because low income nations vis … important for policy makers to understand the persistence of incarcerations across nations because resources could be allocated …

persistence in homicides. The focus is on a global sample of 163 countries for the period 2010 to 2015. The empirical evidence is … persistence in homicides is sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), followed by Latin America, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and then … account for persistence in global homicides: crime, political instability and weapons import positively affect homicides …

This study investigates the determinants of and persistence in access to weapons using a global sample of 163 countries …