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Israel, the Palestinian Factions and the Cycle of Violence

Jaeger, David A; Paserman, M. Daniele - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

In this study we extend our previous work to examine the dynamic relationship between violence committed by Palestinian factions and that committed by Israel during the Second Intifada. We find a statistically significant relationship between Israeli fatalities claimed by groups associated with...

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The Cycle of Violence? An Empirical Analysis of Fatalities in the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

Jaeger, David A; Paserman, M. Daniele - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

This paper studies the dynamics of violence in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict since the outbreak of the Second (or 'Al-Aqsa') Intifada in September 2000, during which more than 3,300 Palestinians and more than 1,000 Israelis have been killed. The conflict has followed an uneven pattern, with...

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The Struggle for Palestinian Hearts and Minds: Violence and Public Opinion in the Second Intifada

Jaeger, David A; Klor, Esteban F; Miaari, Sami; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

This paper examines how violence in the Second Intifada influences Palestinian public opinion. Using micro data from a series of opinion polls linked to data on fatalities, we find that Israeli violence against Palestinians leads them to support more radical factions and more radical attitudes...

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Collateral Damage: Trade Disruption and the Economic Impact of War

Glick, Reuven; Taylor, Alan M. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

Conventional wisdom in economic history suggests that conflict between countries can be enormously disruptive of economic activity, especially international trade. Yet nothing is known empirically about these effects in large samples. We study the effects of war on bilateral trade for almost all...

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The Economics of the International Arms Trade

Levine, Paul L; Sen, Somnath; Smith, Ron P - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1993

Sales of arms are a significant component of international trade and raise a range of pressing policy issues. After a short review of the market, this paper provides a formal model of the trade which allows for competing, forward-looking suppliers whose welfare depends on both the economic...

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Property Crime with Private Protection: A Market-for-Offenses Approach

Hotte, Louis; Valognes, Fabrice; van Ypersele, Tanguy - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

We propose a market-for-offenses model of property crime, which explicitly accounts for protection expenditures among heterogeneous individuals. The crime equilibrium is modeled as a free-access equilibrium in which the match between criminals and victims equates the average returns to crime. We...

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Defense R&D in the Anti-Terrorist Era

Trajtenberg, Manuel - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

prominently, commanding 30% of current defense R&D spending, versus just about 13% for intelligence and anti-terrorism. The second …, and the extent to which security against terrorism is (still) a public good. I develop for that purpose a simple model of … terrorism, cast in a nested discrete choice framework. Two strategies are considered: fighting terrorism at its source, and …

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International Terrorism, Political Instability and the Escalation Effect

Campos, Nauro F; Gassebner, Martin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

What are the main causes of international terrorism? The lessons from the surge of academic research that followed 9 … (the escalation effect) stressing domestic political instability as the main reason for international terrorism …

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The Long-Run Effect of 9/11: Terrorism, Backlash, and the Assimilation of Muslim Immigrants in the West

Gould, Eric D; Klor, Esteban F - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

This paper investigates whether the 9/11 attacks will have a long-term impact by altering the fertility and assimilation rate of immigrants from Muslim countries in the United States. Terror attacks by Islamic groups are likely to induce a backlash against the Muslim community, and therefore,...

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Who is the Enemy?

Epstein, Gil S; Gang, Ira - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

We examine who benefits when there is a strong leader in place, and those who benefit when a situation lacks a proper leader. There are fractious terrorist groups who seek to serve the same people in a common cause against a common enemy. The groups compete for rents obtained from the public by...

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