Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 324
Cover Image
Lock, Stock, and Barrel : A Comprehensive Assessment of the Determinants of Terror
Gassebner, Martin - 2011
We assess the robustness of previous findings on the determinants of terrorism. Using extreme bound analysis, the three … most comprehensive terrorism datasets, and focusing on the three most commonly analyzed aspects of terrorist activity, i …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013120973
Cover Image
This Mine is Mine! How Minerals Fuel Conflicts in Africa
Berman, Nicolas - 2015
spatial resolution of 0.5o x 0.5o for all Africa over 1997-2010. Exploiting exogenous variations in world prices, we find a …-cycle) explains 15-25 percent of average country-level violence in Africa. We then document how the appropriation of a mining area by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013019854
Cover Image
The Costs of Organized Violence : A Review of the Evidence
Skaperdas, Stergios - 2021
), terrorism, and external conflicts, including military spending. There are a number of key theoretical concerns on what counts as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316344
Cover Image
Suicide Attacks and Religious Cleavages
Filote, Andra - 2015
Many experts claim that the incidence of suicide attacks is driven by religious cleavages. To test this hypothesis, we investigate whether the total number of suicide attacks per violent conflict or the annual number of suicide attacks per country is associated with simmering religious...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013028899
Cover Image
The Economics of Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism : A Survey (Part II)
Schneider, Friedrich - 2010
This survey provides an in-depth analysis of existing research on the economic analysis of terrorism and counter …-terrorist measures. First the existing evidence on the causes of terrorism is analyzed, then we consider the evidence of the consequences … of terrorism and we demonstrate why it is important to regarding of the issue of counter-terrorism policy. Moreover the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013144782
Cover Image
The Economics of Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism : A Survey (Part I)
Schneider, Friedrich - 2010
This survey provides an in-depth analysis of existing research on the economic analysis of terrorism and counter …-terrorist measures. First the existing evidence on the causes of terrorism is analyzed, then we consider the evidence of the consequences … of terrorism and we demonstrate why it is important to regarding of the issue of counter-terrorism policy. Moreover the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013144785
Cover Image
Opium for the Masses? Conflict-Induced Narcotics Production in Afghanistan
Lind, Jo Thori - 2013
We show that the recent rise in Afghan opium production is caused by violent conflicts. Violence destroys roads and irrigation, crucial to alternative crops, and weakens local incentives to rebuild infrastructure and enforce law and order. Exploiting a unique data set, we show that Western...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012753183
Cover Image
Lock, Stock, and Barrel: A Comprehensive Assessment of the Determinants of Terror
Gassebner, Martin; Luechinger, Simon - CESifo - 2011
We assess the robustness of previous findings on the determinants of terrorism. Using extreme bound analysis, the three … most comprehensive terrorism datasets, and focusing on the three most commonly analyzed aspects of terrorist activity, i …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009278127
Cover Image
Opium for the Masses? Conflict-Induced Narcotics Production in Afghanistan
Lind, Jo Thori; Moene, Karl Ove; Willumsen, Fredrik - CESifo - 2009
We show that the recent rise in Afghan opium production is caused by violent conflicts. Violence destroys roads and irrigation, crucial to alternative crops, and weakens local incentives to rebuild infrastructure and enforce law and order. Exploiting a unique data set, we show that Western...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005051583
Cover Image
The Negative Consequences of Overambitious Curricula in Developing Countries
Pritchett, Lant - 2013
. Using data from three recent studies in South Asia and Africa, we show that a majority of students spend years of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013089159