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The economics of terrorism and counter-terrorism : a survey (Part I)
Schneider, Friedrich; Brück, Tilman; Meierrieks, Daniel - 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003956021
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The economics of terrorism and counter-terrorism : a survey (Part II)
Schneider, Friedrich; Brück, Tilman; Meierrieks, Daniel - 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003956028
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The green paradox in open economies
Long, Ngo Van - 2014
This paper explains how, in the context of incomplete coordination among all countries, unilateral policies that might at first sight seem pro-green could actually turn out to harm the global environment. The free-riding motives and the difficulty of reaching an effective international...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010245993
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Going deep : the trade and welfare effects of TTIP
Aichele, Rahel; Felbermayr, Gabriel J.; Heiland, Inga - 2014
rest of the world relative to the status quo. However, there is substantial heterogeneity across the 134 geographical …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010469287
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The economic impact of deepening trade agreements
Fontagné, Lionel; Rocha, Nadia; Ruta, Michele; … - 2022
, revealing that deepening existing agreements (the intensive margin of regional integration) could boost world trade by 5 percent … and world GDP by 1 percent. The expected gains from deepening agreements within or across regions vary depending on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012801551
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The golden hello and political transitions
Aidt, Toke; Albornoz, Facundo; Gassebner, Martin - 2012
have taken place. We test this unexplored implication of the theory empirically. We find in a world sample from 1970 to …We analyze the influence of IMF and World Bank programs on political regime transitions. We develop an extended version … transitions ; democracy ; autocracy ; IMF ; World Bank …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009630635
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The economic effects of international sanctions : an event study
Gutmann, Jerg; Neuenkirch, Matthias; Neumeier, Florian - 2021
Although international sanctions are a widely used instrument of coercion, their economic effects are still not fully understood. This study uses a novel dataset and an event study approach to evaluate the economic consequences of international sanctions, thereby accounting for pre-treatment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012500430
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On the heterogeneous trade and welfare effects of GATT/WTO membership
Felbermayr, Gabriel; Larch, Mario; Yalçin, Erdal; … - 2020
We build on the latest developments in the structural gravity literature to quantify the partial and general equilibrium effects of GATT/WTO membership on trade and welfare. Using an extensive database covering manufacturing trade for 186 countries over the period 1980-2016, we find that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012287974
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Relative prices and climate policy : how the scarcity of non-market goods drives policy evaluation
Drupp, Moritz A.; Hänsel, Martin C. - 2020
Climate change not only impacts production and market consumption, but also the relative scarcity of non-market goods, such as environmental amenities. We study fundamental drivers of the resulting relative price changes, their potential magnitude, and their implications for climate policy in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012154637
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Climate policy curves : linking policy choices to climate outcomes
Hänsel, Martin C.; Bauer, Michael D.; Drupp, Moritz A.; … - 2022
The extent of future climate change is a policy choice. Using an integrated climate-economy assessment model, we estimate climate policy curves (CPCs) that link the price of carbon dioxide (CO2) to subsequent global temperatures. The resulting downward sloping CPCs quantify the inverse...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013457691