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Can right-wing terrorism increase support for far-right populist parties, and if so, why? Exploiting quasi … publishers and that this coverage focuses on Islam and terror. Overall, and in contrast to previous work, we find terrorism is …
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), that higher levels of income inequality are associated with more terrorism. Consistent with relative deprivation theory, we …We analyze the effect of income inequality on terrorism for a sample of 114 countries between 1985 and 2012. We provide … terrorism to voice dissent and achieve a redistribution of wealth. Furthermore, we provide evidence of an indirect effect of …
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This paper proposes a simple framework to better understand an opposition group's choice between peace, terrorism, and … open civil conflict against the government. Our model implies that terrorism emerges if constraints on the ruling executive … when considering the incidence and onset of terrorism and conflict. The corresponding magnitudes are economically sizeable …
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In this paper we examine a model of terrorism which focuses on the tradeoffs facing a terrorist organization that has … the ability to utilize either or both suicide and conventional terrorism tactics. The terrorist organization’s objective … modes of attack are available, and the optimal anti-terrorism measures. -- conflict ; suicide terrorism ; weakest link …
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How does electoral accountability affect the effectiveness of terrorism prevention in a democracy? We analyze the … connection between electoral accountability and policy effectiveness in the context of terrorism prevention. We develop a formal … objective of terrorism prevention and have symmetric information. We show that electoral pressures to be successful in terrorism …
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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 …
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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/10003956028
to estimate utility losses caused by terrorist activities in France, the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Terrorism in … terrorism and income requires improved measurement of the marginal utility of income. …
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surveyed and put in perspective. As economic consequences are only a part of the overall costs of terrorism, possible …
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We model the optimal reaction of a public PAYG pension system to demographic shocks. We compare the ex-ante first best and second best solution of a Ramsey planner with full commitment to the outcome under simple third best rules that mimic the pension systems observed in the real world. The...
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