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Socio-spatial mobility in British society

Clark, William A. V.; Ham, Maarten van; Coulter, Rory - 2011

The research reported in this paper examines the nature and extent of socio-spatial mobility in the United Kingdom. In contrast with previous studies, we do not only investigate who moves out of deprived neighbourhoods, but our models cover the entire spectrum of neighbourhoods and provide a...

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The stability of mixed income neighborhoods in America

Krupka, Douglas J. (contributor) - 2008

Whether people of differing types can live happily together is one of the most important social and political questions concerning urban areas. From a variety of theoretical perspectives, such mixing seems extremely unlikely. While the theoretical result seems well supported in the context of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003679394

Could education promote the Israeli-Palestinian peace process?

Attar, Mayssun el - 2009

situation of peace, highly educated individuals are more strongly affected by current depressed economic conditions in Palestine …

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The shape of things to come? : Assessing the effectiveness of suicide attacks and targeted killings

Jaeger, David A. (contributor); … - 2007

In this paper we assess the effectiveness of suicide attacks and targeted killings in the Second Intifada. We find evidence that the targeted killings of Palestinian leaders by Israel reduce realized Palestinian violence. We find, however, that intended Palestinian violence is increasing at low...

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Comparative essay on returns to education in Palestine and Turkey

Tansel, Aysıt; Daoud, Yousef - 2011

This study exposes a comparative treatment of the private returns to education in Palestine and Turkey over the period … Palestine. The median ratio of male to female return is 0.55 (university) in 2004 and decreased to 0.17 (high school) in 2008 in … Palestine. The corresponding figures for Turkey are 0.79 and .082 (both for high school).Finally, it was found that the …

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Learning the hard way : the effect of violent conflict on student academic achievement

Brück, Tilman; Di Maio, Michele; Miaari, Sami H. - 2014

We study the effect of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the probability to pass the final high-school exam for Palestinian students in the West Bank during the Second Intifada (2000-2006). By exploiting within-school variation in the number of conflict-related Palestinian fatalities during...

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The effect of prenatal stress on birth weight : evidence from the al-Aqsa Intifada

Mansour, Hani; Rees, Daniel I. - 2011

No previous study has attempted to estimate the effect of intrauterine exposure to armed conflict, a potential source of stress, on pregnancy outcomes. Drawing on data from the 2004 Palestinian Demographic and Health Survey, we examine the relationship between fatalities caused by Israeli...

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Israel, the Palestinian factions, and the cycle of violence

Jaeger, David A. (contributor); … - 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. (contributor); … - 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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How civilian attitudes respond to the state's violence: lessons from the Israel-Gaza conflict

Loewenthal, Amit; Miaari, Sami H.; Abrahams, Alexei - 2021

States, in their conflicts with militant groups embedded in civilian populations, often resort to policies of collective punishment to erode civilian support for the militants. We attempt to evaluate the efficacy of such policies in the context of the Gaza Strip, where Israel's blockade and...

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