Showing 1 - 10 of 435
This paper uses a detailed database of political violence in Egypt to study European and US tourists’ attitudes towards travelling to a conflict region. We use time series analysis to study the heterogeneous impacts of different dimensions of political violence and counter-violence on tourist...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009129988
This paper examines the effect of terrorism and warfare on international trade. We investigate bilateral trade flows … measures of terrorism and largescale violence, we find compelling evidence that terrorist actions reduce the volume of trade; a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011438571
Both crime and terrorism impose costs onto society through the channels of fear and worry. Identifying and targeting …. However, compared to the drivers of the fear of crime, the determinants of concerns regarding global terrorism are less well … global terrorism and crime, and show that worries about terrorism are driven by similar determinants as those about crime …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003858724
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/10009262094
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/10009262096
disasters, terrorism, and violent conflicts - on the perceptions of entrepreneurs concerning some key entrepreneurial issues …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009304374
a difference-in-difference-in-differenceʺ estimation technique within a discrete time hazard rate model. The results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003315579
Despite the fact that Argentina has been suffering from recession for years the timing and severity of the recent currency crisis has surprised most observers. This paper analyzes whether the "early warning" or "signals" approach of Kaminsky (1998), Kaminsky/Lizondo/Reinhart (1998) and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011437402
The positive association between moderate alcohol consumption and wages is well documented in the economic literature. Positive health effects as well as networking mechanisms serve as explanations for the "alcohol-income puzzle." Using individual-based microdata from the GSOEP for 2006, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003726012
forecasts: a moving average transformation of the underlying forecasts and estimation with constant forecast-horizon- effects …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003726076