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The onset of peace
Smith, Ron; Tasiran, Ali - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 7 (2012) 1, pp. 5-14
Using the Uppsala Conflict Data Program's Conflict Termination Dataset, 1946-2007, we investigate determinants of war … duration—how long war lasts before the onset of peace. We provide an exposition of the nature of the data and of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010941240
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Privatizing war and security in Afghanistan: Future or dead end?
Giustozzi, Antonio - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 2 (2007) 1, pp. 30-34
An assessment of the employment of mercenaries in Afghanistan gives mixed results. U.S. armed forces appear to have been happy with the Afghan Security Forces and ad hoc militias and only replaced them because of political reasons or because they felt that they were no longer needed. By...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010941245
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The deadweight cost of war: An illustrative CGE
Gilbert, John; Takahiko, Tanigawa; Linananda, Krit; … - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 6 (2011) 2, pp. 34-40
War is costly both because of the resources used up and because of the inefficiency introduced by the higher taxes … necessary to finance them. War has been justified by its ability to help an economy achieve full employment. Robert Barro argues … that war increases employment because folks work harder to smooth consumption and take advantage of the higher interest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010941271
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Terrorism, war, and global air traffic
Brauer, Jurgen; Dunne, J. Paul - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 7 (2012) 1, pp. 22-29
It is thought that one of the affected industries of the 9/11 terror event was the global airline industry through the attack's effects on global air traffic demand for international, scheduled flights. Using data from the International Civil Aviation Organization, this article considers whether...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010941308
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Managing the all-volunteer force in a time of war
Simon, Curtis J.; Warner, John T. - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 2 (2007) 1, pp. 20-29
questions about its impacts on recruiting, retention, and cost. This article briefly examines the effects of the war on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010941335
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War and exchange rate valuation
Warburton, Christopher E.S. - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 4 (2009) 1, pp. 62-69
Korean War (1950-1953), the Vietnam War (1964-1975), the Persian Gulf War (1990-1991), and the Iraq War (2003-present). The … historical performance of the dollar is examined in times of war and peace, and the Box-Jenkins forecasting algorithm is employed … to make a short-term projection of the dollar coinciding with the Iraq war. The price of gold is used as a measure of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010941336
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The deadweight cost of war: An illustrative CGE
Gilbert, John; Takahiko, Tanigawa; Linananda, Krit; … - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 6 (2011) 2, pp. 34-40
War is costly both because of the resources used up and because of the inefficiency introduced by the higher taxes … necessary to finance them. War has been justified by its ability to help an economy achieve full employment. Robert Barro argues … that war increases employment because folks work harder to smooth consumption and take advantage of the higher interest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009225989
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Terrorism, war, and global air traffic.
Brauer, Jurgen; Dunne, J. Paul - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 7 (2012) 1, pp. 22-29
It is thought that one of the affected industries of the 9/11 terror event was the global airline industry through the attack's effects on global air traffic demand for international, scheduled flights. Using data from the International Civil Aviation Organization, this article considers whether...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009395404
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The onset of peace.
Smith, Ron; Tasiran, Ali - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 7 (2012) 1, pp. 5-14
Using the Uppsala Conflict Data Program's Conflict Termination Dataset, 1946-2007, we investigate determinants of war … duration—how long war lasts before the onset of peace. We provide an exposition of the nature of the data and of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009395407
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Privatizing war and security in Afghanistan: future or dead end?
Giustozzi, Antonio - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 2 (2007) 1, pp. 30-34
An assessment of the employment of mercenaries in Afghanistan gives mixed results. U.S. armed forces appear to have been happy with the Afghan Security Forces and ad hoc militias and only replaced them because of political reasons or because they felt that they were no longer needed. By...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005749198