We provide first-pass evidence that the legalization of the cannabis market across US states may be inducing a crime …

This is the first paper using household survey data from two countries involved in an international war (Eritrea and … sites to more accurately measure a child's war exposure. War-exposed children in both countries have lower height-for-age Z …-scores, with the children in the war-instigating and losing country (Eritrea) suffering more than the winning nation (Ethiopia …

war on women's employment decisions. Results indicate that as a result of the Maoist-led insurgency, women's employment … probabilities were substantially higher in 2001 and 2006 relative to the outbreak of war in 1996. These employment results also hold …

service on crime. Using exact dates of birth for inmates in state and federal prisons in 1979, 1986, and 1991, we find robust … veteran status, these estimates imply that military service increases the probability of incarceration for a violent crime by …

, Colorado. These units were repeatedly deployed during the Iraq War, allowing us to measure the effect of arguably exogenous … changes in troop levels on violent crime in El Paso County, where Fort Carson is located. Our results suggest that never … relationship between the number of previously deployed units and violent crime are generally small and statistically insignificant …

Several high-profile news stories have linked post-September 11 (9/11) combat service to violent crime among veterans … of modern warfare on crime.Using data from two national surveys and a unified framework, we find consistent evidence that … post-9/11 combat service substantially increased the probability of crime commission among veterans. Combat increases the …

private information about their preferences. Delaying the decision is costly, so a form of multiplayer war of attrition …

Taliban and Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan. This paper examines the dynamics of violence involving drone strikes and the … Taliban/Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan from January 2007 to December 2010. We find that drone strikes do not have any … significant impact on terrorist violence in Afghanistan but that drone strikes do have a significant impact on Taliban …

illegality of drug trade. This paper explores a singular episode of transition of a market from legal to illegal to provide a …