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The American Origin of the French Revolution

Ottinger, Sebastian; Rosenberger, Lukas - 2023

that the French combatants' exposure to the United States of America increased support for the French Revolution a decade … United States affected the French Revolution after their return …

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Three Revolutions of the Modern Era

Easterlin, Richard A. - 2019

condition. The first, the Industrial Revolution, started in the late 18th century and is based chiefly on developments … associated with the rise of the natural sciences. The second, the Demographic Revolution, began in the latter half of the 19th … century and is largely the result of progress in the life sciences. The third is a Happiness Revolution that commenced in the …

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Did the Arab Spring Reduce MENA Countries' Growth?

Arayssi, Mahmoud - 2019

This paper examines the economic ramifications of the recent political reconfigurations that the MENA region witnessed, commonly known as the Arab Spring, utilizing MENA countries data during period 2005-2016. Using the Arellano-Bond dynamic panel estimation, the paper estimates a growth model...

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Economics of Civil Conflict : Evidence from the Punjab Insurgency

Singh, Prakarsh - 2016

The Punjab Insurgency in India (1978-1993) took the lives of over 20,000 people. Yet, there has been little research on the economic causes and consequences of the conflict in Punjab, which has been classified as a civil war and also an insurgency. In this article, I delve into some of the...

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The Impact of Violence on Individual Risk Preferences : Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Jakiela, Pamela - 2016

We estimate the impact of Kenya's post-election crisis on individual risk preferences. The crisis interrupted a longitudinal survey of more than five thousand Kenyan youth, creating plausibly exogenous variation in exposure to civil conflict by the time of the survey. We measure individual risk...

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Diasporas and Conflict

Mariani, Fabio - 2016

We build a model of conflict in which two groups contest a resource and must decide on the optimal allocation of labor between fighting and productive activities. In this setting, a diaspora emanating from one of the two groups can get actively involved in the conflict by transferring financial...

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The Long Shadow of the Chinese Cultural Revolution : The Intergenerational Transmission of Education

Meng, Xin - 2017

Between 1966 and 1976, China experienced a Cultural Revolution (CR). During this period, the education of around 17 …

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Analyzing the Perceptions of Egyptian Youth About the Arab Spring

Fakih, Ali - 2019

Egyptian youth played a central role in the Arab Spring (AS) uprisings, yearning for changes in the political system and for better economic conditions. This paper investigates the perceptions of young Egyptians about the AS. The empirical analysis uses a bivariate ordered probit model to...

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The Impact of Violence During the Mexican Revolution on Migration to the United States

Escamilla-Guerrero, David; Kosack, Edward; Ward, Zachary - 2023

high-frequency data to estimate the dynamic migration response to conflict for the case of the Mexican Revolution (1910 …

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Two to Tangle : Financial Development, Political Instability and Economic Growth in Argentina (1896-2000)

Campos, Nauro F.; Karanasos, Menelaos; Tan, Bin - 2021

This paper investigates the effects of financial development and political instability on economic growth in a power-ARCH framework with data for Argentina from 1896 to 2000. Our findings suggest that (i) informal or unanticipated political instability (e.g., guerrilla warfare) has a direct...

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