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This paper argues that terrorism, beyond its immediate impact on innocent victims, also raises the costs of crime, and … therefore, imposes a negative externality on potential criminals. Terrorism raises the costs of crime through two channels: (i …
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This paper examines the economic consequences of terror attacks and the channels through which terrorism affects local … randomness in the success or failure of terror attacks to identify the economic impacts of terrorism. The findings suggest that …
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data from Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement and the Global Terrorism Database to examine the impact of the … terrorism had little effect on school enrolment. High levels of exposure reduced the enrolment rate for boys by about 5 …
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estimation approach (MIMIC procedure). The figures show that Al Qaeda and other terror organizations have sufficient financial … some strategies are presented to combat (the financing) of terrorism …
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volatility of both inflation and unemployment differentials. Finally, we show that it is important to take into account the … and real wage rigidities. In our analysis, we focus on the differentials in inflation and unemployment between countries … inflation and unemployment differentials. Second, we find that asymmetries in labor market structures tend to increase the …
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disasters, terrorism, and violent conflicts – on the perceptions of entrepreneurs concerning some key entrepreneurial issues …
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We analyze individual satisfaction with life as a whole and satisfaction with the personal financial situation for Israeli citizens of Jewish and Arab descent. Our data set is the Israeli Social Survey (2006). We are especially interested in the impact of the religions Judaism, Islam and...
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The existing literature on the determinants of terrorism treats terror as a uniform phenomenon and does not distinguish … terror. We analyze determinants of domestic and international terrorism, for target and origin using the Global Terrorism …
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Strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, have been the primary weapon used by the United States to combat the 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...
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